Head of audience @swissinfo_en. Swiss-born, Wisconsin-bred, home is where the cheese is. @newmarkjleaders ‘23. veronica dot devore at https://xitter.gq/t.co/ovptuMb52I
Berne, Switzerland
Joined May 2010
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The final results are in! Swiss parliament has become more right-wing and less green, results show. Here's what happened in this election 👉 s.swissin.fo/N6FIaRh // #WahlCH23 #CHVote #EF2023 #BRW23
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#Sudan: For security reasons, we are closing our embassy in Khartoum. Our staff and their families have been evacuated & are safe. This was made possible thanks to a collaboration with our partners, in particular France 🇫🇷. Thanks for their support.
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My @swissinfo_en opinion piece is out!
Essentially, I am merely demanding that mature industries' standards be applied to the information technology industry.
In particular, let's demand software product certification before large-scale deployment.
swissinfo.ch/eng/ais-are-out…
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Are you happy? What do you worry about most? Do you trust #Swiss politicians? Share your point of view in one of Switzerland’s biggest-ever #surveys. Here's where you can find more information: s.swissin.fo/t6kozV9
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Kooperationen bringen neue Leser:innen: Die @EBU_HQ hat ein Pilotprojekt lanciert, bei welchem öffentlich-rechtliche Medien in Europa ihre digitalen Inhalte austauschen – mit Erfolg, wie das Beispiel von @swissinfo zeigt.
ebu.ch/news/2023/04/new-audi…
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My latest for @swissinfo on how food insecurity and agriculture is making its way onto the COP27 climate talks' agenda
This year's edition of the UN annual climate summit, #COP27, is taking place in a region with a history of social tensions triggered by food. s.swissin.fo/jzTn76F
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With #Cop27 underway, @swissinfo_en looks at how @southpoleglobal helps companies set and meet their climate goals; and the challenges around carbon offsets. tinyurl.com/dbysjjhe
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How can the next pandemic be prevented? Swiss epidemiologist @JakobZinsstag has spent 20+ years helping Asian, Latin American and African countries cope with zoonoses. This #longform delves into his work. #publichealth s.swissin.fo/EWZuu5b
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Are we capable of tackling the #ClimateCrisis? Ahead of #COP27, scientists from @EPFL_en and @WSL_research shared their expertise from the poles and high mountains with me. Watch the whole show on the @swissinfo_en YouTube channel: s.swissin.fo/hvcRVln
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With FIFA's 2022 World Cup about to kickoff in a few days, read my multi-series investigation on how Qatar used Geneva to whitewash its image amid grave concerns over human rights abuses. swissinfo.ch/eng/business/sp…
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“We need a radical phase out of oil, gas and coal – as quickly as possible,” says climate scientist @SISeneviratne in this opinion piece from the @ETHZukunftsblog. #COP27 #ClimateCrisis swissinfo.ch/eng/cop27--a-wa…
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Bilingual education, especially at the upper secondary level, is widespread in Switzerland, a report has summarised - via @swissinfo_en #education
Experts fear the growing popularity of English in #SwissSchools could mean a loss of significance for the national languages #swisseducation #education #bilingual s.swissin.fo/Z3ztAl9
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We talked to two researchers with experience in extreme climates – including working on the sea ice and examining the largest glacier outside the north and south poles. Here's a preview. @SwissPolar @EPFL_en @WSL_research #PolarResearch #ClimateScience #ClimateAction
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Yesterday, Swiss voters decided on a pension system reform (accepted), a ban on factory farming (rejected), and on a reform of withholding tax (rejected). #CHvote #Abst22 #Switzerland
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Swiss citizens have largely turned down an initiative to ban intensive livestock farming. #Abst22 #animalwelfare Do you agree or disagree with the result? What could be other solutions? Come and join the discussion here: swissinfo.ch/eng/what-is-the…
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Our latest #science newsletter from @sara_ibrah: how Switzerland could do more to transition to a #circulareconomy and recycle billions of tonnes of materials, plus a round-up of our latest science coverage s.swissin.fo/yQfYXwz
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During an unconference at @newmarkjschool this weekend, I had occasion to share these. Definitions like this are made for use. (Here it was journalists trying to sort through their relationship to users of the product.) There can always be other definitions that are also correct.
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Today at @Newmarkjschool. we're holding an unconference w/3 cohorts of our @NewmarkJLeaders & guests. I was asked to open it. I thought I'd share what I have in mind as Post-it Notes. Well, what's a Post-it but a prehistoric tweet? So here are my 20 provocations about news...
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"I recognise that I have my part in this responsibility", says Boris Bondarev @Vizlypuzly1 in the interview with @EServettaz from our russian department. And he states: "Putin has bet everything he had on this war." @swissinfo_en
The ex-diplomat talks about societal versus personal responsibility, the Russian worldview, and why more of his colleagues haven’t quit their jobs. s.swissin.fo/AaMzcFk