Новости за 19.05.2024

A 36-year-old man from Ticino lost his life on Saturday in Val Malvaglia, in the north of canton Ticino, during a wingsuit jump. The accident, which took place shortly before midday, was confirmed to the Keystone-ATS press agency by a spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland. Watch our video on the topic: +Should tandem BASE jumping be banned in the Swiss Alps? Contacted on Sunday, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland gave no further information "on the cause and course of the accident". Читать дальше...

Former Green Party federal judge Brigitte Pfiffner has described the climate judgement of the European Court of Human Rights as "legally untenable". The court is making policy instead of interpreting the Convention on Human Rights, said Pfiffner. In the case of the climate seniors, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) barely addressed the central questions in the grounds for the judgement, said Pfiffner in an interview with the SonntagsZeitung newspaper published on Sunday. The Zurich native... Читать дальше...

As in German-speaking Switzerland, the number of members of the Reformed Church in French-speaking Switzerland is also declining. Faced with this situation, the church is stepping up its initiatives. The Evangelical Reformed Church in Switzerland will not receive the final figures for all churches until this summer, it told Keystone-ATS. Overall, however, it confirms a slight downward trend in the number of churchgoers in French-speaking Switzerland last year. +Deserted churches and fewer believers... Читать дальше...

The Swiss hotel industry enjoyed a successful winter season, according to a survey conducted by the industry association Hotelleriesuisse. Nearly half of the accommodations reported an increase in turnover compared to the previous year, Hotelleriesuisse announced on Sunday. The record 2022-2023 season was once again surpassed in the recent winter season, Hotelleriesuisse stated. According to the survey, a quarter of establishments recorded lower turnover, particularly urban hotels and hostels. These... Читать дальше...

Indonesian businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, a former resident of Geneva, has claimed in a Swiss court that he bankrupted himself by financing the political campaigns of his brother, president-elect Prabowo Subianto. But was this financial support in line with electoral laws? In Indonesia, politics is primarily a family affair. Hashim knows a lot about that. The head of the powerful Arsari conglomerate, which is active in palm oil plantations, claims to have invested hundreds of millions of francs... Читать дальше...

Javier Milei’s economic adviser defends the Argentinian president’s controversial policies and shares his views on the political situation in the country. During the election campaign, Javier Milei liked to appear brandishing a chainsaw. This powerful cutting tool was intended to convey a message: here is someone who wants to clean up. He promised to shut down such essential institutions as the health ministry, among other measures. Since becoming Argentina’s president, Milei has started to implement his austerity policies... Читать дальше...