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The Solothurn Film Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary with a trek around the Jura Arc. The Jura Arc has served as the setting or inspiration for nearly 100 films, according to the festival’s artistic director, Niccolò Castelli to 24 heures. These include thrillers, comedies, Westerns, science fiction, and even films set in Canada but shot in the Jura Arc. Film enthusiasts can explore the Jurassic Road trek map on the Solothurn Film Festival website.

This content was published on Jan 22, 2025 Highlights from WEF and bad news for the WHO: this and news about Meta in Zurich in today’s briefing.

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The Swiss Alps, a new Eldorado for real estate developers

This content was published on Jan 22, 2025 The Swiss Alps are attracting a growing number of investors, prepared to pump hundreds of millions of francs into vast tourist complexes. But at what cost?

The Federal Council's room in the Swiss federal parliament building in Berne, Switzerland, pictured on November 26, 2008. This room situated at the western end of the so-called walking hall is the room in which the ballots of the Federal Council elections are counted, otherwise it serves as conference room for delegations and commissions. The Federal Council sits in his own conference room in the west wing of the Swiss federal parliament and government building.

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This content was published on Jan 21, 2025 The search for a successor to Federal Councillor Viola Amherd continues to dominate Swiss media – it seems nobody wants the job.

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In California, where fire warnings now affect 13 million people, wildfires have become a constant threat, exacerbated by climate change. Over the past five years, nearly 3 million fire insurance policies have been cancelled as insurers deem the risks too frequent and severe.

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Could Swiss insurers cancel policies, as is happening in California?

This content was published on Jan 21, 2025 In California, where fire warnings now affect 13 million people, wildfires have become a constant threat, exacerbated by climate change. Over the past five years, nearly 3 million fire insurance policies have been cancelled as insurers deem the risks too frequent and severe.

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This content was published on Jan 20, 2025 As Trump takes office in the White House, the 55th annual WEF meeting kicks off in Davos.

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Doctors and nurses from two Zurich hospitals are visiting patients at home in a new treatment model that could serve as a precedent across Switzerland.

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Home care: good for patients and good for the wallet

This content was published on Jan 20, 2025 Doctors and nurses from two Zurich hospitals are visiting patients at home - a new way of working that could serve as a treatment model for other parts of Switzerland.

This week’s highlight in Switzerland is the announcement of Defence Minister Viola Amherd's resignation, effective at the end of March.

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This content was published on Jan 18, 2025 The announcement of the resignation of Defence Minister Viola Amherd is the highlight of the Swiss news this week.

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This content was published on Jan 17, 2025 Security precautions at the WEF, the environmental responsibility initiative and a legal dispute over a remote mountain hut.

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Many people enjoy the cute rodents, but land and forest owners less so. This is because beavers like to gnaw on trees and eat branches. They can also dam up streams and undermine flood defence dams until the water overflows and floods meadows or houses. But the beaver is also a very useful animal. According to a research project by the Federal Office for the Environment, it contributes greatly to biodiversity. As a tireless creator, it has created an ecosystem in Marthalen (ZH), for example, to which dragonflies, amphibians, fish and aquatic plants have returned. Beaver expert Christof Angst calls beavers "the best promoters of biodiversity". It is also the largest rodent in Europe, and a beaver can grow heavier than a deer. Beavers were once extinct in Switzerland, but were then successfully reintroduced. Today there are around 5000 beavers in Switzerland again.

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Swiss cantons allowed to shoot beavers under specific conditions

This content was published on Jan 17, 2025 The Swiss federal government has updated the Hunting Ordinance to include provisions for regulating beaver populations.

Federal President Karin Keller-Sutter, 3rd right, smiles alongside Federal Councillor Albert Roesti, Federal Councillor Viola Amherd, Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, Vice-Chancellor Rachel Salzmann, Federal Chancellor Viktor Rossi, Vice-Chancellor Andrea Arcidiacono, Federal Council Speaker, and Federal Councillor Beat Jans, from left to right, during the first official Federal Council meeting of the year

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This content was published on Jan 16, 2025 Who will succeed cabinet minister Viola Amherd? This and Switzerland’s most famous ski slope in today’s briefing.

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