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Bearded vulture chick flies into history books

This content was published on Apr 11, 2007 The Foundation for Bearded Vultures said on Tuesday the parents had been observed taking food to the nest on the Ofen pass in eastern Switzerland. The most recent recorded bearded vulture birth in the wild dates back to 1885 in Vrin in canton Graubünden. The new chick is believed to have been born at the…

Unemployment hits four-and-a-half year low

This content was published on Apr 10, 2007 According to labour experts, the strong economy continued to contribute to the decline in the number of unemployed people. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) announced on Tuesday that unemployment dropped to three per cent in March, down 0.2 per cent over the previous month. There were 117,915 people on the unemployment register, down…

Omegamania grips the watch world

This content was published on Apr 10, 2007 The sale, organised by the Antiquorum auction house, includes timepieces that have been up in space, some owned by the rich and famous, as well as others that have won prizes for accuracy. The watches – in 300 lots – went on a world tour before the Omegamania auction and have aroused considerable attention. “When…

Swiss names written among the stars

This content was published on Apr 9, 2007 A so-called minor planet has now been named after a Swiss village near Zurich. Wiesendangen is the home of the amateur astronomer who discovered the lump of rock somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. Markus Griesser first identified the asteroid in 2004 using a telescope at the local observatory in Winterthur. The celestial body, which is…

Maître chocolatier makes chocolate magic

This content was published on Apr 8, 2007 swissinfo went to the firm’s headquarters on Lake Zurich to watch one of them, Urs Liechti, in action. Since Lindt invented the conching method in the 19th century to make silky smooth chocolate that melts in the mouth, it has built up a strong reputation for quality. Apart from the bunnies, its portfolio includes Lindor…

Upholstering history

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Easter bunny’s ancestor in peril

This content was published on Apr 6, 2007 A report says that numbers have been steadily declining in Switzerland and more needs to be done to protect their natural habitat so they do not disappear altogether. “Life for brown hares is increasingly difficult, especially due to agricultural land use,” a pessimistic Matthias Kestenholz, head of the Swiss Ornithological Institute which monitors endangered species,…

Nineteenth century hotel rediscovers its soul

This content was published on Apr 6, 2007 There are more than 30 establishments belonging to the Swiss Historic Hotels association, with a combined history of more than four millennia. That’s according to Martin Küttel, the youthful and spirited director of the Pax Montana hotel and – as association president – guardian of Switzerland’s hotel history. The association was formed three years ago,…

Experts approve bleak climate change report

This content was published on Apr 6, 2007 The environmental organisation WWF Switzerland warned that the Alps could be hit by heatwaves and droughts, and called for a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst consequences. On Friday more than 100 nations belonging to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) agreed a final text in Brussels after all-night disputes.…

Swiss struggle to convert homes into castles

This content was published on Apr 5, 2007 Just over a third of Swiss homes are owner-occupied with the vast majority rented thanks to a mixture of regulations favouring tenants and the high cost of getting on the property ladder. Switzerland’s Home Owners’ Association and representatives from canton Basel Country have both set out similar plans to allow people to save towards buying…

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