A small boy, who was trying to get the Swiss tennis player’s signature at the US Open tennis match on Wednesday, was saved from a crushing crowd by several security guards. They boy was successfully rescued. Some tennis stars might have stayed focused on their game and not thought much about the event. The young […]
Does the SwissPass protect your personal data? Questions are asked.
20 Minutes. According to the newspaper 20 Minutes, the national Councillor Jean Christophe Schwaab is asking how well the SwissPass protects your personal data. The recently launched SwissPass card, which can be used on Swiss trains, other transport networks and in ski areas is already being criticised. Councillor Schwaab has brought his concerns of privacy […]
Manor tracks customers using their mobile phones
2o Minutes. A Manor store in Basel analyses customer movements by accessing phone data via the wi-fi connections of mobile phones. Every smart phone emits a wi-fi signal along with the phone’s unique identifier or MAC address. Once the system has accessed the phone and picked up its MAC address, the phone and its user’s […]
The Swiss name that’s popular across all languages – 2014 baby names
On 4 August 2015 the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics (OFS) published the most popular baby names in 2014. Last year saw the arrival of 85,287 newborns in Switzerland. 41,437 girls and 43,850 boys. The choice of names varied depending on the regional language, however in 2014 there was a name that made the top […]
Swiss ‘steal’ French water
This week pictures of a Swiss army helicopter scooping water out of a French lake in the Jura region of France flew around world media. The water was used to quench the thirst of Swiss cows after a long heatwave which depleted local water supplies. The Swiss army’s actions surprised bathers and drew criticism from […]
Do you struggle to pronounce the names of Swiss towns?
Do you struggle to pronounce the names of Swiss towns? Does Montreux come out sounding like Montrow or does the zzz sound in Lausanne come out as an sss? Well it appears you are not alone. The English model and actress Cara Delevingne seems to have the same difficulty. The video clip below shows her […]
Man arrested for charging phone on train
According to wired.co.uk a 45-year old man was recently arrested for charging his phone on a London train. The offence described as “abstracting electricity” in section 13 of the 1968 Theft Act1 carries a maximum sentence of 5 years. Furthermore, text next to the train plug states that it is to be used only by […]
How to sleep in a heat wave
24Heures. The newspaper 24Heures offers advice on how to get to sleep with current high temperatures. Fortunately nighttime is cooler than daytime, however temperatures will still be well above 20 degrees Celsius at nights. Here is what you can do to make yourself more comfortable: 1. Dampen your curtains – before sleeping dampen your curtains […]
Wawrinka’s new tennis outfit breaches dress code
We think that Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka’s latest tennis outfit probably doesn’t comply with Wimbledon’s dress code although we haven’t had this verified. He was photographed by the magazine Body Issue wearing nothing more than his tennis racket. The first photos were taken by Kai Z Feng and published by ESPN. He was quoted […]
Bertarelli boat involved in dangerous collision
24heures The newspaper 24heures reports that the Bertarelli trimaran Spindrift 2 was involved in an accident, which left a woman severely injured possibly requiring the amputation of her leg. Spindrift 2 hit another boat on 16 June 2015 at Lorient in Sweden, the starting point of the ninth and final leg of the Volvo Ocean […]
