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datetime="2025-01-16T10:59:55+01:00"> Jan 16, 2025 – 10:59 </time> </span> <div class="compact-news-carousel-item__title"> Bankrupt debtors to get second chance in Switzerland </div> <a class="compact-news-carousel-item__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/banking-fintech/bankruptcies-debtors-in-switzerland-get-another-chance/88732330?utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=news_en&utm_content=o&utm_term=wpblock_highlighted-compact-news-carousel" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="compact-news-carousel-item__link/cta"> Read more: Bankrupt debtors to get second chance in Switzerland </span> </a> </article> </div> <div class="compact-news-carousel__item"> <article class="compact-news-carousel-item --post-status-publish --highlighted" x-preview-notice> <span class="compact-news-carousel-item__published"> <span class="compact-news-carousel-item__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="compact-news-carousel-item__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-16T10:39:36+01:00"> Jan 16, 2025 – 10:39 </time> </span> <div class="compact-news-carousel-item__title"> Swiss drone flights suspended after India incident </div> <a class="compact-news-carousel-item__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/flight-operations-with-swiss-drones-suspended-after-incident-in-india/88731538?utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=news_en&utm_content=o&utm_term=wpblock_highlighted-compact-news-carousel" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="compact-news-carousel-item__link/cta"> Read more: Swiss drone flights suspended after India incident </span> </a> </article> </div> <div class="compact-news-carousel__item"> <article class="compact-news-carousel-item --post-status-publish --highlighted" x-preview-notice> <span class="compact-news-carousel-item__published"> <span class="compact-news-carousel-item__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="compact-news-carousel-item__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-16T10:28:30+01:00"> Jan 16, 2025 – 10:28 </time> </span> <div class="compact-news-carousel-item__title"> Zurich traffic signs get gender diversification makeover </div> <a class="compact-news-carousel-item__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/traffic-signs-in-zurich-should-also-depict-women/88731537?utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=news_en&utm_content=o&utm_term=wpblock_highlighted-compact-news-carousel" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="compact-news-carousel-item__link/cta"> Read more: Zurich traffic signs get gender diversification makeover </span> </a> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <article class="teaser-hero --theme-telemagenta --post-status-publish" x-preview-notice.detailed> <h2 class="teaser-hero__text/more"> More </h2> <h3 class="teaser-hero__title"> Timeline: 75 years of Swiss-Chinese relations between business and human rights </h3> <figure class="teaser-figure teaser-hero__figure "> <picture class=""> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/GettyImages-642056054.jpg?crop=0px,0px,4072px,2710px&w=580&ver=c9edfdd1" width="580" height="386" media=""> <img src="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/GettyImages-642056054.jpg?ver=c9edfdd1" width="4072" height="3156" alt="Chou En Lai, Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister, shakes hands with Mr. Petitpierre, Switzerland" loading="eager" decoding="auto"> </picture> </figure> <p class="teaser-hero__excerpt"> <span class="teaser-hero__excerpt/clamp"> <span class="teaser-hero__published"> <span class="teaser-hero__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="teaser-hero__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-17T11:00:00+01:00"> Jan 17, 2025 </time> </span> <span class="teaser-hero__excerpt/truncator" x-truncator> Seventy-five years ago, Switzerland became one of the first Western countries to recognise the newly founded People’s Republic of China. </span> </span> </p> <a class="teaser-hero__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/balancing-business-and-human-rights-timeline-of-75-years-of-swiss-chinese-relations/88725809" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="teaser-hero__link/cta"> Read more: Timeline: 75 years of Swiss-Chinese relations between business and human rights </span> </a> </article> <div class="teaser-card-grid"> <div class="teaser-card-grid__list"> <div class="teaser-card-grid__item"> <article class="teaser-card --theme-telemagenta --post-status-publish --variation-default" x-preview-notice> <figure class="teaser-figure teaser-card__figure "> <picture class=""> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/2021-09-04T000000Z_1901469726_RC2YIP9ZE9F3_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-ECONOMY.jpg?crop=0px,207px,5500px,3660px&w=580&ver=ac7c251f" width="580" height="386" media="(max-width: 599.98px)"> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/2021-09-04T000000Z_1901469726_RC2YIP9ZE9F3_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-ECONOMY.jpg?crop=0px,210px,5500px,3654px&w=280&ver=ac7c251f" width="280" height="186" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img src="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/2021-09-04T000000Z_1901469726_RC2YIP9ZE9F3_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-ECONOMY.jpg?ver=ac7c251f" width="5500" height="4073" alt="A person holds a bundle of Afghan afghani banknotes at a money exchange market, following banks and markets reopening after the Taliban