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Foreign prisoners should have to take out new health insurance
23 November 2023
In future, people imprisoned in Switzerland who are not resident here will have to take out health insurance.
Swiss newspapers react to Corona Leaks report
19 November 2023
On Friday, the Control Committees of the National Council and the Council of States (CC) published their eagerly awaited investigation report on the so-called corona leaks.
Traces of Kennedy killer searched for in Switzerland
17 November 2023
On November 22, 60 years ago, US President John F. Kennedy was shot dead on the street in Dallas.
Illegal cannabis plantation found in Zurich
17 November 2023
The Zurich cantonal police discovered an illegal cannabis plantation with around 4,000 plants in Rüti on Thursday.
Deporting rejected asylum seekers should be easier
16 November 2023
Returns of rejected asylum seekers should become more efficient. The National Council's Political Institutions Committee (SPK-N) has adopted a motion to this end.
Zurich court sentences former municipal waste disposal manager
16 November 2023
On Wednesday, the Zurich District Court sentenced the former director of the Zurich waste disposal company ERZ.
196 kilos of marijuana from Switzerland seized in Italy
14 November 2023
The financial police have confiscated 196 kilos of marijuana in north-east Italy.
Police operation led to interruption of train services in the Bern area
13 November 2023
A police operation practically paralyzed train traffic at Bern's main station on Sunday morning.
Two dead and one seriously injured
11 November 2023
Two people, a man and a woman, were killed in a violent dispute in Ittigen near Bern on Friday morning.
Commission welcomes better protection against underage marriages
9 November 2023
The legal regulations against underage marriages are to be tightened. The Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of States (RK-S) has unanimously agreed to the Federal Council's proposals.
Italians on thieving tour in Graubünden.
3 November 2023
A 39-year-old father, together with his two sons and a colleague of the two, stole tools and machines from buildings in Val Müstair GR on Monday night.
Diocese of Sion appoints external sexual abuse audit
2 November 2023
In connection with sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the Diocese of Sion has commissioned an independent external audit.
Injuries and Arrests at the Glaubenberg Federal Asylum Center
2 November 2023
In the Federal Asylum Center (BAZ) Glaubenberg in Sarnen OW, there was an altercation between asylum seekers on Wednesday evening.
Two teenage asylum seekers injure police officers in Ticino
1 November 2023
Two 16-year-old asylum seekers attacked police officers in Ticino. Three police officers were injured, the Ticino cantonal police said Friday last week.
Illegal drug dealers abuse Swiss websites
1 November 2023
Illegal suppliers of medicines are abusing legal Swiss websites to sell their goods via the Internet.
AntiFa march: Injured Police and Damaged Property
30 October 2023
Police officers were attacked with stones and bottles at the "Antifascist Evening Walk" in Bern on Saturday.
Switzerland and France declare war on trafficking gangs
28 October 2023
Switzerland and France plan to work together to step up the fight against illegal immigration and trafficking gangs.
ZH High Court: 16 years and clinic for mentally-ill car thug
27 October 2023
The Zurich Canton High Court on Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 16 years in prison for multiple attempted murders of two female police officers and other offenses.

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