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Billions of birds are on their way south
October 6, 2024
Every autumn, an estimated 50 billion migratory birds fly to their wintering grounds worldwide.
Red Cross calls for compliance with international humanitarian law
October 6, 2024
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on all parties in the Middle East conflict to assume their responsibilities in accordance with international humanitarian law.
Base jumper died in Lauterbrunnen BE
October 6, 2024
A base jumper collided with the terrain during his jump in Lauterbrunnen BE on Friday.
Delayed construction work leads to delayed trains
October 6, 2024
There were delays of up to half an hour at Bern station on Sunday morning. This was due to the delayed opening of rail traffic following overnight construction work.
Protestant Reformed Church commemorates the suffering in the Middle East
October 6, 2024
The Evangelical Reformed Church of Switzerland (EKS) commemorates the victims and sufferers of the Middle East conflict.
Five years ago, the Nobel Prize in Physics went to Switzerland
October 6, 2024
Five years ago, Swiss astronomers Didier Queloz and Michel Mayor won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Globus CEO expects to be in the black by the end of 2026
October 6, 2024
According to its CEO Franco Savastano, the Globus department store chain is not expected to return to profit for a good two years.
Sunday, October 6, 2024
October 6, 2024
Wage trends, an idea to abolish official gender and the discontinued investigation against a Valais church abbot for alleged abuse: this and more can be found in the Sunday newspapers.
WEF President optimistic about the German economy
October 6, 2024
The President of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, is confident about the country's economic development despite the current economic downturn in Germany.
Swiss Life boss: Building more is the best way to combat the housing shortage
October 6, 2024
According to Swiss Life CEO Matthias Aellig, building more is the best way to combat the housing shortage.
Canton of Neuchâtel allows shooting of a wolf after attack on cattle
October 5, 2024
The canton of Neuchâtel authorized the individual shooting of a wolf on Saturday.
Pastor allegedly overstepped the boundaries of minors
October 5, 2024
A pastor of the diocese of Chur is suspected of having violated the boundaries of a minor.
Switzerland’s heaviest pumpkin weighs over 700 kilograms
October 5, 2024
The heaviest pumpkin in Switzerland weighs 727.5 kilograms. With this specimen, a man from Zurich won the Swiss pumpkin weighing championship in Jona SG on Saturday.
Demonstrations against highway expansion in western Switzerland
October 5, 2024
Around a thousand people demonstrated in Lausanne and Geneva on Saturday against the Swiss highway expansion.
Thousands attend pro-Palestinian rally in Basel
October 5, 2024
Several thousand people gathered on Saturday afternoon in De-Wette-Park near the SBB railroad station in Basel for a national pro-Palestinian rally.
Swiss man who escaped from prison arrested in Italy
October 5, 2024
A 38-year-old Swiss man has been arrested in Italy. He was wanted for attempted murder, among other things, and had escaped from prison at the end of August last year, the Italian judiciary announced on Saturday.
Swiss tourist in hospital after smartphone robbery
October 5, 2024
A 32-year-old Swiss tourist has been injured in a robbery in Naples. He had to be taken to hospital with a broken knee, as the Italian news agency Ansa reported on Saturday.
Planetary defense mission with Swiss participation at the start
October 5, 2024
The "Hera" asteroid defense mission is about to be launched. On Monday, the European Space Agency's (ESA) probe is due to lift off on board a Falcon 9 rocket towards the asteroid Dimorphos.

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