A female lynx has attacked three dogs in the Yvonand area in the Swiss canton of Vaud in recent days. But experts do not consider the wild cat’s behavior to be problematic as the mother lynx was protecting her young....
The Swiss government has unveiled its draft mandate for renewed negotiations with the European Union, which will be finalised after consultation with parliament and the cantons....
Not sure if this is the right community to post this in, as we don’t have any !main or similar community, but it seemed the most relevant. Sorry if it doesn’t belong....
I think i chime in for some comment. You got it right, i believe this open platform should stay as open as possible. But if i see that problems arise and users from this instance are having issues because of Threads or other platforms, i have to take action. And of course, there are borders to this openness.
I’m very aware, that Meta and the other big corporations are interested in our data and want to use them for their profit. But i don’t think that defederation will stop them. They will harvest our data anyway, with just simple web crawlers.
I support anyone who wants to defederate them, but i also want an open platform for people to have a place to express themselves and communicate. And with the new instance block feature of lemmy v.0.19, people are able to hide specific instances themself, if they do not like their content.
Newly elected cabinet minister Beat Jans will take over the portfolio of justice and police from Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, who in turn will become interior minister....
The construction chemicals company Sika has inaugurated a new research and development (R&D) centre for the Asia-Pacific region in Suzhou, China. The Zug-based group says it has invested several tens of millions of Swiss francs in the facility....
In the future, flight attendants will no longer have to press a button to count passengers boarding an aircraft – artificial intelligence is set to take over passenger counting at SWISS. Cleaning robots will also be able to answer (some) questions at Zurich Airport....
After the intense rainfall in Switzerland, the flood situation has partially calmed down in some parts of the country on Thursday. In other areas, water levels continue to rise, leading to a a risk of flooding, particularly on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel....
Credit Suisse has dismissed its entire wealth management team in China, scrapping its ambition to become one of the biggest foreign money managers in the country as UBS decided not to take on the staff, people familiar with the matter said....
Credit Suisse, which was taken over by UBS, settled a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into prohibited fund services with a payment of a good $10 million....
Flight operations at Geneva Airport were suspended for four hours on Wednesday evening. The reason: A private jet had veered off the only runway and got stuck in the grass....
The number of university students requesting financial support has risen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The majority of requests are made from foreign students living in precarious situations....
Nearly two out of three people are planning to reduce their spending on Christmas presents this year, according to auditing firm EY, following its traditional end-of-year survey of some 600 consumers. This content was published on December 13, 2023 - 14:07 December 13, 2023 - 14:07 2 minutes Keystone-SDA...
On Wednesday, canton Valais halted the shooting of the wolf packs of Hauts-Forts, Nanz and Le Fou-Isérables. The decision follows an appeal by nature conservation organisations to the Federal Administrative Court....
The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) seeks to set up an advisory body for refugees in Switzerland and at a multilateral level. The commitment is one of several unveiled by Switzerland at the start of the second World Refugee Forum in Geneva....
Parliament has elected Beat Jans from Basel to Switzerland’s seven-member Federal Council (executive body). He will replace the outgoing interior minister, Alain Berset....
Swiss police stop van packed with 14 suspected Syrians (www.swissinfo.ch)
Police stopped a van packed with 14 people in the central Swiss canton of Uri on Friday....
Mother lynx attacks and injures three dogs in Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
A female lynx has attacked three dogs in the Yvonand area in the Swiss canton of Vaud in recent days. But experts do not consider the wild cat’s behavior to be problematic as the mother lynx was protecting her young....
Swiss-owned Lafarge faces fresh lawsuit over Syria IS bribes (www.swissinfo.ch)
French cement manufacturer Lafarge, which now belongs to Swiss company Holcim, has again been summoned to court over its actions in Syria....
Switzerland sets out priorities for fresh EU negotiations (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss government has unveiled its draft mandate for renewed negotiations with the European Union, which will be finalised after consultation with parliament and the cantons....
[DISCUSSION] Federation with Threads?
