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Infections double in Switzerland

Wed 21 Oct 2020

Coronavirus cases across the country have doubled in the past week and there are fears hospitals ...

Possible reinfections in Geneva

Wed 21 Oct 2020

There are two suspected cases of covid-19 reinfections in Geneva.

Doctor in Fribourg tests positive after seeing patients

Wed 21 Oct 2020

A doctor continued to work at the Fribourg Hospital while waiting for the results of a coronaviru...

Switzerland signs deal with Peru to offset greenhouse gasses

Wed 21 Oct 2020

Switzerland and Peru have signed an agreement to offset greenhouse emissions.

Clocks go back Sunday - and likely to move again in March

Wed 21 Oct 2020

The clocks will go back an hour this Sunday – and it looks set they will go forward an hour...

Infections and deaths rise

Tue 20 Oct 2020

The infection and death rates in Switzerland are continuing to rise. Over the weekend, the Federa...

Second vaccine being fast tracked

Tue 20 Oct 2020

A second potential covid-19 vaccine is being fast tracked by the regulators Swissmedic.

Bern police launch murder hunt after body found in house

Tue 20 Oct 2020

Bern cantonal police have launched a murder investigation after a body was found in a building in...

Two young speeders face jail and then deportation

Tue 20 Oct 2020

Two young drivers are facing jail and possible deportation after racing each other in rented supe...

We're still throwing away too much food

Tue 20 Oct 2020

We’re still throwing away far too much food. A survey by the Geneva waste management servic...

New federal rules brought in - including working from home if possible

Mon 19 Oct 2020

The federal government announced a series of new rules and regulations yesterday all in an effort...

Hospital admissions in Geneva rising

Mon 19 Oct 2020

The number of coronavirus patients in Geneva is climbing, and the head of intensive care at the u...

40 treated after carbon monoxide poisoning in Vaud

Mon 19 Oct 2020

Around 40 people needed medical help after being poisoned by carbon monoxide in canton Vaud.

Swiss voters would choose Biden

Mon 19 Oct 2020

A Gallup poll shows if voters in Switzerland had their say in the US election, the Democratic can...

Bern warns cantons to act decisively or the government will take over

Fri 16 Oct 2020

The federal government has issued a warning to the cantons - get the virus under control in your ...

Germany demands quaratine from those coming from 10 cantons

Fri 16 Oct 2020

Germany has determined almost half of Switzerland is at risk of spreading the infection and anyon...

Geneva public workers march to fight pay cut

Fri 16 Oct 2020

More than 6,000 marched through the centre of Geneva yesterday protesting at the proposed 1% sala...

Ticino police officer banned for speeding while on emergency

Fri 16 Oct 2020

A Ticino police officer has been suspended from driving and given a 2-year suspended prison sente...

Large new leisure park for Geneva

Fri 16 Oct 2020

A major new leisure centre is to be built near Geneva. It promises water slides, bodyboarding, sk...

Geneva steps up anti-infection rules

Thu 15 Oct 2020

Geneva has brought in strict new anti-virus laws to try to stem the high infection rate.

Switzerland matches US infection rate

Thu 15 Oct 2020

Switzerland now has as many coronavirus infections as the United States.

Man dies after rock crushes car

Thu 15 Oct 2020

A man died yesterday after a rock fell onto his car in canton Valais.

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin in quarantine

Thu 15 Oct 2020

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin is in quarantine after coming into contact with a staffer who&rsq...

Mask wearing rules tightened in neighbouring France

Thu 15 Oct 2020

The French department of Haute Savoie has made wearing a mask compulsory in many public spaces, i...

Rest assured - we will not run out of butter

Thu 15 Oct 2020

Switzerland will not run out of butter.

Ticino investigates possible manslaughter in care home

Wed 14 Oct 2020

Ticino prosecutors are launching criminal proceedings against three care home workers after a dea...

Girl found dead in Neuchatel apartment

Wed 14 Oct 2020

Police are investigating the death of a girl in an apartment in canton Neuchatel. The body was di...

Worst should be over by April according to expert

Wed 14 Oct 2020

The worst of the coronavirus crisis should be over by April next year and a further national lock...

Calls to change quarantine rules

Wed 14 Oct 2020

There are calls to rethink quarantine rules as the infection rate in Switzerland continues to rise.

More people searching for bigger homes

Wed 14 Oct 2020

Since the lockdown and the rising trend of home working – more people are looking for large...

Infections and deaths rise over the weekend

Tue 13 Oct 2020

Infections - and deaths – continue to rise. The latest figures from the Federal Health Offi...

Vaud mass surveillance operation raises questions

Tue 13 Oct 2020

Civil liberty groups are angry after canton Vaud revealed it used a controversial mobile phone mo...

Truck crashes into Zurich tram - 14 injured

Tue 13 Oct 2020

14 people, including an 11-year-old boy, were injured yesterday when a Zurich tram was hit by a t...

UN discovering virtual meetings costing more than in-person

Tue 13 Oct 2020

The United Nations in Geneva says holding virtual meetings is proving to be more expensive than i...

