Residents in a Swiss village have been told to evacuate amid warnings that a large block of rock overhanging could collapse in the coming days. CNN writes about it. On the evening of May 9, the authorities in Brienz held an event at the city hall and told the residents that they would have to leave…
The longest train in the world set off on its maiden voyage. It was launched by the Swiss company Rhaetian Railway. The Habr edition told more about the event. The length of the record train is 1,9 km, and it consists of 100 wagons. His first flight took place on the route Albula-Bernina ...
For many decades, the intelligence services of Germany and the United States have been collecting classified information from other states, since they had direct access to the Swiss company that manufactures encryption equipment Crypto AG, the BBC writes. This firm has supplied encryption devices to governments of 120 countries since the beginning of the Cold War ...
What are the similarities and differences between two rich countries - the United States and Switzerland. Anastasia Babenko, author of the adb_companion blog, described in detail her impressions of life in two countries. Why the USA and Switzerland? My husband and I lived in Switzerland for some time,…
The village of Albanen in Switzerland lures new residents by offering them a solid sum. According to the program developed by the local authorities, a family with two children can receive 70 thousand francs ($ 71) for moving, writes RG. To such an unusual measure, Mayor Beat Jost is forced to ...
A 45-year-old resident of Switzerland was sentenced for the first time in history to a fine for “liking” on the social network Facebook. A court in Zurich ordered him to pay a fine of 4 thousand francs ($4100), writes the BBC. In 2015, an unnamed Swiss person liked...
The defendant in the corruption case in the International Football Federation (FIFA), detained at the end of May in Zurich, has been extradited to the United States. This was announced by Swiss law enforcement agencies. The Swiss Ministry of Justice did not specify the name of the football official issued to the United States, but earlier it was reported that former FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb agreed to extradition to the United States. ...
The US authorities have sent a request to Swiss law enforcement agencies to extradite FIFA officials detained earlier as part of a high-profile corruption case investigation. According to the Swiss Ministry of Justice and Police, the request has already been received. At the same time, the materials received from the United States have not yet been considered. ...
Switzerland's attorney general has reported suspicious activity in bank accounts belonging to FIFA discovered as part of an investigation into corruption allegations at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. According to Michael Lauber, his department continues to analyze the “huge amount of data” seized in connection with the investigation...
Six Russian-speaking people are participating in the sensational expedition to colonize the red planet: five Russians and one Ukrainian. “Forum” studied all the details about each and learned that it does not fit in the most popular space project. It all started in 2011 with a crazy idea ...