Traffic – One of the busiest weekends of the year at Zurich Airport started off without a hitch: the lines in front of the check-in counters were long, but according to the airport, there were enough staff ready. With the start of the holidays in the cantons of Zurich and Aargau, the last schools in … Read more
NHL – The decision in the Stanley Cup finals is adjourned. The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Colorado Avalanche in Denver 3-2 in game five, reducing the series to 2-3. Twice the Avalanche were able to respond to a deficit, the home side had no answer to the third Lightning goal, scored by Ondrej Palat … Read more
Festival – Under the motto “trans – living diversity”, the large political demonstration parade of Pride with many thousands of participants moved through downtown Zurich on Saturday. Trans people should be able to live without restrictions and exclusion, they demanded. The organizers spoke of the record number of 40,000 participants. The parade started at 2:00 … Read more
NHL – Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning contest the Stanley Cup this year. The first game of the NHL finals takes place in Denver on Thursday night. Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 in Florida and won the best-of-7 series with 4-2 wins. Captain Steven Stamkos managed a brace. The Canadian … Read more
NHL – The New York Rangers also win the second semifinal game in the NHL playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning and lead the series 2-0. Goalkeeper Igor Shestjorkin was once again crucial for the Rangers on their way to a 3-2 victory. The 26-year-old Russian was only beaten once after three minutes after the … Read more
Ukraine – Ukrainian entrepreneur and former world boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko has called on Switzerland to ban Russian state media. Anti-Ukrainian propaganda runs there. “The brainwashing also takes place in Switzerland,” he said in an interview. “It’s very important that Switzerland doesn’t just stand passively on the sidelines,” said the 46-year-old, who has a doctorate … Read more
International – Thousands of people have demonstrated in the US metropolis of New York against the possibly drastic restriction of abortion rights. Crowds filled Foley Square in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday as attendees wore green dresses to signal their support for female empowerment. Posters read, among other things, “Misogyny kills more people than abortion” or … Read more
Germany – In the Bundesliga, the final decisions in the relegation race have been postponed. In the 32nd round, Bielefeld and Stuttgart were able to keep their hopes up thanks to late goals. Hertha Berlin, successfully managed by Felix Magath over the last few weeks, seemed to have secured their place in the league. And … Read more
The FDP Wil criticizes the approach in connection with the planned development of the Turm property. Before further measures are initiated and thus further costs are incurred, the fundamental question must be clarified as to which owner wants to use and operate the property for what purpose in the future and what investment and follow-up … Read more
USA – The famous Coachella festival in the California desert was canceled for two years in a row due to the corona pandemic. Now the party-goers have finally gotten their money’s worth again. To the music of stars like Doja Cat, tens of thousands danced through the weekend without masks and with lots of glitter … Read more