#Switzerland: today, voters were called to decide per referendum on 4 ballots bringing up to 676 votes organised nationwide since 1848.

All ballots were Optional Referendums.

The Government has won one out of four ballots.

➤ europeelects.eu/switzerland

TIL that Christopher Lee holds the record for most on-screen character deaths at 61, out of 200 appearances. Sean Bean has only died on-screen 25 times [source, comments]

TIL that despite the popularity and huge cult following of the movie Idiocracy it only made $495,303 gross at the box office, with a production budget of $2.4M. [source, comments]

Scientists develop ultra-fast charging battery for electric vehicles. The new battery design allows EVs to go from 0% to 80% charge in just a quarter of an hour—much faster than the current industry standard, which takes nearly an hour even at fast-charging stations.

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#UltraFastCharging #ElectricVehicles #BatteryInnovation #SustainableTransport #EVRevolution

Israeli cabinet to meet Tuesday to approve Lebanon ceasefire deal

A senior Israeli official said on Monday Israel's cabinet would meet on Tuesday to approve a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, and a Lebanese official said Beirut had been told by Washington that an accord could be announced "within hours".

Israeli officials had said earlier that a deal to end the war was getting closer though some issues remained, while two senior Lebanese officials voiced guarded optimism even as Israeli strikes pounded Lebanon anew.

U.S. news website Axios, citing an unnamed senior U.S. official, said Israel and Lebanon had agreed to the terms of a deal, and a senior Israeli official told Reuters Tuesday's meeting was intended to approve it. read more

A systematic review finds that only 16% of issued carbon credits represent actual emission reductions, based on an analysis of projects covering 1 billion tons of CO2e (20% of all credits issued).

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#CarbonCredits #EmissionReduction #ClimateChange #Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact

Song of the Day 🕳🎭: https://open.spotify.com/track/0zRV2SFQndYvTstfRCVsoP

Ganz ohne Anmeldung, Werbung oder App, Musik läuft auch ohne aktiven Bildschirm. Das grösste Musikportal der Schweiz
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Warum ChatGPT nicht taugt, um sich über Kriege und zivile Opfer zu informieren https://www.watson.ch/!696164510

Klimapolitologe: «Es müssen nicht alle Leute ihr Verhalten ändern» https://www.watson.ch/!203050288

Fool me — You can't get fooled again!

Positively responding to partner stress is valuable, particularly early in a romantic relationship, suggests a new study. Caring about a partner's well-being signals caring, empathy, and relational investment. Partners who feel supported perceive higher relational quality.

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#RelationshipGoals #CouplesSupport #HealthyRelationships #EmpathyMatters #LoveAndCare