Olympic dreams, Swiss-US energy innovation and life as a nomad

Here are the top stories we’re following the week of August 17: Monday The city of Lausanne has just been chosen to host the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. swissinfo.ch looks at whether winning these smaller Games could act as a trampoline for Switzerland to again bid for the traditional Winter Games in 2026. Tuesday The Swiss, with their strong apprenticeship tradition, are expected to be among the medal winners at the latest World Skills championships in Brazil. This competition, which takes place every two years, is the “biggest vocational education and skills excellence” event in the world.  Wednesday Follow us on Wednesday and Thursday, when we will be live-blogging Swiss-US Energy Innovation Days 2015. This is not your average conference: 300 of the world’s top energy experts, architects and entrepreneurs will discuss (and even walk around) some of the latest research and innovation on energy-efficient buildings …
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