Boar in eastern Switzerland still radioactive after Chernobyl

Tue 13 Oct 2020

Wild boar in eastern Switzerland are still showing traces of radio activity from the Chernobyl nu...

Geneva restaurant voucher scheme a 'success'

Tue 13 Oct 2020

The Geneva scheme to get people back out and into restaurants has ended – and is being hail...

Track and trace under pressure across the country

Mon 12 Oct 2020

The country’s track and trace systems are under immense strain as the infection rate rises.

Doctors say nutritional supplements may help in covid fight

Mon 12 Oct 2020

A group of Swiss doctors say everyone should be taking nutritional supplements containing vitamin...

UK gambler wants his money back after major losses in Zurich

Mon 12 Oct 2020

A British gambler says he’s going to take a Zurich casino to court after he lost CHF 1.5m.

Drunk woman steals stretch-limo

Mon 12 Oct 2020

A woman decided it would be a good idea to try to take a stretch limo out for a drive on Friday n...

Infections up - but no second wave, yet

Fri 09 Oct 2020

The latest figures from the Federal Health Office show more than 1,000 have tested positive &ndas...

Friends and family main cause of transmission in Geneva

Fri 09 Oct 2020

Geneva is currently the worst hit canton with climbing infection rates and the cantonal doctor sa...

Federal court rules asylum seekers can stay free if repatriation impossible

Fri 09 Oct 2020

The Federal Court in Lausanne has banned the detention of failed asylum seekers if they are unabl...

More communes choose to go dark overnight

Fri 09 Oct 2020

Several communes around Nyon in canton Vaud are switching off their street lights at night.

300 in quarantine after night out

Thu 08 Oct 2020

300 people have to go into quarantine after a night out in Chur in canton Graubünden.

UNHCR head tests positive

Thu 08 Oct 2020

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Undertaker in Valais fined for violating 'peace of the dead'.

Thu 08 Oct 2020

An undertaker in canton Valais has been fined for violating a law guaranteeing the ‘peace o...

Basel has its own virus

Thu 08 Oct 2020

A team from Basel University have discovered there is a specific Basel mutation of the coronavirus.

Canton Bern brings in stricter mask wearing rules

Thu 08 Oct 2020

Canton Bern is bringing in stricter mask wearing rules – bringing it up to date with many o...

Government agency blocked by Twitter

Wed 07 Oct 2020

The Federal Office of Communications has been blocked by Twitter – with no explanation.

Infections continue to rise

Wed 07 Oct 2020

The number of infections continue to rise. The latest figures from the Federal Health Offic...

Federal councillor calls to reject Multinational Initiative

Wed 07 Oct 2020

Federal Councilor Karin Keller-Sutter is calling on voters to reject a popular initiative due to ...

Geneva public workers threaten pay strikes

Wed 07 Oct 2020

Public workers in Geneva are threatening to strike later this month unless the government ditches...

TCS continues to fight Geneva bike lanes

Wed 07 Oct 2020

The motoring organization, the TCS, says it will ramp up its battle against cycle lanes in Geneva...

Infections and infection rate climbs - Geneva worst hit

Tue 06 Oct 2020

The latest figures from the Federal Health Office shows there’s been 1,548 new infections o...

Geneva tourist office slashes costs

Tue 06 Oct 2020

The pandemic has slashed business travel – and Geneva is worst hit.

Valais builds fastest vaccine production facility in the world

Tue 06 Oct 2020

Despite no vaccines against the coronavirus being cleared for use yet – a facility is being...

Vaud bans 't-shirt of shame'.

Tue 06 Oct 2020

Canton Vaud has banned the use of the so-called t-shirt of shame in its schools.

Zurich students questioned by Ticino police after assault

Tue 06 Oct 2020

Several students at a Zurich high school are being questioned by police in canton Ticino after an...

Weather batters several areas of the country

Mon 05 Oct 2020

Strong winds and heavy rain swept through the country over the weekend – but there were no ...

Anti-mask protestors gather on German border

Mon 05 Oct 2020

Thousands of anti-mask and virus deniers protested on the German border at Kreuzlingen in canton ...

Teens in lucky escape

Mon 05 Oct 2020

Two teens had a lucky escape when the car they were in fell 60 meters down a slope, rolling over ...

Marchers fight plans for asylum centre

Mon 05 Oct 2020

Hundreds marched in Geneva over the weekend against plans to build a detention centre for failed ...

Asian hornet nest gassed in Geneva

Mon 05 Oct 2020

Over the weekend, Geneva firefighters used miniature technology to track down an Asian hornet nest.

More infections and Zurich club closed

Fri 02 Oct 2020

The latest numbers from the Federal Health Office show there were 550 new infections in the last ...

School students fight 't-shirt of shame'

Fri 02 Oct 2020

Students at a school in Geneva are protesting after staff introduced a so-called t-shirt of shame.

Geneva parliament rejects dress code for itself - but will discuss school uniforms

Fri 02 Oct 2020

The dress code issue is also being discussed at the Geneva cantonal parliament. Deputies have vot...

