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Railroad line over the Oberalp Pass reopened on Saturday
December 27, 2024
The railroad line from Andermatt UR over the Oberalp Pass to Diesentis GR, which has been interrupted since Monday, will be open again from Saturday.
Medieval migration of the Walser leaves genetic traces
December 27, 2024
The medieval migration of the Walser people has left genetic traces to this day. In a new study published in the journal "Forensic Science International: Genetics", researchers from the University of Zurich show how history is reflected in the genes of the Alpine people.
Inventor of the stackable Tetra Pak dies in Freiburg
December 27, 2024
The inventor of the modern Tetra Pak beverage carton, Ake Gustafson, has died in Switzerland at the age of 101.
Ten kilometers of traffic jam in front of the Gotthard north portal
December 27, 2024
A traffic jam ten kilometers long in the southbound direction formed in front of the Gotthard north portal early Friday afternoon.
Proceedings dropped after death of diplomat in Iran
December 27, 2024
In the case of the Swiss diplomat who died in Iran in 2021, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has discontinued proceedings on suspicion of homicide.
The timetable until the German parliamentary elections
December 27, 2024
The German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has decided to dissolve the Bundestag and has set a date of February 23 for the new parliamentary elections.
FDFA must re-examine case of imprisoned Swiss IS fighter
December 27, 2024
The Federal Supreme Court has upheld the appeal of a former IS fighter from Switzerland who was imprisoned in Syria.
Investigation into bogus MFK inspections falls to the canton of Solothurn
December 27, 2024
The canton of Solothurn must take over the case concerning the alleged fraudulent activities of an employee of the TCS test center in Biel BE.
Precision in the payment of widower’s pensions for divorced men
December 27, 2024
The compensation office of the canton of Fribourg wrongly stopped paying a widower's pension to a divorced man after his daughter reached the age of majority in February 2022.
Probe survives record flyby of the sun
December 27, 2024
The Parker space probe has survived its flyby of the sun. After the closest ever flyby of a man-made object by the sun on Christmas Eve, the probe sent a signal back to Earth for the first time on Friday.
Federal President clears the way for new elections in Germany
December 27, 2024
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the Bundestag, paving the way for his re-election.
Federal President dissolves German parliament and calls new election
December 27, 2024
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the Bundestag and scheduled a new election for February 23 next year.
New record: Swiss Post delivers 1.3 million parcels in a single day
December 27, 2024
Swiss Post experienced a new peak day for parcel deliveries in the run-up to Christmas.
Trade journal expects research breakthroughs in medicine and space travel
December 27, 2024
Mind-reading machines, new remedies for body fat and advances in particle physics: these are the scientific achievements that the specialist journal "Nature" expects to see in 2025.
Swiss franc expected to be relatively stable against the euro in 2025
December 27, 2024
Shopping in southern Germany and vacations on the Adriatic coast are unlikely to become cheaper for the Swiss in the new year.
General elections in four cantons in the coming year
December 27, 2024
Four cantons will appoint new cantonal governments and cantonal parliaments in the coming year: Valais, Neuchâtel, Solothurn and Jura.
Homicide in Flaach ZH is a defining case for Kesb
December 27, 2024
On New Year's Day 10 years ago, a desperate mother in Flaach ZH suffocated her two children who were to be placed in a home - eight months later she took her own life in prison.
WWF sounds the alarm: “Wild animals are disappearing at record speed”
December 27, 2024
Global biodiversity continues to be under massive threat. According to the WWF's Living Planet Report 2024 published on Friday, the wild animal populations surveyed have shrunk by an average of 73 percent over the last 50 years.

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