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Future Swiss Army Knives Won’t Have Blades, Maker Victorinox Says
A worker sticks a picture of a Swiss army knife on a window of a Victorinox store in Zurich, SwitzerlandPhoto: Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters)The Swiss Army Knife has become such a shorthand for multifunctionality that companies producing does-a-lot-of-stuff wares will often say that their goods are the “Swiss Army Knife” of whatever category they’re a part
Swiss voters back boosting pensions—something they hadn’t done in 176 years—as high cost of living takes toll
Swiss voters backed a plan to raise pensions, the first time in the country’s history that social benefits got an increase via plebiscite. The proposal to introduce a 13th annual payout to pensioners was supported by 58.2% of the electorate and also met the additional requirement of being passed in the majority of Switzerland’s cantons. A second initiative to raise
Swiss villagers told to evacuate over Alpine rockslide alert
GENEVA (AP) — Authorities in eastern Switzerland ordered residents of the tiny village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening because geology experts say a mass of 2 million cubic meters of Alpine rock looming overhead could break loose and spill down in the coming weeks.Local leaders said during a town hall and a media
A Swiss Army knife for surface chemistry
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Source of rise in Swiss hepatitis E cases remains a mystery; pork investigated
Officials in Switzerland have been unable to find what was behind an increase in hepatitis E infections that affected more than 100 people in 2021. The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) recorded a rise in cases of hepatitis E virus (HEV) between January and May 2021. A total of 105 cases were reported across…
Queen of the Swiss Alps: Mount Rigi
History of the Mount Rigi TrainWhen opened on 21 May 1871, the Mount Rigi train was the first mountain railway in Europe, and the second after the Mount Washington Cog Railway in the world. The Rigi Railways are still the highest standard gauge railway in Europe.Our #7 locomotive was retired in 1937 and later on…
There is a plaque in Tina Turner’s home that reads, “Please no package deliveries before 12 o’clock.” “You can deduce from that: I am not an early riser,” Turner says via email when asked to describe a typical day in retirement for her. “I start every day calmly. My favorite thing is to take care…
Why the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of climate solutions is so controversial
As countries around the world firm up their commitments to cut carbon emissions, many are turning to an emerging solution with an uncertain future: hydrogen gas. This lesser-known fuel has been called the “Swiss Army knife” of climate solutions. It has the potential to replace fossil fuels in industrial processes, transportation, buildings, and power plants,…