The end of end-of-world prophecy is nigh

The world ends on December 21 – if you were to believe pseudo-scientific readings of the Maya calendar and esoteric magazines.

This content was published on December 20, 2012 - 11:00

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Cults and esoteric experts, scientists and even Maya priests say it’s not true, but some anxious people are calling Swiss telephone hotlines and even buying survival kits. (RSI/SF/RSR/swissinfo.ch)

People walk in front of the main building of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and the sculpture "The Convalescent" by Otto Charles Baenninger, in Zurich, on November 30, 2024.

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