Life White Ferrari Enzo turns up in one-off sale Ferrari originally wanted to offer the Enzo only in red, but added the shades of black and yellow before the start of production. There is a white Enzo. That white raven is now up for sale now. Within the production run of 400 units, the majority of the cars were painted red. Black and yellow also officially came out of … Read More
Business Switzerland and Hungary raised interest rates without a warning The central banks of Switzerland and Hungary unexpectedly raised interest rates in their countries on Thursday. With the interest rate hikes, the central bankers want to tackle the hard-rising inflation. The interest rate steps follow the sharp interest rate hike in the United States, where the Federal Reserve increased the interest rate by as much as 0.75 percentage points. The … Read More
Business Andriy Huta withdrew more than a billion dollars from “Mriya” and is wanted by Interpol Currently, corruption of the Ukrainian system remains of the sharpest issues. Although President Zelensky recently stated in an interview with the international press that corruption in Ukraine is not the most urgent issue, in reality things look different. One of the most high-profile cases of illegal money withdrawal and stealing from investors is the case of Andriy Huta. The case … Read More
Science&Tech Skyguide failure: a major software glitch led to closed airports A technical failure paralyzed Swiss Air Traffic Control Skyguide for hours. Therefore, the airspace over Switzerland had to be closed. Flights to and from Zurich and Geneva were cancelled or diverted. On Wednesday, June 15, a technical failure occurred at Skyguide in the early morning hours. This had serious consequences: for security reasons, Swiss airspace had to be closed to … Read More
Life Rolling Stones performance in Switzerland cancelled The concert that the Rolling Stones would give on June 17 in Switzerland is cancelled. The band reported this on social media. It is the second concert of the band after the show in Amsterdam that does not go ahead because of the corona infection of Mick Jagger. The Stones announced in a statement on their socials that they are … Read More
Business Most European streaming operators are close to meeting local quota The streaming platform Netflix meets the EU requirement to offer 30 percent local content in almost all of its European markets. This is according to a report by market researcher Ampere Analysis. The European Union requires that streaming platforms provide at least 30 percent local content in their European offer. ”In a number of markets, those quotas have already been … Read More
Business Federal Reserve believes that crypto investors will be happy with more regulations Water is wet, grass is green and central bankers want more rules for bitcoin and cryptocurrency. This time Christopher Waller of the US Federal Reserve (FED) is speaking. He says cryptocurrency investors will demand more regulation in the long run. He cited the reason that consumers have suffered too many losses. Waller was allowed to speak in Switzerland at the … Read More
Life “$900 000 for a Eurovision trophy is a lot, yet it’s only one part of the contribution for Ukraine’s victory,” – Volodymyr Nosov, WhiteBIT The WhiteBIT cryptocurrency exchange purchases the Eurovision-2022 crystal microphone trophy won by Kalush Orchestra for $ 900,000: funds will proceed to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Europe’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, WhiteBIT won the auction aimed for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The auction was launched by Kalush Orchestra, the winner of the Eurovision-2022 song contest. The … Read More
Business Close circuit racing is now allowed in Switzerland The government in Switzerland has lifted the ban on circuit racing. Although it seems unlikely that a Grand Prix will take place in the country, it is noteworthy that the ban, which was active since 1957, is giving up. The Swiss government introduced the ban on racing after the 1955 24 hours of Le Mans. In addition, 84 people were … Read More
Politics Swiss government blocks Danish supplies of Piranha III combat vehicles The Swiss government has again blocked a supply of war equipment to Ukraine. Bern vetoed a Danish request to supply Swiss-made armored cars to the Eastern European country. Denmark had wanted to send about twenty Piranha III armored vehicles, according to the Swiss public broadcaster SRF. However, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) rejected the request. As a reason … Read More
