The Local Switzerland

Posters appeal to save controversial Swiss mosque

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:26:50 +0100

Posters calling for financial donations to help save a contentious mosque in Winterthur have been put up around the eastern Swiss city.

Islamic body suspends Swiss mosque after imam arrested

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:46:38 +0100

The Zurich Federation of Islamic Organizations (Vioz) has suspended the An’Nour mosque in Winterthur after its imam was arrested for inciting people to kill others.

Solar Impulse team reveals plans for unmanned plane

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:22:19 +0200

Circling the globe in an aircraft that used no fuel would be enough for some to rest on their laurels, but the pilots of Solar Impulse 2 on Monday spoke of their new project.

Swiss solar plane sets off on penultimate leg

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:48:12 +0200

The Solar Impulse 2 left southern Spain on Monday on its way to Egypt for the penultimate leg of the solar-powered airplane's landmark round-the-world journey.

Solar Impulse plane heads to US in jumbo jet

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:39:00 +0100

A Boeing 747 is set to fly to the United States from Switzerland on Thursday with the disassembled parts of the Solar Impulse experimental plane in its cargo hold.

Dolphins form groups like humans: Swiss study

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:00:02 +0200

A study carried out by the University of Zurich in Shark Bay, Australia found that male dolphins bond with one another in ways that are almost as complex as humans.