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Around 3,000 attendees, including 60 heads of state and government, are expected at the WEF starting Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang and Argentinian President Javier Milei will be among the distinguished guests.

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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An employee carries a table into Café Arcas on Monday, 16 March 2020, in Chur. The Graubünden government had decided to close shops and restaurants due to the coronavirus.

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Has Covid-19 made us richer?

This content was published on Jan 16, 2025 Swiss households managed to save an additional CHF30 billion to CHF40 billion during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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This content was published on Jan 15, 2025 Defence Minister Viola Amherd has announced her resignation.

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View of Davos with congress centre during sunset prior the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, January 3, 2025. The meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders in Davos under the topic "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age" from 20 to 24 January.

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This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 Who's attending the WEF? What role does the Swiss army play in the EU? Why is Thailand attracting Swiss interest? Find out in today's briefing.

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This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 Although the number of new asylum-seekers in Switzerland is falling, municipalities are under strong pressure to take in migrants.

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2nd Life – Off to Tokyo

This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 The story of a Geneva family with four kids who gave up everything to open a patisserie in Tokyo without knowing the industry or the language.

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This content was published on Jan 11, 2025 A political resignation, Swiss-Ukrainian relations, and lower inflation. Also, the increasing use of English in public transport announcements.

Solothurn, the Swiss city that goes up to 11

This content was published on Jan 11, 2025 Eleven is a magic number for residents of Solothurn, Switzerland's most beautiful Baroque city. But why?

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