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.
At a monday press conference Representatives of the Basel Zoo presented the future plans for the construction of an Oceanarium on the grounds of the Zoo.
Organizers declared a cow named Frégate the victor at 9.30pm after a grueling tournament which ran to a record - late finish at the competition held in Aproz, the...
Drivers on Switzerland's national highways clocked 26 billion kilometres on their odometers last year, up 1.7 percent from 2012, according to the federal highways office.
The Swiss Daily 20 Minuten published an article yesterday noting that a new term has been coined by expats living in Switzerland. Used to describe responses to unexpected or unappreciated Swiss behavior and customs, it seems expats now...
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.