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basel switzerland

A Sudden Loss Shakes a Big Art Event

April 29, 2026

Koyo Kouoh returned to her hometown of Basel, Switzerland, in May. She told her husband that she had good news and bad news. The good part was that a scan showed no lung cancer, after she had been feeling weak on a trip to Senegal. The bad part was that she had liver cancer. Kouoh was only 57 years

crime

Catching Cyber Fraud Rings Beyond Africa’s Shores

April 29, 2026

Swiss police have taken ten people into custody, most of them Nigerian-born, on suspicion of running high-tech scams from within Switzerland. The group stands accused of tricking people online out of millions in Swiss francs through fake romance stories and other digital cons. Europol confirms the a

finance

How AI and blockchain are reshaping finance: Key takeaways from global leaders

April 29, 2026

Abu Dhabi recently hosted a major discussion on AI and blockchain’s role in finance. About 40 top figures from banks like BlackRock, regulators, and tech firms joined forces to explore how these technologies could transform markets. The focus wasn’t just on theory—it was on real challenges. Leaders

technology

How tech hubs can power up their neighborhoods instead of draining them

April 27, 2026

Many people worry that when a giant tech building moves into town, it will hog all the electricity and jack up local power bills. That fear isn’t baseless—big data centers do chew through a lot of juice. But fresh engineering ideas show these energy-hungry giants can flip the script and become commu

politics

China’s AI Race Raises Questions About Fair Play and Theft

April 25, 2026

The U. S. government recently accused China of running large-scale operations to steal AI technology from American companies. Instead of building their own advanced systems, Chinese firms are said to be copying and reusing output from American AI models, a practice known as "model distillation. " Wh

politics

The Whistleblower Who Took On a Banking Giant—and Paid the Price

April 25, 2026

Brad Birkenfeld could have stayed quiet. As a top private banker in Switzerland, he handled accounts for some of America’s wealthiest people—many of whom kept money hidden offshore to dodge taxes. Instead, he walked into a U. S. government office in 2007 and handed over details of 19, 000 secret acc

crypto

Another crypto clash: Justin Sun's lawsuit and the banana that started it all

April 24, 2026

A crypto billionaire has taken legal action against a Trump-linked financial platform, and the details are raising eyebrows. Justin Sun, known for his work with the Tron blockchain, filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a company connected to the Trump family. The case centers on W

science

Freshwater Fish Secrets Unveiled by DNA Scanning Across Turkey

April 23, 2026

Scientists used a modern DNA trick called eDNA metabarcoding to map fish life in Turkey’s rivers. Instead of catching every fish, they filtered water from 29 spots spread over seven big river basins. The DNA that sloshes through the water was amplified and read by a high‑throughput machine, producin

science

Gene Therapy Gives New Hope for Deaf Teens

April 23, 2026

A study followed people with a specific genetic hearing loss called OTOF‑related deafness for two and a half years after they received a gene therapy. The treatment used a harmless virus to deliver a healthy copy of the missing gene into inner‑ear cells. Researchers checked many things over time, su

science

A Scientist and His Shifting Legacy

April 22, 2026

Hans Lauber was a respected eye doctor from Switzerland who spent most of his career in Austria and Poland. He wrote many books and papers on eye diseases and even invented his own medical tools. For a while, he was a well-known figure in eye science. But his reputation changed after World War II.