Russian-European ExoMars mission postponed to 2022

The ambitious Russian-European mission ExoMars 2020, which planned to send a robot this summer to the red planet, has been postponed to 2022. Technical difficulties and the global epidemic of coronavirus are invoked. According to a joint press release from the Russian agency Roskosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA), the departure to Mars of … Read more

Neuchâtel cross-country skiers on the European front

The founders of SC La Vue-des-Alpes, Ilan Pittier and Léo Guenin, were selected by Swiss-Ski to represent Switzerland during the Continental Cup, the OPA Games, from March 18 to 22 in Zwiesel, Germany. Ilan Pittier has already experienced international selections, but he will compete for the first time in the under-18 category. For Léo Guenin, … Read more

Faced with the coronavirus, the feminist strike multiplies in the canton of Vaud

Coronavirus forces, the Feminist Strike in the canton of Vaud multiplied Sunday. Dispersed rallies took place in Lausanne, Renens, Morges, Yverdon, Vevey and Nyon. A flashmob at the Lausanne train station nevertheless brought together more than 800 people. In order to mark the International Day for the Struggle for Women’s Rights, the Vaud Collective of … Read more

Swiss Davis Cup team relegated to 3rd division

Switzerland is going to sink into the anonymity of the World Group II of Davis Cup tennis, six years after having raised the Silver salad bowl. Captain Severin Lüthi’s team lost 3-1 in the play-off in Lima against Peru this weekend and is relegated to the 3rd division. Business started badly on Friday with the … Read more

A seriously injured at the Thermoréseau in Porrentruy

The Thermoréseau plant located on the route from Belfort to Porrentruy was the scene of a serious work accident on Wednesday afternoon. An employee of the company “Entreprise du gaz” was engaged in maintenance work on a boiler when water at around 90 degrees was sprayed against him. The man sustained second degree injuries to … Read more

Alain Berset and the cantons together against the epidemic

The rules related to the gathering during the coronavirus period were clarified on Wednesday evening by Federal Councilor Alain Berset. He had previously met the representatives of the Conference of Cantonal Health Directors (CDS). “This is a new situation,” said Federal Councilor Alain Berset with the president of the Conference of Cantonal Directors of Health … Read more

The final of the Swiss Basketball Cup will not be played in Biel

The final of the Swiss Basketball Cup will not be played in Biel. Swiss Basketball has decided to move the match to Friborg. This is what she explained in a statement sent Wednesday evening. This decision is a consequence of the coronavirus. On the one hand, the ban on gatherings of more than 1000 people … Read more