"More than 60,000 protesters gathered in the Swiss capital #Bern on Saturday demanding tougher policies to combat #ClimateChange, organisers said, less than a month ahead of a national election.
Such large protests are rare in #Switzerland and show growing public frustration with the pace of policy-making to combat #GlobalWarming despite ample evidence of its impact."
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.
Almost 100 Swiss-made Leopard 1 tanks are being stored out in the open in Italy following Switzerland's refusal to allow their transfer to Ukraine, Swiss public broadcasting organization RSI reported on Aug. 26.
A new European heatwave dubbed Nero has raised the temperature above 0C at all of Italy’s glaciers, hastening their disappearance, and set a record for high-altitude heat in the Swiss Alps.
A weather balloon launched from Payerne in Switzerland registered the “zero-degree line” — the altitude at which the temperature falls to zero — at 5,298m, beating a previous record of 5,184m set last year.
Over 20 Finnish companies managed or owned by Russians have been exporting high technology and other goods that can be used in the military industry to Russia, according to an investigation by Finland's public broadcaster YLE published on Jan. 15.
#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!
Claudia, 24, her brother Martim, 20, and her sister Mariana, 11, are among six young #Portuguese people who have filed a lawsuit against 32 governments, including all #EU member states, the #UK, #Norway, #Russia, #Switzerland and #Turkey.
They accuse the countries of insufficient action over #ClimateChange and failing to reduce their #GreenhouseGas#emissions enough to hit the target of limiting #GlobalWarming to 1.5C.
UN Human Rights Commissioner has found that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, according to a report released on Monday. The expert said there are clear indications that Israel has violated three of the five acts listed under the UN Genocide Convention.
"It is my solemn duty to report on the worst of what humanity is capable of and to present my findings," Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Occupied Territories, told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday.
3 fmr #UnitedStates foreign policy ofcls in Trump's admin met w/ Benjamin Netanyahu & other public figures in #Israel on Mon….
The delegation was comprised of Robert O'Brien, who served as Trump's 4th & final #NationalSecurity adviser, as well as fmr Ambassador to the #UAE John Rakolta & fmr Ambassador to #Switzerland Ed McMullen….
Companies producing furniture for the Swedish multinational homeware brand IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe's last remaining old-growth forests in Romania, an investigation published by Greenpeace on Wednesday has revealed....
And in other news.... having failed to convince the US to meaningfully discuss a trade deal, and with #India making seemingly 'difficult' demands, the UK Govt. has managed to conclude a #financialservices deal with #Switzerland to make things easier for #Corporations & wealthy individuals to coordinate their financial affairs between the two states.
How odd that, when it comes to something the rich want, suddenly the #Tories are able to seal the deal.... thank god we 'took back control', huh?
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.
Media: Nearly 100 Leopard 1 tanks stored in the open as Switzerland rejects transfer to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Almost 100 Swiss-made Leopard 1 tanks are being stored out in the open in Italy following Switzerland's refusal to allow their transfer to Ukraine, Swiss public broadcasting organization RSI reported on Aug. 26.
Media: Russia receiving military-linked goods from Finnish companies (kyivindependent.com)
Over 20 Finnish companies managed or owned by Russians have been exporting high technology and other goods that can be used in the military industry to Russia, according to an investigation by Finland's public broadcaster YLE published on Jan. 15.
Swiss parliament again votes down re-export of arms to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The proposed amendment was rejected by 135 lawmakers and only approved by 48.
Europe's last ancient forests being cut down for IKEA furniture, report shows (www.brusselstimes.com)
Companies producing furniture for the Swedish multinational homeware brand IKEA are sourcing wood from some of Europe's last remaining old-growth forests in Romania, an investigation published by Greenpeace on Wednesday has revealed....