Simonetta Sommaruga asks not to place the economy above nature. “The world is on fire,” said the President of Confederation on Tuesday when she opened the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (GR). “The consequences for humans and nature are disastrous,” Sommaruga said to participants, referring in particular to the recent fires in the … Read more
‘Parasite’ has won the most prestigious award of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. This historic victory puts the South Korean film in a good position before the Oscars. This film, already a gold medalist at the Cannes film festival last year, won the prize “best set of actors”, the most prized reward of this competition, … Read more
The upturn did not last for HC La Chaux-de-Fonds. Four days after a convincing victory in Winterthur, the players of the Watchmaking Metropolis lost 4-3 Saturday night against Zug Academy in the Swiss League ice hockey. The walls of the splendid Bossard Arena will therefore not have suited Les Abeilles. Loïc Burkhalter’s troupe delivered a … Read more
Union Neuchâtel signs a sixth consecutive championship success. Daniel Goethals’ proteges dominated Pully Lausanne 102-72 on Saturday evening in the Swiss Basketball League. On the Vaud parquet floor, the Unionists needed a quarter-time to really get into this meeting. Led 27-23 after the first ten minutes, the Neuchâtelois recovered and finally won fairly easily. This … Read more
It is time to put clear limits on homophobic attacks. All major parties, except the SVP, argued on Thursday for the anti-homophobia standard put to the vote on February 9. According to the PS, the PLR, the PDC, the Greens and the Liberal Greens, this new standard makes it possible to fill a legal gap. … Read more
The HC La Chaux-de-Fonds is bought. After Saturday’s 5-2 home loss to the Ticinos Rockets, the Bees beat Winterthur 5-1 Tuesday night in the Swiss Hockey League. In front of the 621 spectators of the Zielbau Arena, Loïc Burkhalter’s men provided the essential against a weak Zurich squad. A cannon start It took 45 seconds … Read more
He used his body as a hiding place to steal gold. A former Metalor employee appeared before the Police Court in Boudry on Tuesday afternoon. He is accused of theft by trade for having stolen nearly 7 kg of gold from his employer between 1st November and December 8, 2016. The local company Nivarox is … Read more
Twenty-four hours after Oscar nominations criticized for their lack of diversity, the Cannes Film Festival strikes hard. American director Spike Lee has been named as the next president of the jury. He is the first black to hold this position. If the largest film festival in the world has already welcomed black American artists, such … Read more
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds lost 5-2 to the Ticino Rockets on Saturday evening at the Mélèzes ice rink on the 36th day of the Swiss League ice hockey. It all started well for the Chaux-de-Fonniers who led 2-0 after just over 7 minutes of play, thanks to two goals from Brett Cameron in power play. Then … Read more
The HC Franches-Montagnes ends the first part of the season with a victory. The Taignons got the better of Unterseen-Interlaken 3-2 (0-0 1-1 2-1) on Saturday in Saignelégier in the 1st ice hockey league. After a first third where the two teams neutralized each other, the HCFM found the fault just after the return of … Read more