Simon Bradley
swissinfo.ch
Geneva, GE, Switzerland
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How do you reduce your carbon footprint when you travel?
Relaxed Covid-19 restrictions and pent-up travel demand appear to be translating into a very busy summer holiday season. → Read More
NASA prepares to launch most powerful space telescope in history
NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope looks set to soar into the heavens on Christmas Day. → Read More
How science is helping unearth ancient submerged Alpine settlements
Researchers continue to be surprised by new stilt house findings in and around the Alps and what remains to be uncovered. → Read More
Brexit explainer: visiting, studying and working in Switzerland
From holidays to studying to finding a job in the Alpine nation, we look at what has changed for UK nationals. → Read More
How vaccine technology, choice and supply work in Switzerland
The Swiss Covid-19 vaccination campaign is up and running. How do the vaccine technologies work and compare? → Read More
What’s happening at Swiss borders and airports?
Can I travel to Switzerland? Are the airports open? Here’s an overview of the latest border situation in the small Alpine nation. → Read More
UN interns feel ‘left behind’ amid coronavirus pandemic
Interns at United Nations agencies say their precarious work situation has been exacerbated with the outbreak of the virus. → Read More
MSF deploys Covid-19 teams in Geneva to help most vulnerable
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has 12 specialists in Geneva helping the main hospital as well as the homeless and other vulnerable residents. → Read More
Swiss militia soldiers get historic call up to fight coronavirus
The Swiss government is mobilising up to 8,000 members of the military to help support the cantons fight the rapidly spreading coronavirus, Covid-19. → Read More
Geneva platform helps climate refugees around the world
Disaster displacement is considered one of the biggest humanitarian challenges this century. → Read More
Geneva parliament votes to ban cigarette sales to minors
Geneva has joined most other Swiss cantons in banning the sale of cigarettes to minors and plans a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to young people. → Read More
Landmark forum seeks ‘better answers’ to refugee response
The first-ever “Global Refugee Forum” opens in Geneva on Monday to identify practical solutions to improve the lives of refugees and host communities. → Read More
Global peaks yield vital climate change lessons
Swiss glaciologist Christian Huggel talks to swissinfo.ch about the effects of the climate crisis on high mountain regions. → Read More
Geneva commuters fall out of love with cars
Commuters in the Geneva region are becoming increasingly disillusioned with private cars, a survey has found. → Read More
Geneva conference tackles workplace harassment and future jobs
What will tomorrow’s jobs look like? The centenary conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking to understand that question. → Read More
Venezuelan opposition sets up rival embassy in Geneva restaurant
Venezuela’s political crisis is having repercussions in Switzerland, where two rival embassies claim to represent the official voice of the nation. → Read More
The growing Swiss love affair with 4x4s
The Swiss seem to be falling more and more in love with big powerful cars with four-wheel-drive performance. → Read More
Geneva’s cross-border workers are less qualified, live further afield
A survey shows that cross-border workers in the Geneva area now travel greater distances to work and are less likely to be managers and executives. → Read More
Russian spying has ‘calmed down’, Swiss foreign minister claims
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Geneva on Wednesday for a working lunch. → Read More
International Geneva continues to expand
The number of staff working for the United Nations, international organisations, NGOs and diplomatic missions in Geneva has topped 33,000. → Read More