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Green light for ‘democratic piloting’ of Geneva Airport

This content was published on Nov 24, 2019 Voters in Geneva have backed a local initiative calling for controlled development of the airport.

The $31 million watch and other Swiss price world records

This content was published on Nov 24, 2019 Whatever your view on CHF640 bars of chocolate, Switzerland holds several world records when it comes to expensive goods.

Software predicts comfort levels

This content was published on Nov 23, 2019 Scientists in Switzerland have come up with a computer program that calculates “how warm and cozy a person feels when wearing a piece of clothing”.

New fears surface regarding old ammo dumped in Lake Geneva

This content was published on Nov 23, 2019 Environmentalists are sounding the alarm about ammunition dumped in Lake Geneva decades ago.

European rail operators boost capacity

This content was published on Nov 23, 2019 Several European rail companies are providing more options for travel in and out of Switzerland.

Headquarters of Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras in Rio, Brazil

Swiss prosecutors search Vitol and Trafigura offices as part of Car Wash probe

This content was published on Nov 22, 2019 Swiss investigators have searched the Geneva offices of commodity traders Vitol and Trafigura at the request of Brazilian federal prosecutors.

Five jobs in Switzerland with surprising requirements

This content was published on Nov 22, 2019 When it comes to regulating professions, Switzerland is around the European average. But the specific requirements for some jobs might surprise you.

Switzerland must ramp up green energy efforts to meet targets

This content was published on Nov 21, 2019 On Thursday, the Federal Office of EnergyExternal link released its second report that monitors national energy consumption and its effect on the climate. Renewable energy sources accounted for 6.1% of net electricity production at the end of 2018 – some 3,877 gigawatt hours (GWh). This needs to be increased to 4,400 GWh by the end…

Scientists discover climate neutral palm oil method

This content was published on Nov 21, 2019 The team from Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) analysed soil at plantations in Colombia, which is the world’s fourth largest palm oil producing country. They found that planting on pasture land is a much more sustainable way of harvesting the oil that…

20 years of the Vereina tunnel

This content was published on Nov 20, 2019 On November 19, 1999, after eight years of construction, the Vereina Tunnel opened in eastern Switzerland.

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