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Ban on demonstrations during the Covid pandemic before the Grand Chamber
November 20, 2023
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will rule on the case of the Geneva Community for Trade Union Action next Monday.
Piper crash with three fatalities due to unsuitable flight tactics
November 20, 2023
According to the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (Sust), the crash of a small plane with three fatalities on the Sanetsch Pass six years ago was due to unsuitable flight tactics in the mountains.
Commission opens consultation on indirect press subsidies
November 20, 2023
The National Council's Committee for Transport and Telecommunications (KVF-N) wants to extend indirect press subsidies for a limited period of seven years.
Ikea Switzerland achieves record sales in 2022/23
November 20, 2023
Ikea Switzerland achieved record sales in the 2022/23 financial year that ended in August.
New director for the Murten Classics classical music festival
November 20, 2023
Sophie Hogrefe, who was born in Bern, is the new director of the Murten Classics classical music festival.
Federal government has learned lessons from maritime shipping affair, according to report
November 20, 2023
The federal government has adequately dealt with the events surrounding the multi-million-euro guarantee losses for Swiss deep-sea shipping.
“Bund” editor-in-chief Isabelle Jacobi leaves Tamedia
November 20, 2023
Isabelle Jacobi is leaving her post as editor-in-chief of the Bern daily newspaper "Der Bund".
Canton of St. Gallen wants to shoot entire pack of wolves
November 20, 2023
The canton of St. Gallen has submitted an application to the federal government to shoot the entire Calfeisental pack.
Bargain hunting is like a cocaine high
November 20, 2023
A television at half price, satin bed linen with a 70 percent discount or a closet for a small budget: the discount days around Black Friday turn bargain hunters into predators.
Criticism due to inadequate effectiveness measurement of foreign projects
November 20, 2023
International cooperation (IC) projects are sometimes inadequately evaluated. According to the Control Committee of the Council of States (CPC-S), there is a "great need for action" when it comes to measuring effectiveness.
Expert advises caution with cell phone subscriptions on Black Friday
November 20, 2023
Telecom companies cannot escape the discount battle around Black Friday. An evaluation by the comparison platform Dschungelkompass has examined the offers.
Evi Allemann has been a thoroughbred politician for over two decades
November 20, 2023
At 45, Evi Allemann can already look back on a long political career. The Social Democrat is a permanent fixture in the canton of Berne, whether as a busy parliamentarian or now as a member of the cantonal government.
Daniel Jositsch is the man with the unwanted candidacy
November 20, 2023
Daniel Jositsch wanted to become a member of the Federal Council last year. This drew the ire of his parliamentary group, which preferred a woman to succeed Simonetta Sommaruga.
Schaffhausen cantonal council debates tax rate reduction
November 20, 2023
The Schaffhausen Cantonal Council is debating the 2024 budget on Monday. While the Government Council is proposing an unchanged tax rate, the majority of the Audit Committee (GPK) wants to reduce it by four percentage points.
Swiss researchers can make people hear voices
November 20, 2023
Researchers can make people hear voices. A Swiss research team has developed a new method that triggers auditory hallucinations, as announced by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) on Monday.
Julius Baer attracts further net new money
November 20, 2023
Assets under management at Julius Baer declined in the months from July to October.
Council of States elections a corrective to the right-wing slide for political scientists
November 19, 2023
The SVP's lack of success in the second round of voting for the Council of States, except in Ticino, is due to the majority vote.
Explorer and Piccard companion Don Walsh passes away
November 19, 2023
Explorer Donald "Don" Walsh has died at the age of 92. Together with the Swiss ocean explorer and engineer Jacques Piccard, who died in 2008, he set the record for the deepest dive in the Mariana Trench on January 23, 1960.

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