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Geneva is reactivating its heatwave plan from today as another spell of high temperatures is forecast to last until at least next Monday.

Retailers are warning of a nationwide shortage of air conditioners and fans, as households race to buy cooling gear before the next heatwave.

A record number of children were treated for abuse last year, according to figures released by the Swiss Society of Paediatrics.

Geneva Airport is at the heart of a multi-billion-franc takeover battle for EasyJet.

French investigators have charged five people over the violent home robbery of Formula One champion Alain Prost at his Nyon villa in May.

A Vaud jobseeker who volunteered at the Caribana festival last month has been docked CHF 660.- in unemployment benefits, after his fund ruled the work did not count as real volunteering.