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240,000 people already affected by hurricane “Beryl”
July 5, 2024
Almost a quarter of a million people in the Caribbean are already dealing with the consequences of Hurricane Beryl.
Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office extends ban on analysis of coronavirus emails
July 5, 2024
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland is appealing to the Federal Supreme Court against the ban on the analysis of e-mails between Alain Berset's former head of information and the Ringier Group CEO imposed by the Bernese compulsory measures court.
Prices for residential property continue to rise in the second quarter
July 5, 2024
Home ownership remains in demand in Switzerland. Prices also rose in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Confederation, cantons and municipalities draw up new asylum strategy
July 5, 2024
The federal government, the cantons and the Swiss cities and municipalities are drawing up a new asylum strategy.
Second dead man from Lake Constance was also Swiss
July 5, 2024
Austrian police have identified a second deceased person discovered in Lake Constance.
Schumacher blackmail: Alleged accomplice arrested
July 5, 2024
In the case of the attempted blackmail of the family of former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher, the police have arrested a suspected accomplice.
Accomplice in robbery of cash-in-transit convicted by final judgment
July 5, 2024
An accomplice in the robbery of a cash transport in Chavornay VD in 2018 has been finally sentenced to five and a half years' imprisonment.
Ban on poster advertising by a municipality is permissible
July 5, 2024
The ban on commercial billboard advertising passed in the Geneva municipality of Vernier is compatible with fundamental rights.
Four years in prison and deportation for kidnapper
July 5, 2024
The Federal Supreme Court has confirmed a four-year prison sentence for a woman from Kosovo.
Mobiliar expects storm damage of over 75 million francs
July 5, 2024
The first half of the year in Switzerland was characterized by heavy rainfall and numerous storms.
Flexible working hours are on the rise in Switzerland
July 5, 2024
More and more people in Switzerland are working without a fixed start date. As many as 47.
SNB appoints Christoph Hirter as new Head of the Media Office
July 5, 2024
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has appointed Christoph Hirter as the new Head of the Media Office.
Ticino popular initiative to abolish the spending brake
July 5, 2024
The Swiss Association of Public Service Employees (VPOD) has collected 8,300 signatures in support of a popular initiative for the immediate abolition of the so-called "Morisoli Decree".
Infrastructure in Binn VS severely damaged by storms
July 5, 2024
In Valais, the municipality of Binn has drawn up a preliminary damage assessment.
According to proponents, highway expansion brings more safety and peace and quiet
July 5, 2024
The 2023 expansion phase for the motorways could increase road safety and keep traffic out of cities: These are the arguments used by a conservative alliance to launch the referendum campaign for November 24.
Nature conservation rejects hunting ordinance – cantons see opportunity
July 5, 2024
Animal and nature conservation associations sharply criticize the fact that wolves and other protected animals such as beavers are to become quasi-huntable animals.
Filmmakers on the moment that inspired them to make a movie
July 5, 2024
Filmmakers from Switzerland talk about the first moment in their lives when their passion for film was awakened.
Milestone in cancer therapy: 20 years of proton beams for children
July 5, 2024
Twenty years ago in Villigen AG, a young child with cancer was treated with proton radiation for the first time in Europe.

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