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Switzerland to tighten up defences against cyber attacks (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss government wants to beef up the country’s defences against cyberattacks on critical infrastructure....
Switzerland takes step closer to screening foreign takeovers (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss government has reluctantly prepared draft legislation to screen foreign takeovers of sensitive Swiss companies....
Swiss multinationals continued to repatriate billions in 2022 (www.swissinfo.ch)
Companies domiciled in Switzerland and Liechtenstein continued to repatriate billions from their subsidiaries abroad in 2022....
Part of a Swiss village deemed not habitable due to landslides (www.swissinfo.ch)
The area destroyed by two landslides at the end of August in Schwanden will never be habitable again....
Social Democrats swap portfolios in new Swiss government (www.swissinfo.ch)
Newly elected cabinet minister Beat Jans will take over the portfolio of justice and police from Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, who in turn will become interior minister....
Swiss firm Sika inaugurates R&D centre in China (www.swissinfo.ch)
The construction chemicals company Sika has inaugurated a new research and development (R&D) centre for the Asia-Pacific region in Suzhou, China. The Zug-based group says it has invested several tens of millions of Swiss francs in the facility....
SWISS to automate passenger boarding count (www.swissinfo.ch)
In the future, flight attendants will no longer have to press a button to count passengers boarding an aircraft – artificial intelligence is set to take over passenger counting at SWISS. Cleaning robots will also be able to answer (some) questions at Zurich Airport....
Flood alerts remain in some parts of Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
After the intense rainfall in Switzerland, the flood situation has partially calmed down in some parts of the country on Thursday. In other areas, water levels continue to rise, leading to a a risk of flooding, particularly on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel....
Swiss central bank keeps interest rates on hold (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is extending its pause in interest rate hikes by keeping the key rate at 1.75% for the second time in a row....
Credit Suisse disbands China onshore wealth unit (www.swissinfo.ch)
Credit Suisse has dismissed its entire wealth management team in China, scrapping its ambition to become one of the biggest foreign money managers in the country as UBS decided not to take on the staff, people familiar with the matter said....
Foreign acquisitions drive Swiss stock exchange to expected loss (www.swissinfo.ch)
The operator of Switzerland’s main stock exchange, SIX Group, has warned of expected losses this year running into billions of francs....
Credit Suisse fined for mortgage-backed securities violations (www.swissinfo.ch)
Credit Suisse, which was taken over by UBS, settled a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into prohibited fund services with a payment of a good $10 million....
Geneva airport flights resume after private jet mishap (www.swissinfo.ch)
Flight operations at Geneva Airport were suspended for four hours on Wednesday evening. The reason: A private jet had veered off the only runway and got stuck in the grass....
Requests for student financial aid on the rise in Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
The number of university students requesting financial support has risen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The majority of requests are made from foreign students living in precarious situations....
Inflation bites into Swiss Christmas budgets (www.swissinfo.ch)
Nearly two out of three people are planning to reduce their spending on Christmas presents this year, according to auditing firm EY, following its traditional end-of-year survey of some 600 consumers. This content was published on December 13, 2023 - 14:07 December 13, 2023 - 14:07 2 minutes Keystone-SDA...
Canton Valais halts wolf culling after NGO appeal (www.swissinfo.ch)
On Wednesday, canton Valais halted the shooting of the wolf packs of Hauts-Forts, Nanz and Le Fou-Isérables. The decision follows an appeal by nature conservation organisations to the Federal Administrative Court....
Switzerland to set up advisory body for refugees (www.swissinfo.ch)
The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) seeks to set up an advisory body for refugees in Switzerland and at a multilateral level. The commitment is one of several unveiled by Switzerland at the start of the second World Refugee Forum in Geneva....
Beat Jans chosen as Switzerland’s new cabinet minister (www.swissinfo.ch)
Parliament has elected Beat Jans from Basel to Switzerland’s seven-member Federal Council (executive body). He will replace the outgoing interior minister, Alain Berset....
Covid-19 wave causes spike in hospital admissions in Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
Covid-19 and other respiratory viruses are circulating again in Switzerland and putting hospitals under pressure....