LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (update 07:55)- Expect major tailbacks on the A1 Morges-Lausanne Thursday, with the right lane and emergency lane closed. A number of fire and police vehicles will remain parked in the emergency lane during the day. A fire broke out around 16:00 Wednesday at the Thévenaz Leduc depot next to the autoroute (shortly before […]
Will they or won’t they strike? Geneva buses, trams
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva residents are preparing for the worst, another day of transport strikes, with colder and damper weather forecast for Thursday 4 December. It’s not yet clear if the TPG public transport workers will strike, a second time in two weeks, as talks continue. But the city is discovering alternative transport means, with […]
Booksigning at Payot Nyon Saturday
I’ll be signing copies of Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Books at the Payot bookstore (Migros centre) Saturday 6 December, 11:00-12:30. It’s likely to be the last chance to get signed copies before Christmas, so come along and add a few books to your Christmas shopping bag! Don’t worry, if you can’t make it: Payot […]
When we began to drink
It appears that our ancestors began to drink alcohol – without getting sick from moderate amounts – about 10 million years ago. New evidence puts the date much further back than previously thought, with some anthropologists having suggested 9,000 years ago, when humans began to ferment food. Researchers, led by Matthew Carrigan from the University […]
Fish might feel pain: Swiss ethics body rules
BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss federal ethics commission, an independent group of experts, has issued a report with guidelines for treating fish, after studying recent research into whether or not fish feel pain. The evidence they do is not conclusive, says the group – but neither can the possibility be ruled out. As a result, […]