Новости за 21.07.2018

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure. Here’s a round-up of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories. Monday 2,000 Using ultraviolet and infrared imaging scientists at the University of Basel solved the mystery of a 2,000-year-old papyrus. They deciphered the Greek document and discovered a medical script which was probably written by one of the most important doctors of late antiquity. Читать дальше...

The torso is more intuitive – and more precise – than joysticks for piloting drones, both simulated and real, say scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). Work is already underway to implement this new body-machine-interface technology for search and rescue with drones, they say. “Imagine piloting a drone using the movements of your torso and leaving your head free to look around, much like a bird,” the EPFL said in a statement. It said its research had shown... Читать дальше...

Exactly 150 years, Queen Victoria and a small entourage headed to central Switzerland for a five-week getaway. It was the first visit to the Alpine country by a reigning British monarch and left its mark not only on Victoria but also on the Swiss tourism industry.  Queen Victoria Victoria was born in 1819, became Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1837, married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840, and died in 1901.  She and Albert had nine children and 40 grandchildren... Читать дальше...

A Swiss man has been detained in Nepal, the foreign ministry has confirmed.  The man is suspected of having sexually abused a minor.  The German-language paper Blick reported in its Saturday edition that a 66-year-old man, who was responsible for a training project in the Langtang region in Nepal, had been arrested. The report cited Nepalese police who made the arrest on Friday. On Saturday, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) confirmed to the Swiss News Agency (SDA-ATS) the arrest... Читать дальше...