Criminal charges against Kölliker for wearing a mask

The St.Gallen public prosecutor’s office has received several criminal charges against government councilor Stefan Kölliker. The reason: the mask requirement in upper school. “I am hereby filing a complaint against Government Councilor Stefan Kölliker, in his function as head of the education department of the canton of St.Gallen,” begins the document that was leaked to … Read more

Clear final defeat: Golubic a size too big for Granwehr

At the Swiss Tennis Championships in Biel, Alina Granwehr from Wilener missed the title on Sunday. The 17-year-old lost to the favored Viktorija Golubic in two sets 3: 6 and 0: 6. Nevertheless, the performance of the Hinterthurgauerin is a great success. December 20, 2020 2:15 p.m. Simon Dudle – Final stop: Alina Granwehr had … Read more

“Coronavirus” is Sign of the Year 2020

Sign language – The Swiss Association of the Deaf has chosen “Coronavirus” as Sign of the Year 2020. It is noteworthy that the same sign for “coronavirus” has established itself in a wide variety of sign languages ​​worldwide, it said on Tuesday. Despite small variations in the execution, the idea for the gesture is the … Read more

Russia develops animal vaccine | Abroad

Russia – After corona outbreaks on several mink farms in Europe, Russia is developing its own vaccine for animals. The vaccine should be available at the end of January, said the head of the agricultural inspectorate, Rosselkhoznadzor, Sergei Dankwert, of the Russian specialist magazine “Veterinär und Leben” The European Union, the USA and Singapore have … Read more

School boards state: “Now is enough!”

In a letter to the public, the current school councilors Miriam Schildknecht, Sigrid Wöcke and Elmar Meile comment on the allegations made by Evelyne Engeler Mohn. “Lately you have been reading letters to the editor or articles by Evelyne Engeler Mohn, who was recently re-elected as school councilor of the city of Wil. We, as … Read more

Controversial St. Gallen measures to combat the virus

The St. Gallen Cantonal Councilor Christopher Chandiramani describes the actions of the St. Gallen government as surprising and thinks that the now stricter cantonal measures were rather involuntary. The St. Gallen Cantonal Councilor Christopher Chandiramani describes the actions of the St. Gallen government as surprising and thinks that the cantonal measures were rather involuntary. Commentary … Read more

Airplane reduces hail damage to cars

Insurance – The weathermakers at Baloise draw an initial positive balance from the use of their “hail flyer”. This contributed to less hail damage to cars. The Baloise hail plane is a Cessna specially equipped for hail prevention. This has been used since August 2018 during the hail season. In the season from May to … Read more