Every spring in Valais, the local Eringer cows battle it out to be declared «Queen of Queens». It's not like bullfighting, where a human fights a bull to the death. The «Combat de Reines» features cows with blunted horns vying for dominance of the herd. The annual events draw up to 50,000 spectators.
Just when you thought it was safe to relax and stop worrying about global pandemics, the canton of Basel has been doing the opposite. In response to outbreaks of Monkeypox around the world,...