(MENAFN- Swissinfo) 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 some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week's stories.
Monday
75,323
The number ofempty homes in Switzerlandon June 1, representing 1.66% of the total housing stock. The number of empty dwellings continues to grow, but at a slower rate than previously.
Tuesday30
Around 30 climate activists floated down thebright-green Limmat Riverin central Zurich to protest 'the impending collapse of our ecosystem'. They had poured a harmless dye into the river to colour it green.
Wednesday13
TheFederal Institute of Technology ETH Zurichwas ranked 13th in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020. It dropped two places compared to last year. Switzerland was the only nation outside Britain and North America to make it into the top 20.
Thursday113,000
The number ofsignatures handed into the Federal Chancellery in Bern(a minimum of 100,000 needed) for a people's initiative to try to force a nationwide ballot to ban tobacco advertising targeting young people in Switzerland.
Friday5
Switzerland has sentfive humanitarian aid specialists , as well as relief supplies, to the Bahamas to help cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Dorian.
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