A section of the A1 autoroute was closed for hours yesterday after a woman climbed the barriers of a bridge over the main road near Winterthur.
Zurich cantonal police say there was a danger to her and other road users.
Negotiations took four hours before the woman could be rescued.
Police say she’s now receiving professional care.
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.
Environmental campaigners protest outside Cargill HQ
A group of campaigners gathered outside the HQ of the commodities trading company Cargill in Geneva yesterday.
Zoo animals should be culled, say researchers
Researchers at the University of Zurich say zoos should start to cull their animals to control populations and improve animal welfare.
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.
Red pandas excape from zoo
Two red pandas managed to escape their enclosure at a zoo in Gossau in Sankt Gallen.
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.
