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Bern buses can no longer run due to snow
November 21, 2024
Due to the snowfall on Thursday afternoon, the Bernmobil transport company had to suspend bus services.
The first snow this fall causes problems on the roads
November 21, 2024
The first snowfall down to the lowlands caused disruption on the roads in Switzerland on Thursday.
Suspended sentence after fatal speeding accident on German A5 highway
November 21, 2024
Following a fatal accident on the A5 highway (Basel-Freiburg), a sports car driver in Germany has been given a suspended prison sentence of two years for involuntary manslaughter.
Ticino demands more support from the federal government after storms
November 21, 2024
The Ticino government is dissatisfied with the federal financial aid promised to date for the reconstruction of the Maggia Valley.
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with cars in the canton of Vaud
November 21, 2024
A 19-year-old motorcyclist died in an accident in Romanel-sur-Morges VD on Thursday morning.
Poverty through no fault of your own should not jeopardize your right of residence
November 21, 2024
Anyone who falls into poverty through no fault of their own and has to receive social assistance should no longer lose their right of residence in Switzerland.
Federal government founds alliance for digital inclusion
November 21, 2024
With the launch of the Swiss Digital Inclusion Alliance on Thursday, the federal government wants to make it easier for people in Switzerland to access digital services.
TX Group, CH Media and Ringier found company for online research
November 21, 2024
The TX Group, CH Media and Ringier want to continue the technical reach measurement of their websites and apps independently from the new year.
Environment Minister Rösti reaffirms Swiss climate target in Baku
November 21, 2024
Switzerland wants to meet the 1.5-degree climate target. This was confirmed by Environment Minister Albert Rösti during an appearance at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Baku on Thursday.
Study sees threat of precarization in Swiss journalism
November 21, 2024
There is a threat of precarization in Swiss journalism. This is the conclusion of a study by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
141 million for urgent work after storms in Valais
November 21, 2024
Following last summer's storms in Valais, the cost of the urgent restoration work for the canton amounts to 141 million francs.
Swiss people will travel more by train in 2023
November 21, 2024
In no other European country did people travel as much by rail last year as in Switzerland.
Beer sales fall through due to bad weather
November 21, 2024
The past brewing year fell through in Switzerland, partly due to the bad weather.
Confession after fatal speeding accident on German A5 highway
November 21, 2024
After a fatal accident on the German A5 highway (Basel-Freiburg) in southern Baden, a sports car driver tearfully admitted in court that he had been drunk and had hit the car of the later victim at a speed that was clearly too high.
Positive signals for Christmas business in the retail sector
November 21, 2024
Thanks to the renewed decline in inflation, Christmas business in the retail sector is likely to improve again.
Vaud public prosecutor’s office loses case against climate activists
November 21, 2024
The Federal Supreme Court has not accepted the appeal lodged by the Vaud public prosecutor's office in the case of the climate activists who strewed coal in a UBS branch in Lausanne.
New CLA for the scaffolding industry comes into force on April 1, 2025
November 21, 2024
The social partners in the scaffolding industry have agreed on a new collective labor agreement (CLA).
Number of consultations at Pro Senectute increased by eleven percent
November 21, 2024
The Pro Senectute advice centers are being visited more frequently by elderly people.

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