According to various newspapers, Swiss Rail placed an advert on a job portal at ETH, a university in Zurich, offering work to cunning vixens, “schlaue Füchsinnen” in German. Successful applicants need to dress up as foxes, including fox tails, and run around train stations with posters informing travellers of alternative train connections. 20 Minutes reported […]
Swiss scientists find link between stress and social status
A study by scientists at EPFL in Lausanne Switzerland shows social status is a major risk factor for developing chronic stress. In addition, the team discovered a certain kind of identifiable brain activity associated with high risk, something which might make it possible to identify those at risk. Stress is one factor often associated with mental disorders, however […]
Couple found on Swiss glacier 75 years after their mysterious disappearance
The mummified bodies of a couple were recently found near the summit of Les Diablerets in Switzerland by an employee of the 3000 Glacier lift operator, according to Le Matin. The two bodies, found together, revealed signs of where they were from and when they perished. The style of their clothes suggested they had been […]
Swiss cheese fraudster gets 3 year prison sentence
20 Minutes. A court in the canton of St. Gallen sentenced a cheese vendor to three years in prison, half of it behind bars. The man was judged guilty of fraudulently using Switzerland’s world-famous Emmental cheese brand and other crimes. In addition to prison, the cheese seller was ordered to pay CHF 1 million in relation to […]
Man struck by lightning while taking water from fountain
Tribune de Genève. According to the newspaper, a man was struck by lightning in Switzerland while taking water from a public fountain last week. Last Wednesday an ambulance was called to Chemin de Saule in Bernex, outside Geneva. At around 5pm on 28 June 2017, a man was struck by lightning while taking water from […]
American model does nude base jump in Switzerland
No comment. The jump was made in this valley, in the commune of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. For more stories like this on Switzerland follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Only 23% of those in one Swiss canton convinced there is life after death
Of those asked if there was life after death, in a survey published in June 2017, only 23% were sure there was. A further 19% said it was quite likely, while 33% said there was probably or definitely no life after death. A further 25% had no opinion on the subject. The Numero survey, conducted by the canton of Vaud’s […]
Backpacks to be banned at Swiss concerts
20 Minutes. After the terrorist attack in Manchester Swiss concert organiser abc Productions has decided to ban backpacks and most other bags. Only handbags bags up to A5 size (14.8 x 21 cm) and bum bags are now allowed. According to 20 Minutes, these restrictions have been triggered by the attack in the Manchester Arena on 22 […]
More than half of children under 6 in Switzerland have a foreign parent
In 1950, 6% of Switzerland’s nearly 5 million residents were foreign. By 2015, 24.6% of the nation’s 8.3 million inhabitants, more than 2 million, were. The vast majority of foreigners in Switzerland in 2015 were from Europe (84.6%). Relatively smaller percentages were from Asia (6.7%), Africa (4.6%), Latin America (2.6%), North America (1.3%) and Australasia (0.2%). […]
Roger Moore’s love of mountains and life in Switzerland
On 23 May 2017, Roger Moore passed away at the age of 89 after a short battle with cancer. Born in 1927 in Stockwell in south west London he started his film career at the age of 17 achieving fame in the fifties and sixties after starring in the British television series Ivanhoe and The […]
