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The faster the Böögg head explodes during the Zurich spring festival of Secheläuten, the hotter the summer will be. Last night the ill-fated cloth puppet burned for 26 minutes and 30 seconds before the bang, thus heralding an average summer. Don't rush to cancel your vacation plans, though. The Böögg, after all, did not study meteorology.

This content was published on Apr 29, 2025 The faster the Böögg head explodes during the Zurich spring festival of Secheläuten, the hotter the summer will be. Last night the ill-fated cloth puppet burned for 26 minutes and 30 seconds before the bang, thus foretelling of an upcoming an average summer. Don't rush to cancel your vacation plans, though. The Böögg, after all, did not study meteorology.

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This content was published on Apr 28, 2025 An in-depth investigation into the Chinese regime’s targeting of critics abroad, including within the UN, leads today’s news.

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This content was published on Apr 28, 2025 Appenzell Inner Rhodes has made history: Angela Koller (centre, with glasses) on Sunday became the first woman to be elected as the eastern canton’s Landammann (equivalent to mayor) by the local Landesgemeinde - an open-air assembly where citizens vote on cantonal matters with a show of hands.

Zurich fire brigades switch to green fuel

This content was published on Apr 28, 2025 Fire brigades in canton Zurich have been testing a new biofuel called HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil).

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Swiss Abroad ‘can be proud of the support they give their country’

This content was published on Apr 27, 2025 Marianne Jenni became the director of the Swiss foreign ministry’s consular division in January. After 100 days in office, she takes stock of the challenges.

Zurich Zoo presented its newborn elephant calf Zali on Wednesday. The 19-year-old elephant mother Farha gave birth to the "little calf" at 2.22 am on Easter Saturday. Baby elephants usually weigh between 100 and 150 kilograms at birth. The name Zali was inspired by a Hindu name and means "immediate appearance", zoo director Severin Dressen told the media on Wednesday.

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This content was published on Apr 26, 2025 Zurich Zoo presented its newborn elephant calf Zali on Wednesday, April 7. The 19-year-old elephant mother Farha gave birth on Easter Saturday.

The Böögg, Switzerland’s exploding psychic snowman

This content was published on Apr 26, 2025 The Böögg is an exploding snowman with a famed ability to predict the weather. But how accurate is he?

Welcome to our selection of the most important - and most interesting - stories from Switzerland over the last seven days.

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This content was published on Apr 26, 2025 Welcome to our selection of the most important – and most interesting – stories from Switzerland from last week.

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This content was published on Apr 25, 2025 A large part of the Swiss government is on a mission abroad to try to avert the risks posed by US trade policy.

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This content was published on Apr 25, 2025 The first Alpine passes have begun to reopen. The Oberalp (between cantons Graubünden and Uri) opened for business at 9am this morning.

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