USA – After the dramatic attack in the New York subway with shots and at least 23 injuries, an arrested suspect is due to appear in court this Thursday. The 62-year-old man was arrested in Manhattan on Wednesday. “My fellow New Yorkers, we have him,” said Mayor Eric Adams, who was connected via video from … Read more
National League – At the beginning of the semi-final series, the ZSC Lions managed their first playoff victory against Fribourg-Gottéron. The focus is on winning goal scorer Denis Malgin and goalie Ludovic Waeber. The ZSC Lions and Friborg-Gottéron are at eye level this season. In qualifying, the two clubs shared the victories. The home team … Read more
Germany – Borussia Dortmund will no longer hinder Bayern Munich on their way to a tenth consecutive championship title. In the 28th round, Bayern won 4-1 in Freiburg, while BVB were humiliated 4-1 by Leipzig at home. The difference between the two rivals is nine points with six laps to go. It may only be … Read more
USA – Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker had to wait two years for the premiere of their first acting appearance together in around a quarter of a century. But now “Plaza Suite” has started after being postponed due to the pandemic and the famous acting couple is so involved that they are on stage … Read more
Climate change – A huge new national park in Chile should protect hundreds of glaciers in the Andes from the effects of climate change. The national glacier park will cover 75,000 hectares of land, said Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Saturday when announcing the project. With this, Chile manages to protect 368 glaciers. “The glaciers … Read more
In the “Weg vo …” series, we introduce people in no particular order who lived in the hallowil.ch region and left it for a variety of reasons. They tell us what they miss about the new place – and what they like better there. Today: Marie-Hélène Froidevaux left Wil 17 years ago and stopped at … Read more
Germany – The Facebook group Meta and the short message service Twitter are reacting to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine with restrictions on their social networks. The security chief at Facebook, Nathaniel Gleicher, announced on Twitter on Saturday that Russian state media are being prevented from placing ads on the social network worldwide … Read more
Shipping – The “Rhône” returns to the waters of Lake Geneva after three years of renovation. The Belle Epoque saloon ship, which will soon be 100 years old, will be the first steamer in the Lake Geneva fleet that can be used at any time of the year. “The Rhône has not only been restored, … Read more
China – After the first local omicron cases occurred in China, the northeastern city of Tianjin ordered mass tests for the entire population. As the authorities of the 15 million metropolis announced on Sunday, 20 corona infections have been identified in the city since Friday. Sequencing showed that the first two cases were infections with … Read more
Drugs – A tourist was caught at Zurich airport on Friday with around four kilograms of cocaine in her suitcase. The 44-year-old Brazilian had entered from São Paulo and was noticed by the police during immigration control. During the inspection, the officials suspected that the woman might be a drug courier, the Zurich canton police … Read more