Politicians and politicians, architects and entrepreneurs, smooth mobility activists, researchers and artistic creators… They are the actors at the heart of change in cities. And because this edition of the Forum des 100 is dedicated to urban change, they make up a big part of the 2021 list of personalities that make up French-speaking Switzerland. … Read more
Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, an event initiated by actor and director Vincent Perez, takes an interest in Swiss cinema by organizing a roundtable every year of Swiss film professionals who share their writing experiences, filmmaking secrets, filming stories. This year, several talented Swiss directors shed their light on their profession, spontaneously in a friendly and … Read more
This is unprecedented, on this scale, in Switzerland. In recent days, millions of text messages containing dangerous links have been received. Written in German, these messages have only one purpose: to infect the recipient’s phone, before remotely controlling it and stealing passwords. Therefore, it is important not to be too curious and click on the … Read more
Like two months ago in Basel, Italy could have beaten Switzerland with a penalty this Friday in Rome. But like two months ago in Basel, Jorginho was unable to transform it. This time Yann Sommer had nothing to do. The Chelsea midfielder lit up the stars and the score remained where it was: 1-1. The … Read more
A new failure, the third, of the Swiss pharmaceutical in front of treatments against Covid-19. Roche on Wednesday ended the collaboration with its US partner Atea Pharmaceuticals, whose oral antiviral against a form of Covid-19 has failed phase 2 clinical trials. The Basel pharmaceutical giant has joined forces with the Boston-based US laboratory. a year … Read more
While half of the Swiss population could fall ill with Covid-19 in a few weeks, according to Richard Neher, a member of the Confederation’s “task force”, companies have already noticed more employee absences. But companies say they can continue their activities, especially in critical sectors such as food, transport or telecommunications. ■ Retailers show cautious … Read more
FOPH announced on Twitter on Sunday a first probable case of the Omicron variant in Switzerland in a person who returned from South Africa about a week ago. “The sequencing will bring certainties in the coming days”, specifies only the FOPH on the social network. Contacted by Keystone-ATS, the OFSP declares that it will inform … Read more
For a year now, the small village of Rances, in the north of Vaud, has had a particularity: an elected official who listens, who does not make great promises but reads the needs of his constituents in his mouth. At 49, Vincent Guyon is the first deaf person in Switzerland to join an executive. A … Read more
António Horta-Osório steps down as president of Credit Suisse. The banking group announced its departure on Monday, effective immediately. The news comes several weeks after the discovery of two carefully avoided quarantines by the banking group’s number one. In the midst of the emergence of the Omicron variant, António Horta-Osório, back from the United Kingdom, … Read more
In 2020, 1,280 people received assisted suicide in Exit Switzerland, 68 more than the year before. While this medical act may indeed be authorized in Switzerland, it is generally subject to strict conditions. But what are the motivations and situations experienced by people affected by this form of assisted death in the country? To understand … Read more