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Diving into ancient submerged Alpine settlements

This content was published on Jun 26, 2021 It’s ten years since over a hundred ancient stilt villages sites in the Alps received UNESCO World Heritage status. These sites have been found in lakes, rivers and bogs in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, and Slovenia. Improved research methods have helped archaeologists learn much more about the civilizations that lived in these now-submerged villages.…

Switzerland’s battle of the bees

This content was published on Jun 25, 2021 Do Swiss measures to support the domestic honeybee disadvantage the equally important wild bee?

SwissCovid the most downloaded app in Switzerland last year

This content was published on Jun 24, 2021 SwissCovid contact tracing app declared a success a year after being introduced.

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Basel re-imposes restrictions on begging in public

This content was published on Jun 24, 2021 Begging in the streets of the Swiss city of Basel will again be subject to strict rules amid months of public controversy.

Condenser innovation can tap airborne water reservoir

This content was published on Jun 24, 2021 The federal technology institute ETH Zurich has designed a cone that self-cools, allowing it to condense moisture in the air without using energy. Under ideal conditions – high humidity and little wind or sun – the condenser can harvest up to 0.53 decilitres of drinking water per square metre of surface area every hour. “This…

Steady increase of cross-border workers continued in 2020

This content was published on Jun 24, 2021 The number of cross-border workers plying their trade in Switzerland has more than doubled since the mid-1990s.

How the Swiss-based WHO BioHub is preparing for future pandemics

This content was published on Jun 24, 2021 The first WHO BioHub facility, aimed at storing, analysing and quickly sharing viruses and pathogens, will be based at the Spiez lab near Bern.

Nestlé extends its zero deforestation target to 2022

This content was published on Jun 23, 2021 Swiss food multinational Nestlé has announced that it expects its products to be deforestation free by 2022 instead of 2020 as originally promised.

Businessman Ziegler sentenced for insider trading

This content was published on Jun 22, 2021 The Federal Criminal Court handed businessman Hans Ziegler a two-year suspended sentence for charges including insider trading.

Ferrari parked outside of designer shops.

Wealthy enjoy ‘benefits’ of the Covid-19 pandemic

This content was published on Jun 22, 2021 Wealth increased by a suprising degree last year as the pandemic hit the the less well off the hardest.

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