Goya to Impressionism review – three salmon steaks blow the soppy jugs and flowers away

found 2025 › Feb › 12 (Wed) @ 18:18 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Courtauld Gallery, London
Is there an ulterior motive to this drearily grand exhibition of paintings borrowed from a Swiss collection? Could it be to show how vastly superior the Courtauld’s own works…

‘It won’t end like Jurassic Park!’ The man who wants to bring the mammoth and dodo back to life

found 2025 › Feb › 11 (Tue) @ 15:38 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Ben Lamm of ‘de-extinction’ specialist Colossal Biosciences not only has plans to bring back prehistoric creatures, but also preserve those on the verge of vanishing

Colossal Biosciences founder Ben L…

I gave up my life in London to become a goat living in the Swiss mountains: Brit created prosthetic legs, ate grass, became accepted by the herd... and says they make 'better people than we do'

found 2025 › Feb › 09 (Sun) @ 10:16 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Exhausted by the stresses and strains of modern life, Thomas Thwaites decided to forgo home comforts and test if the grass was literally greener - by living as a goat in Switzerland.

About 35,000 pieces of space debris are flying around our Earth — meet the Swiss partnership determined to clear it up

found 2025 › Feb › 07 (Fri) @ 06:20 UTC

a story from CNBC › World News

A team in Switzerland is actively working to find a solution for Earth's space junk problem, through a world-first initiative: ClearSpace Mission-1.

Fresh twist in Alps murder case of British family: 'Mystery camper' pitched tent near mass shooting AND by the scene of ANOTHER random tourist murder where rare Swiss gun was also used

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 07:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A mystery 'Danish' camper was staying in a tent close to the scenes of the murders of Saad Al-Hilli and his family in 2012 and Belgium tourist Xavier Baligant in 2011. Police fear he could be the kil…

Family of Brits murdered in 2012 Alps shooting hail 'possible breakthrough we've been waiting for' as investigators say killer could be Swiss spec op soldier who 'went off the rails'

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 19:53 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Saad Al-Hilli, 50, a satellite engineer from Surrey was gunned down at the wheel of his BMW on a remote mountain road in September 2012.

Cats have 'a right to sexual self-determination' Swiss judge rules as animal owner makes sobbing apology in court to his pet

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 17:03 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A 58-year-old French man, who now lives in Switzerland, was handed a six-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of abusing his cat, at a court in Uster, just outside Zurich.

Croatian footballer, 24, found dead in the waters of a Spanish port - as Swiss club issues emotional tribute to an 'inspiration to us all'

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 21:41 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The 24-year-old had played with the team in Spain last weekend and reportedly joined his team-mates at a nightclub in the Levante dock area in Alicante but was reported missing the following day.

UBS profits top forecasts after Trump trading boost

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 09:03 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Swiss bank reports fourth-quarter net profit of $770mn

Swiss giant UBS posts fourth-quarter profit beat, reveals up to $3 billion buyback

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 07:19 UTC

a story from CNBC › Europe News

UBS revealed plans for up to $3 billion of share repurchases over the course of 2025.