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New Study Uses AI to Reveal Dry Origins of Mars’ Mysterious Slope Streaks
A new study by researchers at Brown University and the University of Bern used machine learning to analyze 86,000 high-resolution images of Mars. Their findings suggest that recurring slope lineae (RSLs)—dark streaks once thought to indicate liquid water—are actually caused by dry processes like wind and dust movement. With over 500,000 feature...
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Study In Switzerland: University Of Bern Offers Fully Funded Scholarships
Study In Switzerland: These scholarships are available through university grants, government funding, and mobility programmes.
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In A World's First, Switzerland Considers Legalising Cocaine For Recreational Use
The capital of Switzerland is considering launching what's believed to be the world's first scheme that would allow cocaine to be legally sold for recreational use.
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Man In US Wins Over Rs 82,00,000 In Lottery, Pledges To Fund Classrooms In War-Torn Mali
A man from Mali who won a six-figure lottery prize intends to use his funds to help educate children in his war-torn native nation.
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Man Discovers Bear In Toblerone's Logo Through AI After Eating It For 30 Years
Toblerone is produced in a European town called Bern in Switzerland. It is popularly known as the "city of bears".
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Switzerland Reports First Monkeypox Case As Virus Spreads
Swiss health officials on Saturday reported the country's first case of monkeypox in a person living in the canton of Berne but who was exposed while abroad.
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Study Identifies How Sleep Helps Our Brain to Process Emotions and Regulate Mental Health
With their study, the researchers at the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have tried to understand how the brain places an order of urgency or treatment of emotions during dreaming. Their findings, published in the journal Science, can open new ways to understand and address mental health issues, including PTSD.
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Fact-Checked: Truth Behind Letter Rejecting Albert Einstein, Shared By Shekhar Kapur
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur posted a motivational message on Twitter this morning, urging his followers to have "passion and perseverance" and offering the example of Albert Einstein who, he wrote, was once rejected by the University of Bern. Mr Kapur even shared the rejection letter from the university, dated 1907, which purportedly denied Mr Einstein...
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Sepp Blatter's Turn To Face Swiss Prosecutor Over Michel Platini Payment
Sepp Blatter, former FIFA president, is being questioned over payment of two million Swiss francs to former UEFA boss Michel Platini.
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21-Year-Old Arrested By Police In Swiss Capital After 'Bomb Threat'
Police in the Swiss capital of Berne on Friday arrested a man carrying objects wrapped in wires in what they called a suspected bomb threat that forced the closure of an area near the city's main train station for several hours.
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Nuke Club NSG Likely To Meet Next Month, Slim Chance Of India's Entry
The next plenary session of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is likely to be held in Swiss capital Bern next month, but the chances of any breakthrough on India's entry into the elite group still look slim, given China's persistent opposition to it.
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Bosch To Recruit 3,000 Engineers This Year
Auto components major Bosch on Friday said it will be recruiting about 3,000 engineers in India this year.
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4 Freed Iranian-Americans, Including Washington Post Journalist Head To Switzerland
Four Iranian-American citizens freed by Iran in a prisoner swap with the United States have left Tehran and are flying to Bern in Switzerland, Iranian state television reported today.
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Swiss Support International Probe of Afghan Hospital Bombing: Foreign Minister
Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said today his country supported the use of an international commission based in Bern to probe a deadly US air strike on an Afghan hospital.
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Switzerland to Take 1,500 Migrants, Boost Aid to Syria
Switzerland on Friday said that it would take in 1,500 refugees and migrants over the next two years while strengthening support for Syria peace talks, which Bern called the "priority" for resolving Europe's humanitarian crisis.
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New Study Uses AI to Reveal Dry Origins of Mars’ Mysterious Slope Streaks
A new study by researchers at Brown University and the University of Bern used machine learning to analyze 86,000 high-resolution images of Mars. Their findings suggest that recurring slope lineae (RSLs)—dark streaks once thought to indicate liquid water—are actually caused by dry processes like wind and dust movement. With over 500,000 feature...
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Study In Switzerland: University Of Bern Offers Fully Funded Scholarships
Study In Switzerland: These scholarships are available through university grants, government funding, and mobility programmes.
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In A World's First, Switzerland Considers Legalising Cocaine For Recreational Use
The capital of Switzerland is considering launching what's believed to be the world's first scheme that would allow cocaine to be legally sold for recreational use.
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Man In US Wins Over Rs 82,00,000 In Lottery, Pledges To Fund Classrooms In War-Torn Mali
A man from Mali who won a six-figure lottery prize intends to use his funds to help educate children in his war-torn native nation.
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Man Discovers Bear In Toblerone's Logo Through AI After Eating It For 30 Years
Toblerone is produced in a European town called Bern in Switzerland. It is popularly known as the "city of bears".
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Switzerland Reports First Monkeypox Case As Virus Spreads
Swiss health officials on Saturday reported the country's first case of monkeypox in a person living in the canton of Berne but who was exposed while abroad.
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Study Identifies How Sleep Helps Our Brain to Process Emotions and Regulate Mental Health
With their study, the researchers at the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have tried to understand how the brain places an order of urgency or treatment of emotions during dreaming. Their findings, published in the journal Science, can open new ways to understand and address mental health issues, including PTSD.
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Fact-Checked: Truth Behind Letter Rejecting Albert Einstein, Shared By Shekhar Kapur
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur posted a motivational message on Twitter this morning, urging his followers to have "passion and perseverance" and offering the example of Albert Einstein who, he wrote, was once rejected by the University of Bern. Mr Kapur even shared the rejection letter from the university, dated 1907, which purportedly denied Mr Einstein...
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Sepp Blatter's Turn To Face Swiss Prosecutor Over Michel Platini Payment
Sepp Blatter, former FIFA president, is being questioned over payment of two million Swiss francs to former UEFA boss Michel Platini.
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21-Year-Old Arrested By Police In Swiss Capital After 'Bomb Threat'
Police in the Swiss capital of Berne on Friday arrested a man carrying objects wrapped in wires in what they called a suspected bomb threat that forced the closure of an area near the city's main train station for several hours.
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Nuke Club NSG Likely To Meet Next Month, Slim Chance Of India's Entry
The next plenary session of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is likely to be held in Swiss capital Bern next month, but the chances of any breakthrough on India's entry into the elite group still look slim, given China's persistent opposition to it.
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Bosch To Recruit 3,000 Engineers This Year
Auto components major Bosch on Friday said it will be recruiting about 3,000 engineers in India this year.
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4 Freed Iranian-Americans, Including Washington Post Journalist Head To Switzerland
Four Iranian-American citizens freed by Iran in a prisoner swap with the United States have left Tehran and are flying to Bern in Switzerland, Iranian state television reported today.
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Swiss Support International Probe of Afghan Hospital Bombing: Foreign Minister
Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter said today his country supported the use of an international commission based in Bern to probe a deadly US air strike on an Afghan hospital.
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Switzerland to Take 1,500 Migrants, Boost Aid to Syria
Switzerland on Friday said that it would take in 1,500 refugees and migrants over the next two years while strengthening support for Syria peace talks, which Bern called the "priority" for resolving Europe's humanitarian crisis.
