Yesterday, an avalanche, which started above a piste at the Swiss resort of Crans Montana, spilled out on to it. According to local police, the avalanche left a trail of 840 metres. By the evening one person, a 34 year old French ski patroller … [Read more...]
News and Features
FILM: BY THE GRACE OF GOD – it will shake you to the core
22 February 2019. By Neptune BY THE GRACE OF GOD (GRÂCE À DIEU) **** The prolific French director François Ozon is back with another masterwork - maybe his best and most sober film yet. In fact, it just won the Grand Jury prize at the Berlin … [Read more...]
Question of the week: is Bertrand Russell’s message to future generations relevant today?
At the end of a BBC interview in 1959, the British mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell was asked for his advice to future generations, which he summed up briefly in two points. His advice is shown in the two minute video clip above. … [Read more...]
To save the planet Lausanne plants a tree when a baby is born
According to the newspaper Le Matin, the municipality of the city of Lausanne has a tradition of planting a tree when a baby is born, something it has been doing for 17 years. The "one tree one child" programme is intended to create a … [Read more...]
Average Swiss rent barely rises over 7 years
Recently published data show that close to 60% of households in Switzerland rented their home at an average cost of CHF 1,329 per month in 2017. Average monthly rents ranged from CHF 752 for a studio up to CHF 2,323 for 6 rooms or more. The … [Read more...]
Guides
Hiring a cleaner – around half break law on Swiss accident insurance
Brought to you by quitt.ch In Switzerland, around one in seven hire someone to do their cleaning, but around half break the law, risking fines and a big bill because they don’t have compulsory accident insurance, according to a recent survey by … [Read More...]
Setting up a business in Switzerland – a guide
Brought to you by Winbiz online accounting for Swiss businesses. So you have decided to start a business. You have a business plan and are ready to get started. Before you launch you need a name and possibly a company. Broadly there are two … [Read More...]
Activities
Switzerland’s spectacular dams and their uncertain future
Switzerland’s 604 hydroelectric plants aren’t just powerhouses for clean energy. Some dams are also dramatic destinations. But their source of fuel is literally drying up. By Bill Harby Switzerland’s glaciers are shrinking. In 2015, of 99 Swiss … [Read more...]
Chateau d’Oex balloon festival gets set for take off
The 2019 Château-d’Oex International Hot Air Balloon Festival is close to launch. The festival, which brings together 60 pilots and balloons from 15 different countries, takes advantage of the exceptional ballooning conditions in this corner of the … [Read more...]
CERN tours – go on, expand your universe
Would you like to take a tour of the universe, and also get a glimpse of the smallest subatomic particles currently known to humankind? At CERN, the world’s largest scientific research complex, physicists and engineers from 80 countries send … [Read more...]
