The winter snow accumulation is gone, so most of the incoming solar radiation is abosrbed; it's warm and there are clear skies which means lots of sunshine.
Military supplies delivered to Belarus aboard 4 Chinese flights, observers report.
"At the beginning of January, the Belaruski Hajun monitoring group recorded unusual activity by the Chinese cargo airline Air China Cargo at Minsk National Airport. Over a period of four days, the Boeing 747-400F registered B-2476 completed four round-trip flights between Ürümqi (airport code ZWWW) and Minsk (UMMS)...
We have reason to believe that the cargo plane transported military equipment from China to Belarus. The cargo likely bypassed customs clearance and was transshipped out of the airport immediately, as staging the freight in the usual military cargo area would have attracted additional attention with the consignment sitting out in the open."
@skykiss jfc. This would be a marriage made in hell. China helps Russia, then Russia helps China. This shit needs to be dealt with before it’s too late and technically republicans are the most to blame for blocking aid to Ukraine. Good god i hate republicans so much
Malaysia’s government said on Thursday that anyone found wearing a product of the Swiss watchmaker Swatch’s Pride Collection could be jailed for up to three years....
Soral va dormir en prison. Le Tribunal fédéral de Genève vient de confirmer sa condamnation à peine de 40 jours de taule pour discrimination et incitation à la haine pour ses propos homophobes tenus contre une journaliste de la «Tribune de Genève» et «24 heures». S’ajoute une amende de 1500 francs pour diffamation et les frais de justice de la victime (2500 francs). Cheh!
#FolkloreMoment : In the early 17th century, innumerable dice carved made of bones - presumably of Roman origin - were found in the ground at a meadow near the Swiss town of Baden, and they were traded among collectors far and wide.
Then the church began to preach that God had multiplied these "as if from a seed" from the original dice of the Roman soldiers who had gambled for the gown of Jesus Christ at the cross. Which meant that these dice now were relics and thus worthy of the highly lucrative relic trade!
Ein Schweizer Forschungsteam ging im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Umwelt (Bafu) der Frage nach, wie groß der ökologische Nutzen von Bibern ist. Das Resultat: Die Zunahme der Artenvielfalt, aber auch der Biomasse, also der Anzahl Individuen pro Art, ist noch viel höher als erwartet.
Police in Switzerland do not have the unconditional right to confiscate and destroy cannabis quantities less than 10 grams, the country’s Federal Court has ruled....
Würde man die #Vermögenssteuer wie in der #Schweiz erheben, hätte der Bundeshaushalt 73 Mrd Euro mehr zur Verfügung. Aber die Bundesrepublik Deutschland orientiert sich schließlich nicht an sozialistischen Bergvölkern. 🇨🇭🚩✊🗻⛰️🏔️
On parlait des franchises de l'assurance maladie suisse, voici une bonne explication des montants dûs par les assurés, et du phénomène de renoncement aux soins.
An #arrowhead made of #meteorite iron: around 1,500 BC, a meteorite struck #Estonia. A fragment of it arrived - presumably in the baggage of an amber trader - at what is now Lake Biel, #Switzerland. An arrowhead was then made there from the cosmic iron.
From Mörigen, 900-800 BC.
Erste Klimaklage vor Menschenrechtsgerichtshof erfolgreich
Es ist ein Urteil mit Signalwirkung: Eine Gruppe Schweizer Seniorinnen erringt vor dem Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte einen Sieg. Das Land habe nicht genug für den Klimaschutz getan, so die Richter. Zwei weitere Klagen blieben erfolglos.
‘Dramatic’ acceleration: Switzerland has lost 10% of its glaciers in the last two years.
Glaciers across the entire country were affected, with those in southern and eastern Switzerland melting almost as much this year as in the record year 2022.
The biggest decline since measurements began was seen in 2022, followed by the second biggest this year, the Swiss Academy of Sciences and Glacier Monitoring Switzerland announced today.
In Switzerland, everyone should be able to use the same charger for different mobile phones, laptops or tablets from different manufacturers. The government is introducing USB-C as a uniform national standard from the beginning of 2024....
