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Swiss sea link cut-off
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (215+ words) Wednesday, 12 August 2026 06:30 Switzerland's main waterway link to the sea is barely navigable, with the Rhine so low near the German town of Kaub that the river is almost splitting in two. Many cargo ships have stopped altogether, and those still…...
Customs warn of bringing back fake goods
1+ week, 1+ day ago (220+ words) Tuesday, 4 August 2026 06:30 Swiss customs are reminding holidaymakers what not to bring back this summer. Counterfeit luxury bags, watches and jewellery are seized on sight and destroyed, with 1,442 cases logged last year. Any cash or securities worth CHF 10,000 or more must…...
Federal Councillors heckled by protestors
1+ week, 2+ day ago (253+ words) Monday, 3 August 2026 06:30 Federal Councilors were out across the country marking National Day on Saturday - but not without controversy. Beat Jans was in Geneva, at the Parc La Grange celebrations. He arrived hours late after his car broke down on the…...
Warning of English over national languages
1+ week, 6+ day ago (176+ words) Wednesday, 29 July 2026 23:50 The head of Switzerland's Bilingualism Forum is warning that pushing French teaching out of primary school would put national cohesion at risk. Virginie Borel spoke on RTS as a Federal Council draft law goes out for consultation, aiming…...
Fireworks banned this National Day
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (224+ words) Wednesday, 29 July 2026 05:00 We’re heading into a fireworks-free national day. All six French-speaking cantons have banned private fireworks and open fires for 1st August, after weeks of drought pushed wildfire danger to level 4 or 5 nearly everywhere. Only a handful of official displays…...
Switzerland slammed for denying pregnant prisoner visit from the father
2+ week, 5+ day ago (268+ words) Friday, 24 July 2026 06:30 The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for denying a pregnant detainee her right to family life. Judges ruled unanimously that Switzerland breached article eight of the convention by refusing to let her partner visit her…...
Hot weather means more drownings
2+ week, 6+ day ago (219+ words) Thursday, 23 July 2026 06:30 More than 20 people have already drowned in Switzerland this summer, yet the mood along Lake Geneva's shores remains untroubled. Safety officials warn that inflatable mattresses are a growing hazard, lulling bathers into drifting far from shore with a…...
Women rally against growing femicide cases
2+ week, 6+ day ago (232+ words) Thursday, 23 July 2026 06:30 Dozens of women rallied in Bellinzona on Tuesday evening to protest domestic violence, after Ticino recorded its third femicide of the year on 9 July. Switzerland has now counted 17 femicides in 2026. Protesters called for stronger legal protection, faster interventions…...
Geneva court suspends long swimsuit law
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (235+ words) Wednesday, 22 July 2026 06:30 Long swimsuits are once again allowed in Geneva's public pools, after the canton's constitutional court suspended the ban. The ruling grants a temporary reprieve while judges consider the substance of the case, brought by the Coordination for Inclusive…...
Anti-Fascist picnic in Lausanne draws hundreds
3+ week, 2+ day ago (229+ words) Monday, 20 July 2026 06:30 Around 300 people gathered at Vidy beach in Lausanne on Saturday for an anti-fascist picnic, two weeks after a 35-year-old man was attacked there by neo-nazi assailants in broad daylight. The victim, who was wearing a t-shirt reading "Antifa…...