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Elephants dive deep at Zurich zoo

This content was published on Jun 4, 2014 Pachyderms at Zurich’s zoological park will now be able to socialise better thanks a new and bigger enclosure presented on Wednesday. The Kaeng Krachan section of the zoo is six times larger than the old enclosure. According to the zoo’s director, Alex Rübel, the animals will be able to move around more freely in conditions…

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From Switzerland to the White House via California

This content was published on Jun 3, 2014 Barack Obama looks left and right around the room for the man he is congratulating. Dressed in his best suit, Larry Stornetta lets out a discreet smile as he stands in the president’s Oval Office. The 60-year-old Californian has just received a special award for “common sense farming” on behalf of his family. On March…

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Swiss increase aid to victims of Balkan floods

This content was published on May 23, 2014 The foreign ministry says a first delivery of technical equipment to purify and distribute drinking water is on its way to the disaster-stricken area. The Humanitarian Aid Unit also decided to boost its expert teams, active in the western Balkans since last Monday. The Swiss government has pledged CHF500,000 in emergency aid. Church charities, the…

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Adventurer leaves poles to explore roof of world

This content was published on May 11, 2014 For the past couple of weeks, the 47-year-old has called the advanced base camp of the 8,463- metre-high peak home. This is where the Swiss-South African adventurer is acclimatising and preparing for a summit ascent, together with Swiss mountain guide, Frederic Roux. Before the climb, he told swissinfo.ch why he’s taken up mountaineering and his…

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The rocky road to changing the law

This content was published on May 8, 2014 Even though the BKW power company has decided to close the plant by 2019, it’s not early enough for the campaigners. The initiative was launched in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in March 2011, after which the government decided to decommission all of Switzerland’s nuclear power plants starting in 2019 and ending by 2034.…

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Winemaker says initiative stops progress

This content was published on May 2, 2014 The area has been preserved in its original state thanks to the acceptance by Swiss voters of two initiatives launched by environmentalist Franz Weber. Now a third Weber initiative is going to the vote, calling for stricter planning regulations to deal with unrestrained property speculation which he says is slowly eating away at the region.…

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Fighting for more building restrictions

This content was published on May 2, 2014 The area has been preserved in its original state thanks to the acceptance by Swiss voters of two initiatives launched by environmentalist Franz Weber. Now a third Weber initiative is going to the vote, calling for stricter planning regulations to deal with unrestrained property speculation which he says is slowly eating away at the region.…

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Double bear cub death raises captivity questions

This content was published on Apr 7, 2014 Zoo authorities say they were left with no option after the second cub was rejected by its mother and the father showed intent to hurt it as well. The male black grizzly “Misha” killed his offspring on April 2 by throwing it up in the air repeatedly during a sort of game. Members of the…

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Communities cope with serious contamination

This content was published on Mar 19, 2014 Solar panels line the highway leading to the town of Kölliken in canton Aargau; they’re a shiny indication of how times have changed in terms of environmental awareness. A sparkling brook runs along the main street, which eventually leads to the dump. The landfill – one of the largest in Switzerland – is completely enclosed, its…

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