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Dave Goodman joins journalist Helena Humphrey in Geneva and Jo Fahy in Zurich to present a cross-country national morning broadcast with news and views from around Switzerland. Listen to interviews, opinions and fresh voices from across the country’s four linguistic regions. With a cheerful, entertaining, conversational format, the new National is designed to accompany the listener in his or her start to the day, with Swiss and international current affairs, as well as music from the Anglophone pop-rock repertory of hits.
Featuring: Business Report, Sports Round-Up, Dateline CH, WRS News, Brain Freeze, The Weekender and more…
Dateline CH: What happened to the lost guns?
Thursday, 3 May, 2012The defence department is in hot water again over army weapons. The BBC’s Imogen Foulkes wants to know whether the department has lost the plot…as well as its weapons:
Thursday, 3 May, 2012The defence department is in hot water again over army weapons. The BBC’s Imogen Foulkes wants to know whether the department has lost the plot…as well as its weapons:
Taking the Zurich musical walk of fame
Thursday, 3 May, 2012Do you know where the legendary music spots are in your town? Places where famous bands rocked out or the next big thing staged their first gig? Well, if you live in Zurich we might be able to help you today, as WRS’s Jo Fahy reports:
Thursday, 3 May, 2012Do you know where the legendary music spots are in your town? Places where famous bands rocked out or the next big thing staged their first gig? Well, if you live in Zurich we might be able to help you today, as WRS’s Jo Fahy reports:
MP pumps up 24-hour gas station debate
Thursday, 3 May, 2012Should you be able to buy more than gas and a coffee at service stations overnight? A plan to loosen regulations on service station convenience shops has launched a war of words in the Federal Palace. WRS’s Jordan Davis reports:
Thursday, 3 May, 2012Should you be able to buy more than gas and a coffee at service stations overnight? A plan to loosen regulations on service station convenience shops has launched a war of words in the Federal Palace. WRS’s Jordan Davis reports:
Sports Round-Up: Swiss slip against Canada in friendly match
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012In a friendly ice hockey match, Switzerland lost against Canada last night before the world championships start this weekend. In Swiss football, there is still plenty of action going on and off the field. In Swiss basketball, the playoffs are reaching their climax. Plus results from the NBA playoffs. Matthew Leighton also talks about snooker and the end of an era as a former champion retires:
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012In a friendly ice hockey match, Switzerland lost against Canada last night before the world championships start this weekend. In Swiss football, there is still plenty of action going on and off the field. In Swiss basketball, the playoffs are reaching their climax. Plus results from the NBA playoffs. Matthew Leighton also talks about snooker and the end of an era as a former champion retires:
Business Report: News Corp shares up despite poor press
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012The Dow Jones closed on its highest numbers in four years yesterday powered partly by strong manufacturing data. UBS announces its results today with a hit on profits due to charges on its debt. In other news, despite a report on the huge failings in terms of corporate governance for News Corp, Rupert Murdoch is still standing. Henk Potts discusses:
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012The Dow Jones closed on its highest numbers in four years yesterday powered partly by strong manufacturing data. UBS announces its results today with a hit on profits due to charges on its debt. In other news, despite a report on the huge failings in terms of corporate governance for News Corp, Rupert Murdoch is still standing. Henk Potts discusses:
Brain Freeze: People are more likely to do this when sending a text, rather than when using the phone—what is it?
