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Europe’s biggest freshwater aquarium opens

This content was published on Oct 21, 2017 With around 10,000 freshwater fish from all over the world — from paddlefish to piranha — as well as reptiles and amphibians, Aquatis will be the largest freshwater aquarium-vivarium in Europe. The 3,500 square-metre facility is expected to attract some 400,000 visitors annually. But Aquatis has attracted criticism from animal rights groups. At CHF29 ($29.59) per adult…

Tezos Foundation rift sends out seismic ripples

This content was published on Oct 19, 2017 The public fall-out between the Tezos project’s founders, Arthur and Kathleen Breitman, and Johann Gevers, the president of the foundation created to spend the vast sums raised from the public in the summer, will make some already wary people even more nervous. On Wednesday, the Breitmans published a damning attack on a perceived lack of activity…

Government against allowing foreign inter-city bus operators

This content was published on Oct 19, 2017 In a report released on Thursday, the seven-member body said it is not keen on going beyond the current legal framework, as it deems the quality of existing international transport options in Switzerland as satisfactory. This means that the current ban on cabotage – the right of foreign companies to transport goods or passengers between…

Pilot: ‘Let me show you the best of Switzerland’

This content was published on Oct 18, 2017 The pilot decided to make a scenic detour while in a holding pattern over Zurich airport until it was the plane’s turn to land. “Let me show you the best of Switzerland,” he said over the loudspeakers, according to passenger Lars Jensen. The unexpected in-flight menu: the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, the Matterhorn and the Aletsch Glacier. “Pilots…

Invoice for Billag bill and a pair of glasses

Radio and TV licence fee vote to be held next March

This content was published on Oct 18, 2017 Voters will decide next March on a proposal to scrap the licence fee for services of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, including swissinfo.ch.

Driverless bus in the Swiss city of Sion.

Sion driverless bus service to be expanded

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 The city of Sion plans to expand its pioneering autonomous bus service, doubling the length of its route and extending the offer to the end of 2018.

Tidjane Thiam, Credit Suisse CEO since 2015.

Credit Suisse targeted for break-up by activist hedge fund

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 A Swiss hedge fund is poised to launch an activist campaign to break up Credit Suisse, tapping into investor impatience with the bank's turnaround progress.

A breakthrough in natural crop protection

This content was published on Oct 16, 2017 With their products the Andermatts have been proving for years that natural crop protection works. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)

Bern’s SkyWork could be grounded at end of month

This content was published on Oct 16, 2017 The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has limited SkyWork’s operating permit to the end of this month because the company is unable to meet its financial commitments for its 2017 and 2018 winter schedule. If the company can ensure a solid financial footing by the time its permit expires on October 31, it…

A cover image for a Nouvo video about the dangers of mushroom picking.

Mushroom picking: the dangers

This content was published on Oct 12, 2017 Autumn is here and you might want to go mushroom picking. But be careful what you put in your punnet…

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