Despite this country have an excellent reputation for cleanliness – it leads the world in plastic pollution.
The campaign group, OceanCare, says a million tonnes of plastic is used each year in Switzerland – that’s 127 kilos per person. The highest per-capita usage in Europe.
Although we’re landlocked – micro plastics find their way into the oceans through rivers.
The group is calling for more government action and stricter rules on the disposal of plastic.
Switzerland should fight for US academics
Switzerland should follow other European countries and offer incentives to American academics who feel bullied in the United States to come and continue their research here.
WHO confirms severe budget cuts in email to staff
An internal email to World Health Organisation staff sent on Friday is confirming the worst for many.
Plans to remove dumped munitions ditched
Another victim of European re-armament is that any plans to clear Swiss lakes of dumped munitions seems to have been ditched.
Merz comments confuse Bern
Comments by the future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a newspaper interview has caused confusion in Bern.
Teen dies trying to break into shop
A teenage boy has died after being trapped in a sliding shop door in Vevey in canton Vaud.
Colorectal cancer rates climb in the under 50s.
Doctors are raising the alarm of increasing rates of colorectal cancer in younger people – and research is underway at the Geneva University Hospital to find out why and the canton has allocated CHF 7m to boost screening.
