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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Read more about the article Adorable Goeldi’s Marmoset Monkey Threatened With Extinction Finds New Home In Swiss Zoo
Image shows the Goeldi's marmoset monkey at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, undated photo. It was listed as 'vulnerable' on IUCN's List of Threatened Species. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Adorable Goeldi’s Marmoset Monkey Threatened With Extinction Finds New Home In Swiss Zoo

An adorable monkey native to the Amazon that is threatened with extinction has found a new home in a zoo in Switzerland. Video footage from the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland…

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Read more about the article Seven-Year-Old Dies After Swallowing Button Battery
Image shows the city of Coimbra, Portugal, undated photo. A boy, aged 7, died after swallowing a button battery while on a holiday. (Newsflash)

Seven-Year-Old Dies After Swallowing Button Battery

A seven-year-old boy has died after swallowing a button battery while on holiday in Portugal. The family - from Payerne, Switzerland - had been spending the winter break in the…

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