Robbers get only broken watches

Fri 02 Oct 2020

Armed robbers in Lausanne only got away with three broken watches yesterday afternoon.

Switzerland escapes second wave

Thu 01 Oct 2020

Switzerland has so far escaped a second wave of infections and cantons are doing an excellent job...

Horrific crash kills father and one year old

Thu 01 Oct 2020

Investigators are examining a horrific crash in Ticino which killed a 43-year-old father and his ...

SNB intervening heavily to keep CHF down

Thu 01 Oct 2020

Figures released yesterday show the Swiss National Bank has been intervening heavily in the curre...

SVP MP fined for punching foreigner

Thu 01 Oct 2020

A Swiss People’s Party parliamentarian for canton Basel City has been fined for punching a ...

One of world's biggest aircraft makes final flight from Switzerland

Thu 01 Oct 2020

Plane spotters had their last chance to watch one of the world’s biggest aircraft leave fro...

Canton Zurich could be breaking law on refusing sex-worker permits

Wed 30 Sep 2020

Canton Zurich is under fire for possibility breaking the law on the free movement of EU nationals...

Second man dies falling from same window in Zurich

Wed 30 Sep 2020

A man has died after falling from a brothel window in Zurich – the second death of its type...

National broadcaster to cut jobs amid downturn

Wed 30 Sep 2020

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation is to sack 250 people over the next three years – blamin...

Geneva debate calls for working support to be extended

Wed 30 Sep 2020

Geneva business leaders, journalists, trade unionists and politicians are calling for an extensio...

Bike owner says she'll search for rest of her life

Wed 30 Sep 2020

A Zurich woman says she will search for her stolen bike for the rest of her life. Milena Moser&rs...

Bus gets stuck on farm

Wed 30 Sep 2020

Lausanne commuters suffered a double problem trying to get into work on Monday after a derailment...

Two more Covid deaths over weekend

Tue 29 Sep 2020

The Federal Health Office says there have been 782 new cases of covid-19 in the last 72 hours and...

Swiss voters don't want US fighter jets

Tue 29 Sep 2020

After the weekend’s narrow acceptance to buy new fighter jets – a survey suggests the...

Geneva wage law may not come in until 2021

Tue 29 Sep 2020

Workers hoping for a pay rise in Geneva after the weekend’s adoption of the minimum wage la...

Power cut hits central Geneva

Tue 29 Sep 2020

A flood knocked out power to many areas of central Geneva yesterday morning. The outage hit the m...

Swiss tourists quarantined in Austria

Tue 29 Sep 2020

A small group of Swiss tourists have been quarantined in Austria after visiting a restaurant whic...

Geneva New Year's Party binned

Tue 29 Sep 2020

More cancellations. The City of Geneva has confirmed the traditional New Year’s celebration...

Voters reject move to stop EU free movement

Mon 28 Sep 2020

Voters have roundly rejected an initiative launched by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party ...

Surprise narrow victory for new fighter jets

Mon 28 Sep 2020

Perhaps the biggest surprise from yesterday’s votes was the narrow acceptance to buy new fi...

No childcare tax rebate, wolves stay protected and dads get paid leave

Mon 28 Sep 2020

In the other federal votes: a plan to allow parents to off-set childcare costs against tax was re...

Geneva says yes to minimum wage and other local votes

Mon 28 Sep 2020

In local votes, Geneva has agreed to the highest minimum wage in the world. And it will come into...

Woman caught in avalanche after weekend of heavy snow

Mon 28 Sep 2020

A woman was buried by an avalanche yesterday and had to be flown to hospital suffering hypothermia.

Diplomats not paying parking fines

Mon 28 Sep 2020

Diplomats in Switzerland are not paying their parking tickets. New figures show the country is ow...

Voters will be busy this weekend - what are the main issues?

Fri 25 Sep 2020

Voters have to make a slew of decisions this weekend. A plethora of federal and cantonal votes ne...

Sudden weather change unusal

Fri 25 Sep 2020

The weekend’s weather switch is highly unusual according to forecasters.

Vegan shop closed after owner refuses mask laws

Fri 25 Sep 2020

Police in Winterthur have closed a vegan shop as the owner refused to wear a mask – and dec...

Man sacked for film link backed by federal court

Fri 25 Sep 2020

A man who was sacked from his job when it was revealed he wrote a screenplay for a controversial ...

Switzerland faces flu jab shortage

Thu 24 Sep 2020

Because of the pandemic, more people will be wanting to be vaccinated against the flu this year a...

Parents outraged after camp leads to infection

Thu 24 Sep 2020

Parents with children in a school in Lausanne are outraged after a mountain camp went ahead and n...

Video of Bern police pushing over man goes viral

Thu 24 Sep 2020

A video of a Bern policeman pushing an older man to the ground is causing outrage.

RTS appeal judgement on weapons law

Thu 24 Sep 2020

Swiss French Television says it will appeal after one of its journalists was fined for breaking w...

French arrests following ATM explosive investigation

Thu 24 Sep 2020

Swiss police are helping French investigators after four people were arrested in Lyon on suspicio...