Bitesize News from Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Grants offered to persuade more to train to be a nurse
Geneva is desperately short of nurses and the canton is willing to throw money at the problem.
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Man fined for filming himself with sex worker
A man has been fined by a Geneva court for filming himself with a sex worker – without her consent.
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Private lounge and wine cellar in fire station
An investigation is underway into the running of the fire station in Chêne-Bougeries in Geneva after a secret lounge with a wine collection was discovered in the attic.
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Drunk man crashes on woman's couch
A video is going viral on social media after a drunk man entered a woman’s apartment in Zurich and fell asleep on the couch.
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Flu epidemic and aspirin shortages
Switzerland is in the grip of a flu epidemic – and a chronic shortage of some drugs.
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Swiss president offers support to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken to the Swiss president Karin Keller-Sutter and both confirm preparations are underway for an in-person meeting.
