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Confederation warns of heatwave on the southern side of the Alps
August 9, 2024
A heatwave with temperatures of up to 35 degrees is expected in Ticino from Saturday.
SP women lodge complaint against women’s retirement age vote
August 9, 2024
The SP women are lodging an appeal against the 2022 vote on raising the retirement age for women from 64 to 65.
Attacker from Zofingen AG transferred from psychiatric ward to prison
August 9, 2024
The mentally disturbed man who attacked passers-by and injured six people in Zofingen AG on 15 May has been transferred from a closed institution to a prison.
Husband sentenced to 20 years for murdering his wife
August 9, 2024
A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in Bern on Friday for the murder of his wife.
Suspect still on the run after homicide in Basel
August 9, 2024
The suspect in Thursday's homicide in Basel is still on the run. The authorities ordered a manhunt on Friday.
UN human rights chief appalled by statement from Israel’s finance minister
August 9, 2024
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has sharply criticized the far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for his controversial statements on the starvation of the Palestinians.
Switzerland calls for “regional de-escalation” in the Middle East
August 9, 2024
Switzerland has called on the parties in the Middle East to engage in "urgent regional de-escalation".
Acquittal for incompetent gunman of Lampenberg BL
August 9, 2024
On Friday, the criminal court in Muttenz, Basel, acquitted a 25-year-old man of the murder charge on the grounds of insanity and ordered psychiatric measures.
Grandparents and their grandson died in the accident in Wattwil SG
August 9, 2024
One day after the accident on the Rickenstrasse near Wattwil SG, the police confirmed that the fatal victims were the 76- and 75-year-old grandparents and their 9-year-old grandson.
BA opens criminal investigation on suspicion of espionage
August 9, 2024
In March 2023, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland opened a criminal investigation against a man on suspicion of spying for a foreign state.
Schaffhausen Council of States member Stocker becomes a case for the Federal Supreme Court
August 9, 2024
The election complaint against Simon Stocker (SP), a member of the Schaffhausen Council of States, will be a case for the Federal Supreme Court.
Suspect in Basel homicide had already committed murder before
August 9, 2024
The suspect in Thursday's homicide in Basel had already killed two women in the same neighborhood in 2014.
Return traffic jams up to ten kilometers in front of the Gotthard tunnel
August 9, 2024
The traffic jam in front of the south portal of the Gotthard road tunnel reached a length of ten kilometers on Friday afternoon.
Manhunt for suspect after homicide in Basel
August 9, 2024
The criminal investigation department has ordered a manhunt following Thursday's homicide in Basel.
University Hospital Zurich sets up task force for heart surgery
August 9, 2024
The University Hospital Zurich has started to set up a cardiac surgery task force.
Swiss appoints Tabea Hasler as Head of Revenue Management
August 9, 2024
Swiss has appointed Tabea Hasler as the new Head of Revenue Management. She will take up the role on September 1, 2024 and succeeds Christian Sigg, who took up his new position as Head of Ground Operations at Swiss in July 2024.
Train accident wheel type is more strictly controlled
August 9, 2024
In order to reduce the risk of accidents like the one that occurred in the Gotthard Base Tunnel on August 10, 2023, the European Railway Agency (ERA) recently downgraded the wheel type concerned in terms of safety.
Freight train derailment a year ago continues to affect traffic
August 9, 2024
Saturday (tomorrow) marks the anniversary of the devastating derailment of a freight train in the Gotthard Base Tunnel.

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