Новости за 13.04.2024

Two teenagers in canton Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland have been arrested on suspicion of supporting the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS). Authorities are also investigating whether they were planning attacks using explosives. The detainees are a 15-year-old Swiss national and a 16-year-old Italian, the Schaffhausen public prosecutor’s office said on Saturday. The aim of the investigation is to clarify their exact intentions. Specifically, they are suspected of involvement with or support for the banned terrorist organisation IS... Читать дальше...

In the latest of a series of measures aimed at curbing violence in football, cantonal authorities now want to use named tickets to track problematic fans. Such personalised tickets are an important additional instrument in the clamping down on individual offenders, the Conference of Cantonal Justice and Police Directors said on Friday. A legal review by the group concluded that a non-voluntary introduction of personalised tickets for sporting events would require a revision of the Swiss “Concordat... Читать дальше...

Zurich researchers say they were able to detect a sharp increase in antihistamine levels in wastewater just a few hours after an episode of pollen. They also explain why urban dwellers are more likely to suffer from hay fever than those in the countryside. Antihistamine enters wastewater via urine, said Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier from the University of Zurich in an interview with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on Saturday. The results of his study, conducted along with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)... Читать дальше...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has decided to temporarily avoid flying through Iranian airspace due to escalating tensions in the region. The airline decided on Friday evening to reroute various flights, it confirmed to the Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA on Saturday. According to SWISS, the affected flights will take up to 90 minutes longer as a result. Connections to and from Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Delhi and Mumbai are impacted, it said. The decision will apply until April 18. SWISS... Читать дальше...

For over ten years researchers at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich have been developing robots that will one day explore the terrain or search for raw materials on the Moon or Mars. In this video, Hendrik Kolvenbach and Philip Arm show us what their "ANYmal" robot can already do and how their research is continuing.

Award-winning French filmmaker Alice Diop is touring Switzerland as a guest of honour at several events. This week she will be at the Visions du Réel documentary film festival, after stints at a literary festival in Ascona and at the Locarno Film Festival’s spring event. She spoke to SWI swissinfo.ch about the need to pay more attention to an overlooked past and a disenfranchised present. Every August, the small town of Locarno hosts Switzerland’s most internationally renowned film festival. Yet... Читать дальше...