Read more about the article Baby Caiman Stuns Zookeepers By Hatching A Month Early
Image shows the new broad-snouted caiman, undated photo. It hatched at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, in June 2023. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Baby Caiman Stuns Zookeepers By Hatching A Month Early

A baby broad-snouted caiman has baffled zookeepers by nipping out a month ahead of schedule. The tiny croc was spotted by delighted zoogoers in Zurich, Switzerland, on 28th June who…

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Read more about the article Swiss Zoo Boasts With Two Near Threatened Chilean Flamingo Chicks As More Are Yet To Hatch
Image shows the Chilean flamingo offspring at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, undated photo. The species is listed as 'Near Threatened' on IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. (Zurich Zoo, Fabio Sueess/Newsflash)

Swiss Zoo Boasts With Two Near Threatened Chilean Flamingo Chicks As More Are Yet To Hatch

A zoo in Switzerland has boasted with two adorable Chilean flamingo chicks as zookeepers await for more to hatch soon. The two fluffy flamingo chicks overjoyed authorities at the Zurich…

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Read more about the article Queen Hit Can Trigger Insulin Release For Diabetics
Image shows an illustration of how ambient noise does not trigger insulin secretion (left), undated photo. Direct exposure of the cells to certain rock songs, on the other hand, triggers insulin release within minutes (right). (ETH Zurich/Newsflash)

Queen Hit Can Trigger Insulin Release For Diabetics

Scientists in Switzerland have discovered a new way of treating diabetics by using one of Queen's biggest hits to deliver insulin. Experts at the Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich's ETH…

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Read more about the article British Harrod’s Scammers Steal 32 Tonnes Of Swiss Cheese Worth Over GBP 400K In Massive Fraud Op
Image shows Swiss milk processing company and the second largest dairy in Switzerland Cremo, undated photo. Online scammers from the UK stole a total of 32.7 tonnes of Swiss cheese from the Swiss company worth more than CHF 450,000 (GBP 403,386). (Google Maps/Newsflash)

British Harrod’s Scammers Steal 32 Tonnes Of Swiss Cheese Worth Over GBP 400K In Massive Fraud Op

Online scammers who claimed to be buyers for Harrods have conned 32 tonnes of Swiss cheese worth more than GBP 400,000 from a dairy company in Switzerland. The unknown crooks…

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Read more about the article Massive T-Rex Skeleton Fetches GBP 5 Million In Switzerland
Image shows a Koller Auctions representative at the auction in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, undated photo. A T-Rex fetched CHF 5.5 million (GBP 5 million) at the auction on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Koller Auctions/Newsflash)

Massive T-Rex Skeleton Fetches GBP 5 Million In Switzerland

A huge T-Rex skeleton has fetched GBP 5 million at auction in Switzerland in what has been described as a first in Europe. The Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, understood to be…

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Read more about the article Ancient Mummies  Hold Secrets Of World’s Weather
Picture shows ancient wooden tags, undated. The wooden tags hold clues to the climate of the times of Roman Egypt in the form of the trees growth rings. (Prof. Dr. Sabine Huebner/Newsflash)

Ancient Mummies Hold Secrets Of World’s Weather

Ancient body tags used to identify mummies from 2,000 years ago could hold the secret of the planet's extreme weather patterns, it has emerged. Scientists in Switzerland are examining 3,000…

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Read more about the article Multi-Billionaire Widow’s Sensational USD 150 Million Gems Auction
Image shows the Briolette of India, undated photo. Austrian billionaire and art collector Heidi Horten's exquisite jewellery collection will be auctioned in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2023. (The Heidi Horten Foundation, Christie's/Newsflash)

Multi-Billionaire Widow’s Sensational USD 150 Million Gems Auction

A fabulous jewellery collection once owned by multi-billionaire Heidi Horten is to go under the hammer at Christie's for an expected USD 150 million. Art connoisseur Horten inherited the bulk…

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Read more about the article T-Rex Skeleton Auction Next Month
Photo shows a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, undated. For the first time in Europe and only the third time worldwide, a skeleton of an entire T. rex dinosaur of exceptional quality will be offered at auction in Zurich, Switzerland, on April 18, 2023. (Koller Auctions/Newsflash)

T-Rex Skeleton Auction Next Month

The skeleton of an entire Tyrannosaurus rex will go under the hammer in Switzerland next month with an expected price of more than GBP 7 million. The skeleton - named…

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Read more about the article Germans Increasingly Send Their Deceased’s Ashes To Switzerland To Get Around Burial-Law Red Tape
Image shows undertaker Berto Biaggi, undated photo. He owns a burial service company in the municipality of Gipf-Oberfrick, canton of Aargau, Switzerland. (Newsflash)

Germans Increasingly Send Their Deceased’s Ashes To Switzerland To Get Around Burial-Law Red Tape

Undertakers have revealed that the number of Germans asking for their deceased loved ones' ashes to be sent to Switzerland has dramatically increased in the past 10 years. Swiss funeral…

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Read more about the article More Than Half Exhibited Benin Objects In Switzerland Were Most Likely Looted By British Troops, Shows Research
Picture shows the Hip mask, from the Kingdom of Benin, undated. Eight Swiss museums are a part of the Benin Initiative Switzerland, to research the origin of their holdings from Kingdom of Benin. (Museum Rietberg, Rainer Wolfsberger/Newsflash)

More Than Half Exhibited Benin Objects In Switzerland Were Most Likely Looted By British Troops, Shows Research

Over half of the artefacts from the former African Kingdom of Benin that are exhibited in Switzerland ended up there after they were stolen by British soldiers in the 19th…

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