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012
May Day rallies demand good pay, pensions, human rights
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012While some just enjoyed a day off yesterday, other people around the world used the May 1 holiday to protest for workers’ rights. For those out on the streets in Switzerland, the first of May was all about more job security, more pay and more pensions. WRS’s Jo Fahy reports:
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012While some just enjoyed a day off yesterday, other people around the world used the May 1 holiday to protest for workers’ rights. For those out on the streets in Switzerland, the first of May was all about more job security, more pay and more pensions. WRS’s Jo Fahy reports:
Right-wing MP wants Swiss to vote on global treaties
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012Just how much say should Swiss voters have on international treaties? One initiative going to the ballot next month would call for a mandatory referendum on international treaties. Today they only go to the public vote if someone collects 50,000 signatures to challenge it. The idea’s opposed by most political parties and the government warns it could create a democratic logjam. But proponents like Swiss People’s Party MP Luzi Stamm say the fears are overblown. In fact, he tells WRS’s Jordan Davis the more direct democracy, the better:
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012Just how much say should Swiss voters have on international treaties? One initiative going to the ballot next month would call for a mandatory referendum on international treaties. Today they only go to the public vote if someone collects 50,000 signatures to challenge it. The idea’s opposed by most political parties and the government warns it could create a democratic logjam. But proponents like Swiss People’s Party MP Luzi Stamm say the fears are overblown. In fact, he tells WRS’s Jordan Davis the more direct democracy, the better:
Looking at al Qaeda a year after Bin Laden's death
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012It’s exactly a year since Osama Bin Laden was shot dead by U.S. troops in a targeted operation on his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed his death as “the most significant achievement to date” in the fight against al Qaeda. One year on though has the “war on terror” been won? Mohammed–Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou is an expert on transnational terrorism and author of Understanding al Qaeda: Changing War and Global Politics. WRS’s Dave Goodman spoke to him about what’s changed:
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012It’s exactly a year since Osama Bin Laden was shot dead by U.S. troops in a targeted operation on his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed his death as “the most significant achievement to date” in the fight against al Qaeda. One year on though has the “war on terror” been won? Mohammed–Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou is an expert on transnational terrorism and author of Understanding al Qaeda: Changing War and Global Politics. WRS’s Dave Goodman spoke to him about what’s changed:
When teens get addicted to cell phones
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012Have you ever wondered about all those teenagers who seem completely glued to their mobile phone? Well, for many of them it’s pathological. That’s according to a recent survey by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences which says 5 percent of Swiss teenagers aged 12 to 19 are addicted. That’s several thousand kids, and some of them even take their phones into the shower! WRS’s Dave Goodman talks to Franz Eidenbenz, a psychologist and the director of the Centre for gambling and other behavioral addictions in Zurich:
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012Have you ever wondered about all those teenagers who seem completely glued to their mobile phone? Well, for many of them it’s pathological. That’s according to a recent survey by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences which says 5 percent of Swiss teenagers aged 12 to 19 are addicted. That’s several thousand kids, and some of them even take their phones into the shower! WRS’s Dave Goodman talks to Franz Eidenbenz, a psychologist and the director of the Centre for gambling and other behavioral addictions in Zurich:
German state head talks taxes with Swiss leaders
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012A top German politician was met by four Federal Councilors yesterday. But it wasn’t Angela Merkel. Rather it was Winfried Kretschmann. He may not be a household name, but he’s the head of the powerful German state of Baden Württemberg. The state’s seen as a key player in many issues for German-Swiss relations, including jet noise from the Zurich airport and a withholding tax accord. WRS’s Jordan Davis talks about how often the red carpet gets rolled out for the heads of German states:
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012A top German politician was met by four Federal Councilors yesterday. But it wasn’t Angela Merkel. Rather it was Winfried Kretschmann. He may not be a household name, but he’s the head of the powerful German state of Baden Württemberg. The state’s seen as a key player in many issues for German-Swiss relations, including jet noise from the Zurich airport and a withholding tax accord. WRS’s Jordan Davis talks about how often the red carpet gets rolled out for the heads of German states:
Federal law has 'a lot of gaps' as smoking ban turns 2
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012Switzerland’s national smoking ban in public places is two years old today. Smoking is still not quite completely forbidden though and some cantons have slightly different rules on where you can and can’t smoke. WRS’s Jo Fahy reports:
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012Switzerland’s national smoking ban in public places is two years old today. Smoking is still not quite completely forbidden though and some cantons have slightly different rules on where you can and can’t smoke. WRS’s Jo Fahy reports:
Developed world consumes enough for 3 planets
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012Twenty years ago the Rio Earth Summit turned the world’s attention to the idea of sustainable development and preserving our planet. Later this year, global leaders will once again gather in Rio to assess what’s been achieved since then. So what has Switzerland done since 1992 to make the planet healthier? Has the country achieved its sustainable development goals? Far from it, says a report published by the Federal Statistics Office. Consumption has increased and inequalities persist between rich and poor. WRS’s Dave Goodman talks to Philippe Roch, former head of the Federal Environment Agency, who now works as a consultant:
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012Twenty years ago the Rio Earth Summit turned the world’s attention to the idea of sustainable development and preserving our planet. Later this year, global leaders will once again gather in Rio to assess what’s been achieved since then. So what has Switzerland done since 1992 to make the planet healthier? Has the country achieved its sustainable development goals? Far from it, says a report published by the Federal Statistics Office. Consumption has increased and inequalities persist between rich and poor. WRS’s Dave Goodman talks to Philippe Roch, former head of the Federal Environment Agency, who now works as a consultant:
Business Report: Spain in second recession since 2009
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012Henk Potts reports on slightly weaker markets yesterday. He also discusses massive unemployment in Spain amid another recession partly sparked by austerity measures. And output is up by the 12-member OPEC, filling some gaps in the global demand for oil:
Tuesday, 1 May, 2012Henk Potts reports on slightly weaker markets yesterday. He also discusses massive unemployment in Spain amid another recession partly sparked by austerity measures. And output is up by the 12-member OPEC, filling some gaps in the global demand for oil:
