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Old Swiss money no longer valid from Friday - Le News
WEBFrom Friday 30 April 2021, old Swiss bank notes will no longer be legal tender. This means they can no longer be used as a valid means of payment. The notes affected are old 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 1,000 Swiss franc notes from the eight series pictured above. From 30 April 2021, the only businesses that will accept these notes are Swiss Rail ...
Swiss air quality improves in 2020 but depends on location
WEBApr 9, 2021 · However, Swiss air quality depends on where you live. In 2020, Switzerland ranked 18th with a score of 9.00, up from a rank of 24th with a score of 10.90. The scores refer to average annual concentrations (µg/m³) of PM2.5, airborne fine particulate matter that penetrates into lungs with the potential to pass through the lungs into other organs.
How Switzerland’s best river swim became a summertime commute
WEB11/07/2024 By Le News. Most people float down the Aare River in Bern just for fun. For Evelyn Schneider-Reyes, it was her summertime commute home. “I only had like 30 seconds walking from my office to the river,” she recalls. “I had an ‘Aare Bag’, where I put all my clothes, my smartphone, wallet and shoes. I put on my bathing suit ...
Switzerland’s cow parade (désalpe/alpabzug) 2023 and its history
WEB3. Charmey Désalpe – 23 September 2023. The désalpe in Charmey in the canton of Fribourg, not far from the hilltop town of Gruyère, is a highly popular event known for striking floral arrangements. The milk from these cows is used to make world famous Gruyère cheese. Charmey is also home to an excellent spa.
Switzerland wins Eurovision with song “The Code” - Le News
WEB13/05/2024 By Le News. Nemo Mettler, the 24-year-old who grew up in Bienne/Biel in Switzerland, won Eurovision with “The Code”, a song with elements of rap, drum and base and opera. This year’s Eurovision competition, the 68th edition, took place over the weekend in the Swedish city of Malmo. Born in Switzerland in 1999, Nemo has been ...
Compulsory Swiss military service: reform options include women
WEBMar 11, 2022 · This week, against the backdrop of war in Ukraine, Switzerland's federal government set out a number of options for the reform of Switzerland's military service. By 2024, the government aims to have a reform plan, which might extend compulsory service to women. Work on the project began long before the war in Ukraine. A key
Pay in Zurich and Geneva highest in the world - Le News
WEBMay 30, 2018 · A survey of the cost of living in 77 cities, by UBS, ranks Zurich (1st) and Geneva (2nd) as the most expensive. But while these cities are the most expensive, their workers are also the highest paid. In Zurich, less than five days pay affords an iPhone X. In Geneva, the same device requires less
Chart of the week: Swiss public versus private sector pay
WEBApr 8, 2022 · In 2012, median public sector pay was CHF 7,750, compared to CHF 6,118 in the private sector, a premium of 27%. In 2014, the gap narrowed to 24% before climbing to 28% in 2018. In addition, the median pay range was wider in the private sector than in the public sector. Private sector pay was also lower at both the bottom and top ends of …
Swiss fact: Ritalin was invented in Switzerland - Le News
WEBAug 23, 2019 · The drug Ritalin sometimes given to people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy was first formulated in Switzerland. In 1944, Leandro Panizzon synthesized methylphenidate in Basel while working for CIBA (now Novartis). He tested the drug on himself and his wife Marguerite, nicknamed Rita. Rita played tennis and the drug improved her performance