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Basel and SRG launch collaboration for the ESC 2025
September 2, 2024
The collaboration between Basel and SRG for the staging of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will begin next week.
Historic AfD success in Thuringia – CDU ahead in Saxony
September 2, 2024
For the first time in post-war history, the AfD, a party classified as right-wing extremist, has become the strongest force in a state election.
Right-wingers lead by a wide margin in Thuringia
September 1, 2024
Historic success for the AfD in Germany: for the first time, the far-right party has become the strongest force in a state election.
Forecast: AfD number one in Thuringia – CDU only just ahead in Saxony
September 1, 2024
Eleven years after it was founded, the AfD, which is far-right in some areas, has become the strongest party in a German state election for the first time, according to forecasts.
Forecast: AfD ahead in Thuringia election – CDU in Saxony
September 1, 2024
According to forecasts, the far-right AfD has become the strongest party in a German state for the first time.
Willisau Jazz Festival ends after a top-class concert program
September 1, 2024
The Willisau Jazz Festival came to a positive close on Sunday after a top-class program.
Belgian athlete postpones lake crossing in Geneva after storm alarm
September 1, 2024
Belgian swimmer Marieke Blomme has had to postpone her planned crossing of Lake Geneva on Sunday due to a storm warning.
Hornussen players celebrate their first federal tournament in six years
September 1, 2024
The 40th Federal Hornussen Festival came to an end on Sunday in the Bernese Emmental.
Organizers of the Zurich Theatre Spectacle draw a positive balance
September 1, 2024
The organizers of the 45th Zürcher Theaterspektakel, which ends on Sunday, have drawn a positive balance of the eighteen days of the festival.
Polluted water in Lakes Murten and Neuchâtel
September 1, 2024
Both Lake Murten and Lake Neuchâtel were polluted by hydrocarbons and diesel in the ports of Murten and Portalban FR on Saturday evening.
Federal Councillor Baume-Schneider visits Paralympics athletes in Paris
September 1, 2024
Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider visited the Paralympic Games in Paris at the weekend.
ESC producers flirt with singer Céline Dion as star guest
September 1, 2024
The producers of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025 in Basel are flirting with singer Céine Dion as a star guest.
Controversy surrounding the first ascent of Tödi 200 years ago
September 1, 2024
It was 200 years ago on September 1st that two chamois hunters climbed the highest mountain in Glarus, Tödi (3612 meters above sea level), for the first time.
WHO: Vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip has begun
September 1, 2024
The mass vaccination against the polio virus in the Gaza Strip has officially begun.
Gotthard Base Tunnel fully operational again from Monday
September 1, 2024
More than a year after the derailment of a freight train in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the route can be fully reopened to freight and passenger traffic.
Guatemala’s ex-president Giammattei sues Geneva public prosecutor
September 1, 2024
Immediately before the start of a new trial in Geneva against Guatemala's ex-police chief Erwin Sperisen, the public prosecutor responsible has been sued by two of the South American country's leading politicians.
SBB transport police officers are now on patrol with bodycams
September 1, 2024
From this Sunday, SBB transport police officers will be patrolling stations and trains in Switzerland with bodycams.
Ideas of tolerance vary greatly in Switzerland
September 1, 2024
Tolerance is a major concern for the majority of the Swiss population. But according to a new study, opinions differ on what kind of tolerance is important - between women and men and political orientation.

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