Conflict resolution, cow horns and carbon capture

Here are some of the stories we'll be following the week of November 12:

This content was published on November 11, 2018 - 14:00

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Monday

In our series on International Geneva, we’ll be examining the role of the city as a meeting point for discussing the world’s challenges. Does the self-proclaimed “Capital of Peace” deserve the title?

Tuesday

Switzerland will vote on November 25 whether to encourage farmers to let their cows keep their horns. We will be verifying the claim that bovines need their horns to communicate with each other.

Wednesday

Switzerland is one of the world leaders in assisted suicide thanks to the services offered by organisations like Dignitas and LifeCircle. We look at the global impact of these institutions on making a case for legalising assisted suicide.

Thursday

The impact of climate change has not proved enough of a deterrent to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions to the extent necessary. We visit a Swiss carbon capture plant that offers a technological route to addressing the problem.

Here is what you may have missed last week:

Oil painting showing aboriginal people and European settlers fishing on frozen river

Swiss women settlers have their stories told

This content was published on Nov 4, 2018 On the frigid Canadian prairie, a 15-year-old Swiss immigrant prepares to marry a soldier.

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