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Burning area in Brazil: more than five times the size of Switzerland
October 12, 2024
So far this year, an area more than five times the size of Switzerland has burned in Brazil.
Commission wants to extend Hamas ban to Hezbollah
October 11, 2024
Not only the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas, but also Hezbollah should be banned in Switzerland.
Overhead line fault paralyzes rail traffic in Bern for around 20 minutes
October 11, 2024
Due to a catenary fault, there was a total outage lasting around twenty minutes at Bern station shortly before 4pm on Friday afternoon.
Commission wants to relax wolf protection
October 11, 2024
The Environment Committee of the Council of States wants less protection for wolves in Switzerland.
Switzerland postpones opening of humanitarian office in Kabul again
October 11, 2024
Switzerland has postponed the opening of its humanitarian office in the Afghan capital Kabul, which was planned for this year, until 2025.
Bus traveler caught with a lot of counterfeit money at the Swiss border
October 11, 2024
German police officers have caught a bus traveler with more than one hundred thousand euros in counterfeit money at the Swiss border.
According to the regulator, the risks of real-time results were underestimated
October 11, 2024
In the 2023 national elections, votes were mistakenly counted several times and party strengths were calculated incorrectly.
Retrospective on Swiss sculptor Hans Josephsohn in Paris
October 11, 2024
In Paris, the first major retrospective in France is dedicated to the Swiss sculptor Hans Josephsohn, who died in 2012.
Swiss safe after shelling of UN headquarters in Lebanon
October 11, 2024
Following the shelling of the headquarters of the UN mission Unifil in southern Lebanon by Israeli troops, the three Swiss military observers on the ground are safe and sound.
Rail strike planned in Italy from Saturday
October 11, 2024
Hundreds of rail services in Italy are expected to be canceled due to a rail strike in the country.
UN: More than 2,000 dead in Lebanon in just one year
October 11, 2024
According to UN figures, more than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since October 2023 as a result of the escalation of violence between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia and Israel.
Cassis wants UN Security Council commitment to science
October 11, 2024
Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis wants to use Switzerland's presidency of the UN Security Council to commit the body to a further commitment to science.
Anti-nuclear campaign and 2017 Nobel Prize winner congratulated
October 11, 2024
The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner, the Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican), has congratulated this year's winners from Japan.
Switzerland signs stagiaire agreement with the USA
October 11, 2024
On Friday, Switzerland signed a new agreement with the USA on the exchange of trainees and young professionals.
The return of polio is also possible in Switzerland
October 11, 2024
Polio, which has been eradicated in Switzerland since the 1990s, could return. This is shown by the situation in Gaza, as the organization Polio.
Proceedings against former FIFA official Valcke dropped
October 11, 2024
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has discontinued further criminal proceedings against Jérôme Valcke.
58-year-old driver lands in a stream and dies
October 11, 2024
A 58-year-old driver was killed in a traffic accident in Magadino TI on Friday morning.
Kirchner Museum Davos shows the renowned Ulmberg Collection
October 11, 2024
The Kirchner Museum Davos has the opportunity to bring the Ulmberg art collection to the Alpine town on a permanent basis.

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