took over in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </picture> </figure> <h2 class="teaser-card__text/more"> More </h2> <h3 class="teaser-card__title"> Why Afghanistan’s reserves remain stuck in Switzerland </h3> <p class="teaser-card__excerpt"> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/clamp"> <span class="teaser-card__published"> <span class="teaser-card__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="teaser-card__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-16T09:00:00+01:00"> Jan 16, 2025 </time> </span> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/truncator" x-truncator> Some $3.5 billion from the Afghan central bank sits idle in Switzerland. The money could be a financial lifeline for the Afghan economy. </span> </span> </p> <a class="teaser-card__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/why-afghanistans-reserves-are-stuck-in-switzerland/88698920" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="teaser-card__link/cta"> Read more: Why Afghanistan’s reserves remain stuck in Switzerland </span> </a> </article> </div> <div class="teaser-card-grid__item"> <article class="teaser-card --theme-telemagenta --post-status-publish --variation-default" x-preview-notice> <figure class="teaser-figure teaser-card__figure "> <picture class=""> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/247416065_highres.jpg?crop=0px,0px,1300px,865px&w=580&ver=d50913bb" width="580" height="386" media="(max-width: 599.98px)"> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/247416065_highres.jpg?crop=0px,1px,1300px,864px&w=280&ver=d50913bb" width="280" height="186" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img src="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/247416065_highres.jpg?ver=d50913bb" width="1300" height="865" alt="The police is blocking access to the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva during a round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in 2015." loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </picture> </figure> <h2 class="teaser-card__text/more"> More </h2> <h3 class="teaser-card__title"> Without the US, nuclear talks between Iran and Europe make fragile progress </h3> <p class="teaser-card__excerpt"> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/clamp"> <span class="teaser-card__published"> <span class="teaser-card__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="teaser-card__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-16T15:15:00+01:00"> Jan 16, 2025 </time> </span> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/truncator" x-truncator> European diplomats met earlier this week near Geneva. Iran’s nuclear programme was on the agenda. </span> </span> </p> <a class="teaser-card__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/international-geneva/without-the-us-nuclear-talks-between-iran-and-europe-make-fragile-progress/88733902" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="teaser-card__link/cta"> Read more: Without the US, nuclear talks between Iran and Europe make fragile progress </span> </a> </article> </div> <div class="teaser-card-grid__item"> <article class="teaser-card --theme-strawberry-red --post-status-publish --variation-highlighted" x-preview-notice> <figure class="teaser-figure teaser-card__figure "> <picture class=""> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/641842675_highres.jpg?crop=0px,0px,1300px,865px&w=580&ver=e4ce3834" width="580" height="386" media="(max-width: 599.98px)"> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/641842675_highres.jpg?crop=9px,0px,867px,867px&w=280&ver=e4ce3834" width="280" height="280" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img src="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/641842675_highres.jpg?ver=e4ce3834" width="1300" height="867" alt="Around 3,000 attendees, including 60 heads of state and government, are expected at the WEF starting Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang and Argentinian President Javier Milei will be among the distinguished guests." loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </picture> </figure> <h2 class="teaser-card__text/more"> More </h2> <h3 class="teaser-card__title"> Switzerland Today </h3> <p class="teaser-card__excerpt"> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/clamp"> <span class="teaser-card__published"> <span class="teaser-card__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="teaser-card__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-17T17:00:00+01:00"> Jan 17, 2025 </time> </span> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/truncator" x-truncator> Security precautions at the WEF, the environmental responsibility initiative and a legal dispute over a remote mountain hut. </span> </span> </p> <a class="teaser-card__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-abroad/switzerland-today/88740314" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="teaser-card__link/cta"> Read more: Switzerland Today </span> </a> </article> </div> <div class="teaser-card-grid__item"> <article class="teaser-card --theme-telemagenta --post-status-publish --variation-default" x-preview-notice> <figure class="teaser-figure teaser-card__figure "> <picture class=""> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/nom-rues-feminisees.jpg?crop=0px,1px,1200px,798px&w=580&ver=c3757dbc" width="580" height="386" media="(max-width: 599.98px)"> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/nom-rues-feminisees.jpg?crop=0px,1px,1200px,797px&w=280&ver=c3757dbc" width="280" height="186" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img