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Almost two hours waiting time due to traffic jam in front of Gotthard north portal
September 14, 2024
An eleven-kilometre-long traffic jam formed in front of the Gotthard north portal between Erstfeld and Göschenen in the canton of Uri shortly before midday on Saturday.
Zurich FDP discusses 27 proposals for new party program
September 14, 2024
On Saturday, the FDP Canton of Zurich discussed a new party program entitled "Seizing opportunities - for freedom and progress".
New Swiss supercomputer inaugurated
September 14, 2024
Switzerland has a new supercomputer. The computer, named "Alps", was officially inaugurated on Saturday at the National Supercomputing Center in Lugano by Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin.
The blue driver’s license is no longer valid from November
September 14, 2024
The blue Swiss driving license on paper is only valid until the end of October. From November, all drivers must be in possession of a credit card format ID card.
Female walker killed by falling branches in Wengen
September 14, 2024
A walker was hit by falling tree limbs in Wengen BE on Friday morning. She was so seriously injured that she had to be taken to hospital by helicopter.
24 percent women on management boards
September 14, 2024
The proportion of women on the management boards of the thirty largest listed companies in Switzerland currently stands at 24%.
29-year-old woman seriously injured in apartment fire in Rorschach SG
September 14, 2024
A 29-year-old woman was seriously injured in an apartment fire in Rorschach SG on Saturday night.
Israel comes under pressure over occupation of the West Bank
September 14, 2024
With a new resolution in the UN General Assembly, the Palestinians want to increase the pressure on Israel to withdraw from occupied territories.
Christoph Marthaler’s evil grotesque of hopelessness
September 14, 2024
Christoph Marthaler opened Basel's 2024/2025 theater season on Friday with an absurdly comical grotesque about disoriented people falling into the maw of the extreme right.
Use of chemicals due to a chemical discharge in Carouge GE
September 13, 2024
A canister containing a descaling liquid for hot water boilers leaked in the Geneva municipality of Carouge on Friday evening.
Trees fallen on the A2 in the direction of Chiasso TI
September 13, 2024
The Gotthard tunnel in the direction of Chiasso TI had to be closed late on Friday evening due to fallen trees.
Swiss plane has to turn back on the way to New York
September 13, 2024
Swiss flight LX18 on its way from Zurich to New York had to turn back after a short flight.
Romanian seriously injured while working with chainsaw in Arbedo TI
September 13, 2024
An 18-year-old Romanian man has suffered life-threatening injuries in an accident involving a chainsaw while felling trees on the Alpe della Costa in the municipality of Arbedo TI.
Accident on the Lüderenalp in Langnau BE causes fatalities
September 13, 2024
One person died in an accident on Lüderenalp in the Bernese municipality of Langnau on Friday morning.
Electricians acquitted of involuntary manslaughter in Basel
September 13, 2024
On Friday, the Basel-Stadt Court of Appeal acquitted two electricians of the charge of involuntary manslaughter.
How the federal authorities are reacting to the signature scam
September 13, 2024
Commercial companies are alleged to have cheated when collecting signatures for popular initiatives.
No separate legal basis for the protection of glaciers in Valais
September 13, 2024
Following the dredging work on the Theodul Glacier near Zermatt VS last year, the Valais cantonal parliament does not want stricter legal regulations.
First round of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza Strip completed
September 13, 2024
The first round of the vaccination campaign against the polio virus in the Gaza Strip has been successfully completed.

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