Every year on the second Saturday of August the biggest Techno Party in Europe happens on the streets of Zurich. The Street Parade regularly attracts over a million ravers. How did it all start and how much does it cost to organise such an event?

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PHOTO: Verein Street Parade, ZURICH

123Cross - Triathlon fun in the forest around Le Châble by WRS

Switzerland was one of the very last countries to join the UN yet it is the host of the UN's second largest seat.

How is that so? Figure it out in today's episode of Swiss Up! with Dario

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"I've just realised - I'm going to be Catherine's bin" - Elin realises what her donated kidney will be doing in for her best friend Catherine.

Elin and Catherine met in Switzerland. Even though Catherine now lives in New Zealand, they still speak every day.

Catherine has always had kidney issues, but they've become more critical in recent years. She needs a transplant, but her father, brother and husband weren't a match. However, her best friend Elin was a match!

Although Catherine initially refused Elin's kidney, Elin is pretty determined to make sure she gets it, despite some worried relatives of her own, she says that the risks are calculated and she'll take them for her best friend.

Elin's raising money to cover the costs surrounding the transplant, such as travel and childcare for her 2 year old via GoFundMe.

Elin joins us in the WRS studio as they talk about kidneys and friendship, not necessarily in that order.

How does this independent complementary currency, created in 1934, help local businesses?

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Swiss Up! is live on WRS every weekday morning at 08:40am.

It's Roger Federer's birthday!

King Roger is not only a Legend in Tennis. He is also very valuable as a brand ambassador for Switzerland.

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Hester Macdonald is here to give us some advice on how we might be wasting water and making unnecessary work for ourselves by watering certain established plants.

Did you also know that it does make a difference at what time of day you water your plants? As Hester explains, always head out first thing in the morning or last thing at night to avoid all the water simply evaporating before it even does any good.

It's not a great idea to be planting right now, but it's an ideal time to collect seeds. So if you feel motivated, as likelihood is you're spending a bit of time in your garden or on your balcony space at this time of year, Hester explains the dos and don'ts for your outdoor space and your indoor pot plants during a heatwave.

And don't forget to stay hydrated yourself and wear a hat and sunscreen whilst you're outside!

Studies have shown that people around the world are willing to pay up to 50% more if a product is Swiss made. Why is that so? How much Switzerland is in your Swiss watch and what do refugees have to do with it all?

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Switzerland has the most Nobel prizes per capita of any nation. Might the chocolate consumption have something to do with it? Who are some of the winners and which was the most recent one?

Figure it all out in today's episode of Swiss Up! with Dario

In the early nineties a scandal erupted over the formation of a secret army unit called P26. Earlier this year, there were further revelations that the unit had been trained by the British secret service, MI6.

Figure it all out in today's episode of Swiss Up! with Dario