(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Every year, on the first Wednesday in February, the sound of 7,200 sirens dotted around Switzerland fills the air, startling anyone who doesn't realise it's a test. But would ...

Embarrassingly, I’d missed the reminders in the media that every siren in Switzerland would be going off at 1.30pm. Twenty years later, I still find the first few seconds rather disconcerting.

Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists used ...

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After more than 60 years as a major donor, Switzerland, like other rich nations, is grappling with a shrinking foreign aid budget for the foreseeable future. The war in Ukraine, alongside a ...

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