Sports history | December 31, 2023 The British writer Arthur Conan Doyle learned to ski during his stays in Switzerland. He helped to popularize skiing and even claimed ownership of skiing in Switzerland. A sports historian sees the whole thing in a more nuanced way. The legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in Meiringen. Photos: Keystone Doyle, … Read more
Marco Odermatt is also the best in the first run of the first of two giant slaloms in Alta Badia. The world champion leads the intermediate rankings ahead of Croatian Filip Zubcic. Marco Odermatt was once again the fastest. Photo: Keystone Odermatt doesn’t seem to have any problems switching to the shorter skis after his … Read more
Erlenbach community meeting | December 9, 2023 110 voters took note of the silent general election on December 7th. They approved both the slightly deficit 2024 budget and a loan for bed erosion in the Simme. The outgoing mayor and new councilor Andreas Brügger. The new mayor of Erlenbach, Markus Messerli. With 110 voters present … Read more
anniversary | 16. November 2023 The organizers Daniel Leuenberger and Daniel Peter came up with various highlights for the birthday. One of these was the pre-event “Bielersee Total” on Monday, where the winemakers from the region were in the foreground. Both the president and the pope spoke at the official opening: the mayor of Biel, … Read more
City of Bern | 15. November 2023 Five days before the next voting Sunday, the postal vote turnout in the city of Bern was 11.1 percent. Compared to the three previous voting Sundays, this value is clearly lower, as a graphic published by the city of Bern on Tuesday on X (formerly Twitter) shows. The … Read more
Three Cézanne paintings belonging to the Langmatt Museum in Baden (AG) were sold at auction on the night of Thursday to Friday in New York for a total of $44.8 million. The proceeds from the sale help save the museum, the latter indicated. The amount of the sale converted into Swiss francs reached 40.32 million, … Read more
Increase well-being with Lavandin | 5. November 2023 The agroPrize and the three other prizes were awarded at the award ceremony in the Bern Kursaal. For 31 years, emmental insurance, under the patronage of the Swiss Farmers’ Association, has been honoring innovative projects from Swiss agriculture with this unique award, thereby promoting the development of … Read more
Job creation slowed more than expected in October in the United States. The slowdown notably reflects the historic strike at the three major American automobile manufacturers. The unemployment rate rose slightly, to 3.9%. In October, 150,000 jobs were created, less than the 175,000 expected by analysts, and half as many as in September, the Labor … Read more
Another victory in the derby | October 29, 2023 The Rugby Club Bern impressively demonstrated on Saturday afternoon why they are the leaders of their group. In an intense confrontation, the people of Thun show a lot of effort, but are rarely able to put their stamp on the game. Bern wins 39:13. Platform J … Read more
Public authorities are also committed to the integration of migrants. For several years, the Start program has been reserved for them. Supported by the Jura Association for the Reception of Migrants (AJAM), it aims to offer six-month internships in municipalities in the region. The opportunity to learn French and discover the Swiss job market. In … Read more