Bitesize News from Thursday, March 20th, 2025
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Lights go out tomorrow
Tomorrow is Earth Hour – we’re being encouraged to switch off all our lights between 8.30 and 9.30 tomorrow evening.
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1000's of Swiss families want to move to France
A major study by the Comparis website shows there are thousands of Swiss French families considering moving out of Switzerland and into neighbouring France.
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SNB cuts rates
The Swiss National Bank halved interest rates yesterday at 0.25%.
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Unusual find at airport
Staff at Geneva airport made an unusual discovery last week – a large elephant tusk.
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Permit quota for those with Swiss links?
Parliament is discussing a motion from Carlo Sommaruga which is calling for a special immigration quota for the descendants of Swiss nationals but are no longer eligible for a passport.
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'coin toss' interest rate decision
Market analysts are unsure which way the Swiss National Bank may jump today.
