In October, ETH Zurich, Switzerland’s top technical university, tightened its admissions criteria for masters and PhD programs in certain science and technology fields. It justified the move as complying with Swiss laws to counter international espionage. The change will affect applicants from internationally sanctioned countries, including Iran, Afghanistan and Russia. Most impacted, however, will be...
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This church has an AI Jesus for confessions: ‘It gave me so much advice’
Is this the mess-AI-iah? Just in case artificial intelligence hasn’t been taking on enough jobs lately — now it’s replacing the almighty. A church in Switzerland is now using an AI hologram of Jesus to take confessions from Catholic worshippers, as seen in a wild viral video. “I was surprised, it was so easy, and...
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Students who delivered antinuclear message to UN back from Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
A group of Japanese senior high school students has returned to Japan from Switzerland after submitting about 96,000 signatures on an antinuclear petition to the UN Office at Geneva. The 22 members of the team from the Youth Communicator for a World without Nuclear Weapons held a briefing in the city of Nagasaki on Saturday,...
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Controversial suicide pod dubbed the ‘Tesla of euthanasia’ to be used for the first time
A suicide pod dubbed the “Tesla of euthanasia” will be used for the first time next week. Sarco, a 3D-printed capsule, was unveiled at the Venice Design Festival in 2019 and reportedly offers a painless death within 10 minutes of entering with the push of a button, reported Metro. It works by flooding the chamber...
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World leaders gather in Switzerland, Zelenskyy shows hope for peace | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
World leaders have gathered in the Swiss city of Burgenstock on Saturday to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, says he hopes the summit will give momentum for peace. In a news conference with Swiss President Viola Amherd, Zelenskyy called for united international support to put pressure on Russia to end...
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Joint statement at peace summit unlikely to include withdrawal of Russian forces | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
NHK has learned that a draft joint statement that falls short of calling for the withdrawal of Russian forces will be presented at the upcoming international conference on peace in Ukraine. The peace summit will be held in Switzerland on Saturday and Sunday. It is aimed at realizing the 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukraine....
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Zelenskyy calls on countries to attend Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on countries to attend the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this month to realize his peace plan. Zelenskyy delivered a speech at the Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore on Sunday. Defense ministers and other officials from Asian and Western countries attended the forum....
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China likely absent from upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
China’s Foreign Ministry has indicated the country will be absent from a Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland in June. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on the United States and China to join the conference to realize his peace plan. Russia is urging countries not to take part. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson...
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Switzerland to host Ukraine peace conference in June | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Switzerland says it will go ahead with an international conference next month to develop a peace process for Ukraine. It says the meeting will build on a peace plan advocated by Ukraine and other proposals. The Swiss government said on Thursday that it will hold the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Burgenstock resort...
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Japan PM Kishida planning to attend Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is planning to attend an international conference in Switzerland next month to discuss a peace process for Ukraine, according to government sources. Kishida is expected to pledge Japan’s continued support for Ukraine and confirm the unity of countries hoping to realize peace. The Swiss government announced earlier this month that...
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Switzerland to host Ukraine peace conference in June | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
The Swiss government says it will host a high-level conference in June seeking peace in Ukraine. The announcement made on Wednesday said the venue will be the Burgenstock resort in central Switzerland. Swiss President Viola Amherd told reporters that the aim of the conference is to find possibilities and ways to start the peace process....