A Green Christmas
Christmas this year happened again without snow!
But this year a few other events did take us by surprise.
A big shock was that the 167 year old Credit Suisse (CS) was folding up on March 19. The UBS took it over with the help of the Swiss […]
Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations
The totally unexpected Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 23 shocked Israel and the world. Since then Israel has been fighting back hard. Now there is a sense that anti-semitic feelings worldwide are rising to new heights.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are also taking place in Switzerland. Here […]
Birthrates are dropping
Since 2015 the birth rate in several European countries has been dropping. Only during the pandemic there was a short reversal followed by sudden drop and a continued decline.
Europe is looking at an aging population and growing health costs.
Quite a few younger couples also worry […]
Hot Summer Days
In Europe record temperatures are measured all across. In Spain and Portugal up to 44°C were recorded. Here in Switzerland in our area we have had up to 37°C. That is rather unusual. There are some summer storms bringing some coolness but on the whole the ground […]