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Council of States has new nuclear power plant examined as a “possible scenario”
The Council of States is shaking up the 2017 ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants.
La Chaux-de-Fonds builds new ice rink for 69 million francs
The city of La Chaux-de-Fonds NE wants to invest 69 million francs in a project for a new ice rink.
Study with pig cadavers aims to improve Swiss forensics
Pig carcasses decompose faster in Switzerland than in South Africa. This finding by researchers at the University of Bern has implications for forensics.
Pensioner dies in fire in residential building in Hauenstein SO
An elderly man died in a fire in an apartment of a semi-detached house in Hauenstein SO on Tuesday evening.
Council of States wants to have new nuclear power plant examined as a “possible scenario”
The Council of States is shaking up the 2017 ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants.
Federal Councillor Baume-Schneider wants action plan against anti-Semitism
Following the attack on an orthodox Jew in Zurich on Saturday, Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (SP) met with the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG), Ralph Lewin.
Reimbursement of asylum costs rightly refused
The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has rightly not covered the costs for the care of a Turkish asylum seeker.
Strict requirements for certain IV reports
The Federal Supreme Court draws the consequences of the IV's decision to no longer commission expert opinions from the private company PMEDA.
Visa cannot increase interchange fees for the time being
For the time being, the credit card company Visa cannot set the fees charged by merchants on debit cards at a higher level than stipulated by the Competition Commission.
Dispute over revenue from the auctioning of tariff quotas
On Wednesday, the National Council began detailed deliberations on the Customs Act.
The dilemma of freedom and sustainability in two new books
The unrest over the state of the climate has reached literature. Two related books seek personal answers to the fundamental conflict between freedom and sustainability.
Zurich SVP wants more information on the perpetrator after attack on Jews
Following "the brutal murder attack on a Jewish-Orthodox citizen", the Zurich SVP is demanding answers from the cantonal government "about the perpetrator and his Swiss passport".
Conversion from combustion cars to electric cars should become easier
It should be easier to convert road vehicles with combustion engines into electrically powered vehicles.
Public transport with 7.2 percent more revenue
Public transport in Switzerland generated a turnover of around 6.4 billion Swiss francs last year.
Councillors want to slow down the 30 km/h speed limit on important traffic routes in urban areas
Every road has its function and its speed limit: Parliament is calling for the Road Traffic Act to be amended to make it more difficult to introduce a 30 km/h speed limit on major roads in urban areas.
“Tagesschau” wrongly criticized car dealers according to the Press Council
In the opinion of the Press Council, Swiss television channel SRF's "Tagesschau" has wrongly pilloried car dealers.
Bernese musician Andreas Schärer reaps laurels in Paris
The Académie française du Jazz has honored Bernese musician Andreas Schärer with the Prix du Musicien européen.
Customers are drawn back to the stores
The shopping spree is back. According to a recent study, customers are buying more in local stores and shopping less online.

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