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Over 1,000 fans of the Zurich Football Club gathered in the centre of the Swiss city on Sunday afternoon, causing delays in public transport. They planned to march to the Letzigrund stadium, where the south section was closed off for the match against St Gallen. The FC Zurich supporters gathered as announced at around 12p.m. at Bahnhofplatz, located in front of Zurich's main railway station. Police officers were present in large numbers in and around the station concourse. Trams and buses were unable to reach or depart the station. Читать дальше...

The risk of late frost damage to fruit crops and vineyards is increasing. As a result of climate change, winters are becoming milder and the growing season is being lengthened, says weather service Meteonews. This past winter was one of the mildest since measurements began, and the spring has also been particularly mild. This has had an effect on the arrival of seasons, which, as in previous years, has come two to four weeks ahead of schedule, says the private weather service Meteonews on its website on Sunday. Читать дальше...

The incoming president of the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, is concerned about Switzerland's exclusion from the Horizon Europe research programme, especially as "many technologies are becoming strategic", she told Swiss public radio RTS. "I was very worried," said Fontcuberta i Morral on the radio on Saturday. "We're excluded from anything strategic, like quantum technologies, although we can take part in certain programmes." Fontcuberta i Morral, who... Читать дальше...

Chinese director Jia Zhangke was a guest of honour at the 55th Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. He spoke to SWI swissinfo.ch about censorship, why Hollywood has fallen from grace in the Chinese market and how filmmakers should deal with AI. The day after Jia received his award, as "a leading figure in independent Chinese cinema and contemporary cinema more broadly," I met him at the Ambassador Boutique Hotel in Nyon, smoking a cigarette at ease before he led me down to a quiet underground room. Читать дальше...