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Alzheimer’s telephone line for relatives has been in existence for 20 years
November 5, 2024
3000 people sought advice from the Alzheimer's telephone last year. The Alzheimer's hotline has been advising people affected by dementia, their relatives, carers and other interested parties for 20 years now, as the Alzheimer's Switzerland organization announced on Tuesday.
Vaud man sentenced after attack on football referee
November 5, 2024
A father's attack on the referee of a junior football match has legal consequences.
Museums in Eastern Switzerland launch the Cloud Castle platform
November 5, 2024
The Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, the Kunsthaus Bregenz, the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Kunstmuseum St.
Alien plants promote the spread of invasive insects
November 5, 2024
Alien plants promote the spread of invasive insect species. They settle where their food plants already exist.
Man falls down a slope on the Horn in Isenthal UR and dies
November 5, 2024
A 68-year-old man fell 70 meters down a slope on the Horn in Isenthal UR on Monday afternoon.
Further coalition crisis meetings in Germany on Wednesday
November 5, 2024
The top-level meetings of the German "traffic light" coalition on economic and financial policy are to continue on Wednesday.
Claude Barras in the running for a European Film Award
November 5, 2024
Claude Barras from Valais has been nominated for a European Film Award for his animated film "Sauvages".
Czech President Petr Pavel visits Switzerland
November 5, 2024
Czech President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva Pavlova arrived in Switzerland on Tuesday morning for a two-day state visit.
Groupe E closes two subsidiaries and cuts jobs
November 5, 2024
The French-speaking Swiss energy company Groupe E is discontinuing the activities of its two subsidiaries S.
Swiss animal welfare removed from Zewo’s blacklist
November 5, 2024
The certification body for non-profit organizations (Zewo) has once again removed the Swiss Animal Protection Society (STS) from its blacklist.
Author Zora del Buono in search of two strangers
November 5, 2024
Zora del Buono lost her father at an early age. Sixty years later, the author explores the circumstances of this death in her novel "Seinetwegen" - and has been shortlisted for the Swiss Book Prize.
Switzerland wants to procure German Piranha IV tanks
November 5, 2024
The Swiss Army's M109 self-propelled howitzers, which have been in service for over fifty years, are soon to be replaced.
Swiss increases wages for ground staff by two percent
November 5, 2024
Swiss and the social partners have reached an agreement: The airline will generally increase the wages of ground staff by two percent.
Federal government bans further designer drugs
November 5, 2024
The federal government bans further designer drugs. Nitromethaqualone and synthetically produced derivatives of THC are now on the list of banned psychoactive substances.
Labor market continues to normalize step by step
November 5, 2024
The number of unemployed people in Switzerland increased slightly again in October.
Neuchâtel puts pressure on Bern for parental leave
November 5, 2024
On Tuesday, the Grand Council of the canton of Neuchâtel adopted a draft decree calling on the Federal Assembly to introduce federal parental leave.
ETH Zurich earns criticism for new rules on counterintelligence
November 5, 2024
ETH Zurich has clarified the rules for preventing espionage. Chinese students are among those affected.
More victims testify against former Aargau councillor
November 5, 2024
Further victims of an exhibitionist testified before the Olten-Gösgen SO district court on the second day of the trial.

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