src="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/nom-rues-feminisees.jpg?ver=c3757dbc" width="1200" height="799" alt="The feminist association l’Escouade partnered with the city of Geneva to give more visibility to women in public spaces." loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </picture> </figure> <h2 class="teaser-card__text/more"> More </h2> <h3 class="teaser-card__title"> The hard battle for women’s visibility in the streets of Geneva </h3> <p class="teaser-card__excerpt"> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/clamp"> <span class="teaser-card__published"> <span class="teaser-card__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="teaser-card__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-15T09:00:00+01:00"> Jan 15, 2025 </time> </span> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/truncator" x-truncator> In 2019, the city of Geneva decided to give women more visibility in public spaces. What it didn’t expect was so much backlash. </span> </span> </p> <a class="teaser-card__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/international-geneva/the-hard-battle-for-womens-visibility-in-the-streets-of-geneva/88691296" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="teaser-card__link/cta"> Read more: The hard battle for women’s visibility in the streets of Geneva </span> </a> </article> </div> <div class="teaser-card-grid__item"> <article class="teaser-card --theme-turquoise-blue --post-status-publish --variation-default" x-preview-notice> <figure class="teaser-figure teaser-card__figure "> <picture class=""> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/face_772a18.jpg?crop=0px,8px,1300px,865px&w=580&ver=1c332488" width="580" height="386" media="(max-width: 599.98px)"> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/face_772a18.jpg?crop=0px,8px,1300px,863px&w=280&ver=1c332488" width="280" height="186" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img src="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/face_772a18.jpg?ver=1c332488" width="1300" height="880" alt="AI could be used to either generate original art or steal artists' work." loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </picture> </figure> <h2 class="teaser-card__text/more"> More </h2> <h3 class="teaser-card__title"> Switzerland in no rush to tame artificial intelligence </h3> <p class="teaser-card__excerpt"> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/clamp"> <span class="teaser-card__published"> <span class="teaser-card__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="teaser-card__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-15T10:42:46+01:00"> Jan 15, 2025 </time> </span> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/truncator" x-truncator> Switzerland’s methodical approach to regulating AI has hit a delay, increasing the gap to other countries. </span> </span> </p> <a class="teaser-card__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science/switzerland-in-no-rush-to-tame-artificial-intelligence/88724595" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="teaser-card__link/cta"> Read more: Switzerland in no rush to tame artificial intelligence </span> </a> </article> </div> <div class="teaser-card-grid__item"> <article class="teaser-card --theme-turquoise-blue --post-status-publish --variation-default" x-preview-notice> <figure class="teaser-figure teaser-card__figure "> <picture class=""> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/599198280_highres.jpg?crop=0px,1px,1300px,865px&w=580&ver=7f580bbe" width="580" height="386" media="(max-width: 599.98px)"> <source srcset="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/599198280_highres.jpg?crop=0px,3px,1300px,863px&w=280&ver=7f580bbe" width="280" height="186" media="(min-width: 600px)"> <img src="https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/01/599198280_highres.jpg?ver=7f580bbe" width="1300" height="866" alt="man looking at a supercomputer server" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </picture> </figure> <h2 class="teaser-card__text/more"> More </h2> <h3 class="teaser-card__title"> What’s the environmental cost of Switzerland’s new supercomputer? </h3> <p class="teaser-card__excerpt"> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/clamp"> <span class="teaser-card__published"> <span class="teaser-card__published/copy"> This content was published on </span> <time class="teaser-card__published/datetime" datetime="2025-01-14T15:26:34+01:00"> Jan 14, 2025 </time> </span> <span class="teaser-card__excerpt/truncator" x-truncator> The computers driving the latest advances in AI guzzle huge amounts of energy – can Switzerland find a way to power its version sustainably? </span> </span> </p> <a class="teaser-card__link" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science/whats-the-environmental-cost-of-switzerlands-new-supercomputer/88720218" target="_self" rel=""> <span class="teaser-card__link/cta"> Read more: What’s the environmental cost of Switzerland’s new supercomputer? </span> </a> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="swiss-desktop-front-content" id="swiss-2038644654"><div style="margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; " id="swiss-301347911" class="aaa --type-image swiss-target" data-swiss-trackid="2823873" data-swiss-trackbid="2"><a data-no-instant="1" href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/inside-geneva-podcast/#utm_campaign=adm&utm_medium=display&utm_source=swissinfoch&utm_content=o" class="adv-link" aria-label="Teaser: Listen to our Inside Geneva Podcast. 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