1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (435+ words) The Turkish energy minister has announced that the first Akkuyu nuclear power plant will soon begin operations. According to the state-run news agency Anadolu, Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said that the plant’s first reactor is currently undergoing an intensive testing phase…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (194+ words) bluewin.ch Hot summer leads to Switzerland's worst potato harvest on record The hot summer of 2026 took a toll on the potato crop. Never before, since records began, have so few potatoes been harvested in Switzerland. This year's scorching summer…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (356+ words) Partners Group Reports Lower Half-Year Profit – CEO Change bluewin.ch Partners Group Reports Lower Half-Year Profit – CEO Change The asset manager Partners Group posted results for the first half of the year that were broadly in line with market expectations....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (261+ words) “Just think about how long it takes for an ‘AI Act’ or ‘Data Act’ to be passed—maybe two years. In that time, AI models may have already evolved six or eight times,” he said. By the time the regulation…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (473+ words) The Astoro train runs between Zurich and Munich, though it is rarely on time. Devastating figures for Deutsche Bahn: A new survey reveals the most frequently delayed routes. At the very top of the list of the worst offenders is…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (620+ words) The movement of the Weisshorn's eastern hanging glacier has accelerated significantly. On Monday, at least three sections broke off the Weisshorn East hanging glacier above Randa, Valais. Experts are now outlining two possible scenarios for how the situation might develop....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) The situation at the Weisshorn near Randa, Valais, remains tense: Following several glacier calving events on Monday, the municipality has raised the alert level to Level 3. Further calving events in the coming days cannot be ruled out. On Monday afternoon,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (149+ words) Traces of the 1991 rockslide are still visible today near Randa, Valais. Boulders as tall as houses still lie in the enormous debris cone behind the village. A glacier breakaway is expected in the coming days on the Weisshorn above Randa,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (191+ words) bluewin.ch French potato farmers expect a sharp drop in the harvest due to the heat Potato farmers in France expect a 23 percent drop in their harvest due to the drought. This is expected to result in losses of at…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (467+ words) Due to the extreme heat and drought, the grape harvest—as is the case here in Jenin, GR—is taking place nearly a month earlier than usual this year. In many regions, the grape harvest is already beginning in August…...