Switzerland ‘repeating mistake of the 1930s’, warns historian
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According to Basel historian Georg Kreis, Switzerland initiated armaments efforts too late. "We are about to repeat the mistake of the 1930s," he said in an interview with the Tamedia newspapers.
World’s first solar furnaces for steel recycling open in Switzerland
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On Friday, the Jura-based company Panatere inaugurated the world's first two solar furnaces in La Chaux-de-Fonds NE that will produce completely recycled steel. The company calls it a project of "true circular sustainability".
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A broad civil society committee has submitted 4,500 signatures in favour of the traffic reform initiative to the city of Zurich. It calls for the city to become largely car-free.
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The hunters of canton Graubünden shot around 3,500 animals during the three-week hunt in September, according to a projection by the Office for Hunting and Fishing.
Initiative wants to force Swiss government to recognise Palestine
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The official launch of the initiative “For the recognition of the State of Palestine” is due to take place in the coming weeks.
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Canton Graubünden in eastern Switzerland is one species richer: freshwater jellyfish have been found in the Rheinauen lake in Trimmis.
Embassy team visits Swiss Gaza activists in prison
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A team from the Swiss embassy in Israel visited the 19 Swiss activists from the Gaza flotilla in Ktzi'ot prison on Friday.
