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Switzerland has more people in 2023 than in the previous year
February 13, 2024
Switzerland expelled more than 19 percent more people in 2023 than in the previous year.
TCS takes over Aargauer Rettungsdienst Intermedic in Berikon AG
February 13, 2024
TCS Swiss Ambulance Rescue (TCS SAR) is taking over the rescue service Intermedic, based in Berikon AG.
Round table adopts measures to combat the housing shortage
February 13, 2024
More apartments are to be built in Switzerland, especially affordable ones. This is the aim of an action plan discussed by representatives of the federal government, cantons and municipalities together with affected associations and presented in Bern on Tuesday.
Ticino mayor suspended due to criminal proceedings
February 13, 2024
The mayor of the municipality of Cerentino in Ticino has been suspended from office at his own request.
UNRWA chief Lazzarini wants investigation into tunnels
February 13, 2024
Following the war in the Gaza Strip, a commission of inquiry should scrutinize all misappropriations of UN buildings.
UN: no involvement in forced evictions in the Gaza Strip
February 13, 2024
According to the UN emergency aid office OCHA, the United Nations will not take part in the forced expulsion of Palestinians from the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Commission supports the Federal Council’s negotiating intentions
February 13, 2024
The planned negotiations on Switzerland's future relations with the EU have a good basis for achieving an acceptable result.
Two wolves shot in Vaud identified
February 13, 2024
The Vaud authorities have identified the wolf shot down on Mont Tendre in mid-January.
Edelrid recalls belay and abseiling device
February 13, 2024
The German company Edelrid is recalling potentially faulty belay and abseiling devices of the type "MEGA JUL" from 2013 to 2023.
SRG should have to award contracts to independent providers
February 13, 2024
SRG should be obliged to consider independent Swiss providers for commissioned productions and technical film services.
Alliance for tobacco advertising ban demands constitutional implementation
February 13, 2024
Exactly two years to the day after the people and cantons voted in favour of the initiative to ban tobacco advertising, the authors of the petition for a referendum are concerned about its implementation.
Patrícia Melo’s compassionate view of the people in the favela
February 13, 2024
In her new novel "The City of Others", Brazilian-Swiss author Patrícia Melo delves deep into the slums of a large Brazilian city.
Mother charged in Solothurn with kidnapping her own son
February 13, 2024
A 42-year-old mother is now facing charges in the canton of Solothurn for the abduction of her son to Germany.
Hunter shoots dog on a leash in Sedrun
February 13, 2024
A dog on a lead was shot dead on a local street in Sedrun GR on Sunday night. The shot was fired by a 79-year-old resident who holds a hunting license.
Swiss managers are going on more business trips
February 13, 2024
Business travelers went on more trips again last year. Despite the more difficult economic environment, Swiss companies bought around a fifth more flight tickets than in the previous year, according to an analysis published on Tuesday by corporate payment expert AirPlus.
28,000 people celebrate peacefully into the night on Güdisdienstag
February 13, 2024
Around 28,000 people marched through the streets of Lucerne on Tuesday night during the carnival.
Zurich Airport starts the new year with further growth
February 12, 2024
Following strong growth last year, passenger numbers at Zurich Airport continued to climb at the start of the new year 2024.
Geneva Court of Appeal confirms sentences for Biya’s bodyguards
February 12, 2024
Six bodyguards of Cameroonian President Paul Biya have been sentenced to conditional fines by the Geneva Court of Appeal and Review for harassing a journalist.

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