Switzerland

Jeannette Altwegg obituary

Last British woman to win an individual ice-skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics

Peter Mason

21, Oct, 2021 @4:40 PM

AI and maths to play bigger role in global diplomacy, says expert

Professor of negotiation and conflict management says recent advances mean techniques will be used more

Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

15, Oct, 2021 @11:13 AM

Azor review – eerie conspiracy thriller about the complacency of the super-rich

Andreas Fontana’s debut feature is an unnervingly subtle drama about a Swiss private banker visiting clients in Argentina during the period of the military junta and ‘disappearances’

Peter Bradshaw

13, Oct, 2021 @9:40 PM

Budge Patty obituary

American tennis player who won the men’s singles title at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1950

Michael Gray

10, Oct, 2021 @3:57 PM

My Little Sister review – fierce and fraught family drama

Nina Hoss and Lars Eidinger give finely acted performances as they play twins brought back together through illness – but who is saving who?

Peter Bradshaw

07, Oct, 2021 @8:00 AM

Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development

After positive clinical trials for the Molnupiravir antiviral drug, it joins other medicines that have shown promise

Hannah Devlin

01, Oct, 2021 @5:28 PM

Switzerland gears up to vote in same-sex marriage referendum

Conservative parties oppose extension of same-sex couples rights beyond basic civil partnership

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

24, Sep, 2021 @1:25 PM

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry obituary

Reggae producer who had a profound effect on Bob Marley’s sound and helped propel him on to the world stage

Peter Mason

29, Aug, 2021 @4:34 PM

Chinese media in fake news claims over Swiss scientist critical of US

State media quietly erases articles on biologist Wilson Edwards after Switzerland says he does not exist

Helen Davidson in Taipei

11, Aug, 2021 @8:52 AM

Luxury watch sales surge as Britons go on spending spree with lockdown savings

Sales at UK’s biggest supplier of Rolex and Omega watches rise 43% on pre-pandemic levels

Sarah Butler

10, Aug, 2021 @2:28 PM

Alfons Grieder obituary

Other lives: Swiss-born philosophy lecturer who spent many years teaching at London University

Shiroma Silva

04, Aug, 2021 @4:44 PM

The UK has been linked to Congo’s ‘conflict minerals’ – where are the criminal charges? | Vava Tampa

Swiss court ruling is not the first time plunder of DRC’s mineral wealth has been linked to the killing of Congolese people. Without accountability, it won’t be the last

Vava Tampa

21, Jul, 2021 @11:00 AM