According to the Swiss news service ATS, a Corsair Boeing B747 flying from Paris to Mauritius on Sunday, dropped 70 tonnes of fuel in Swiss and Italian airspace. The aircraft, bound for Mauritius, had technical problems and had to return to Paris to land. Certain aircraft, such as the Boeing B747, have a maximum landing weight […]
How many planets would be needed if everyone lived like the Swiss?
Humans are eating up the earth faster than it can regenerate. And some of us are consuming much more than others. Luxembourgers, the biggest consumers, gobble up natural resources at nearly 40 times the speed of those in Eritrea, the lowest consumers, according to the Global Footprint Network. Adding up global human consumption shows we suck up more from the earth […]
Geneva wants old French nuclear reactors shut down
20 Minutes. The Bugey nuclear power station in France is under attack by the canton and city of Geneva. At around 75 km from Geneva, as the crow flies, its condition continues to deteriorate according to the French lawyer representing Geneva. The lawyer, Corinne Lepage, a former French minister for the environment, said the plant is suffering […]
Products tested on animals to be banned in Switzerland
Switzerland’s government plans to ban the sale of cosmetics and cleaning products that have been tested on animals abroad. Maya Graf of the Green party called on the government to ban the sale of cosmetics and cleaning products containing ingredients tested on animals. The EU has already banned such products. Other tests can be used to avoid […]
Bad news for Swiss commuters
Last year the Swiss government decided to increase the fees train operators, including Swiss Rail, must pay to run their trains on Switzerland’s rail network. Switzerland has 4,641 km of track running as high as 3,454 metres, and one of the densest rail networks in the world. Maintaining all of this track costs a lot of money, […]
Ticino vote to tax employee carparks gets green light
20 Minutes. The Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino will soon ask voters if the carparks companies give their staff should be taxed. The Canton announced on Monday that more than 24,000 signatures from those supporting the proposal had been collected, enough to put the decision to a public vote on 5 June 2016. The proposal if […]
Speeding skier convicted after hitting another skier on a piste at Verbier
Speeding down a piste at Verbier in March 2014, a skier hit a German tourist from behind. The German tourist was skiing normally, but because he was hit from behind, he had no chance to avoid the impact, which dislocated his shoulder and broke one of his bones. The other skier broke his ankle, however his […]
Winter set to return to Switzerland. Again.
Tribune de Genève. After very mild winter temperatures, snow returns to Switzerland from Thursday. According to Meteo Swiss, a westerly air current is currently blowing warm spring air over Switzerland. On Sunday temperatures between 12 and 17 degrees were recorded north of the Alps. Temperatures were especially high for the season in Central Switzerland. Giswil […]
Watch free rider’s narrow escape from an avalanche in Switzerland on Sunday
A freerider was very lucky last Sunday. Snowboarding near Arosa, Kevin Bantli, set off an avalanche. The drama was captured on video by Martin Schläpfer, at Weisshorn, Arosa, Switzerland. Fortunately he was able to outrun the falling snow. The youtube message ends with “To all riders in the Great Mountains – Stay Safe!” Guides no […]
Winter chill arrives in Switzerland, but not for long
After a sharp temperature drop, Switzerland experienced this winter’s coldest night on Sunday evening reported the newspaper 20 Minutes. The usual places led the race for coldest. MeteoNews reported temperatures of -30 degrees in La Brévine in the canton of Neuchatel, and -29.5 degrees in Buffalora in mountainous Graubunden. The coldest temperature of -36 degrees was recorded […]
