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Vera Weber: hotelier by day, activist by conviction

Vera Weber: A life between animal welfare and hotel glamour

This content was published on May 21, 2025 The daughter of renowned environmentalists Franz and Judith Weber now heads an influential foundation – and runs a historic hotel.

The point where the rockslide at Petit Nesthorn, above the village of Blatten, collapsed. After several major rockfalls on Monday, the village of Blatten is still on borrowed time due to the risk of collapse of part of the Petit Nesthorn. Around a third of the expected five million cubic metres of rock have fallen.

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This content was published on May 20, 2025 The village of Blatten remains under threat after Monday’s major rockfall, and Swiss air traffic controller Skyguide is also under pressure.

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This content was published on May 20, 2025 The "White Tower" was inaugurated on Tuesday in the village of Mulegns, canton Graubünden. The 23-metre-high structure was 3D-printed.

Almost half of Swiss citizens are open to holding political office

This content was published on May 20, 2025 Would you consider holding political office? Nearly half of Swiss citizens would, according to a study by the University of Basel.

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This content was published on May 19, 2025 A landslide threatens a village in Valais. Plus, how healthy is the Swiss population? And who won the Eurovision Song Contest?

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This content was published on May 19, 2025 Around 700 people in traditional costumes dance to Swiss folk music during the second Central Switzerland Traditional Costume Festival 2025 on Saturday, near Amsteg in canton Uri. (Keystone/Urs Flüeler).

Swiss railways test low-growing plant mix to replace herbicides

This content was published on May 19, 2025 To reduce herbicide used along railway tracks, the Swiss Federal Railways commissioned low-growing plant mixtures. After five years of trials, the method is now considered viable.

Achille Capelli studies the effects of climate change on Alaska's ice and snow. Pictured is at Barrow Point, the northernmost point in the United States.

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From the snow of Davos to the ice of the Arctic

This content was published on May 18, 2025 Swiss researcher Achille Capelli has found an open-air laboratory in Alaska. He is studying the polar ice shelf and is worried to see the impact of climate change.

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The Week in Switzerland

This content was published on May 17, 2025 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

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This content was published on May 17, 2025 Justice Minister Beat Jans rehydrates at a Bernese fountain on Wednesday before a media conference on EU immigration and the free movement of people. (Keystone/Anthony Anex)

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