Voters will be busy this weekend - what are the main issues?
Sept. 25, 2020, 7:02 a.m.Voters have to make a slew of decisions this weekend. A plethora of federal and cantonal votes need to be decided.
Sudden weather change unusal
Sept. 25, 2020, 6:59 a.m.The weekend’s weather switch is highly unusual according to forecasters.
Vegan shop closed after owner refuses mask laws
Sept. 25, 2020, 6:57 a.m.Police in Winterthur have closed a vegan shop as the owner refused to wear a mask – and declined to enforce the...
Man sacked for film link backed by federal court
Sept. 25, 2020, 6:53 a.m.A man who was sacked from his job when it was revealed he wrote a screenplay for a controversial splatter movie &ndas...
Switzerland faces flu jab shortage
Sept. 24, 2020, 6:52 a.m.Because of the pandemic, more people will be wanting to be vaccinated against the flu this year as doctors have been ...
Parents outraged after camp leads to infection
Sept. 24, 2020, 6:48 a.m.Parents with children in a school in Lausanne are outraged after a mountain camp went ahead and now 15 students have ...
Video of Bern police pushing over man goes viral
Sept. 24, 2020, 6:45 a.m.A video of a Bern policeman pushing an older man to the ground is causing outrage.
RTS appeal judgement on weapons law
Sept. 24, 2020, 6:41 a.m.Swiss French Television says it will appeal after one of its journalists was fined for breaking weapons laws.
French arrests following ATM explosive investigation
Sept. 24, 2020, 6:37 a.m.Swiss police are helping French investigators after four people were arrested in Lyon on suspicion of robbing bank ca...
Police clear Bern square of protestors
Sept. 23, 2020, 8:38 a.m.Bern police have been clearing the square outside the Federal Palace overnight. It’s been occupied by climate p...
New inheritance laws in the pipeline
Sept. 23, 2020, 6:53 a.m.Proposed new laws on inheritance have passed the lower house of Parliament.
Backers say the current rules – ...
Street racers face jail and deportation
Sept. 23, 2020, 6:45 a.m.Two young street racers are facing serious jail time as their case comes before court.
Man convicted of stealing cash from mail at Zurich airport
Sept. 23, 2020, 6:40 a.m.A man has been fined and paroled after he was convicted of stealing cash from letters and parcels at Zurich airport.
Boat party upsets two countries
Sept. 22, 2020, 7:02 a.m.A boat party on Lake Constance over the weekend annoyed Swiss authorities as a mask requirement seems to have been wi...
ITU gets federal cash for new Geneva buildings
Sept. 22, 2020, 6:58 a.m.The lower house of Parliament has given the go ahead to a CHF 96m interest free loan to the International Telecommuni...
Geneva cyclists face fines
Sept. 22, 2020, 6:56 a.m.Geneva cyclists are being targeted by police on a crackdown on rule breaking.
Geneva Christmas market axed
Sept. 22, 2020, 6:53 a.m.Yet another Christmas market bites the dust.
This year’s market due to be held in Geneva at the Jardin Angla...
Leak links Swiss banks with money laundering operation
Sept. 21, 2020, 6:45 a.m.A new leak is linking Swiss financial institutions with potential money laundering operations involving Venezuela and...
UBS linked to major European bank purchase
Sept. 21, 2020, 6:43 a.m.UBS may be looking to buy a major European bank. Reports in yesterday’s SonntagsZeiting suggest Deutsche Bank, ...
Government wants to push ahead with 5G
Sept. 21, 2020, 6:40 a.m.The government says it wants to make the roll out of the 5G mobile network a top priority.
Calls for cantonal border closures
Sept. 21, 2020, 6:39 a.m.A university professor says cantons should be sealed off if there’s a significant rise in coronavirus infections.
Annual clean-up operation collected discarded masks
Sept. 21, 2020, 6:36 a.m.It was World Clean Up Day over the weekend – and traditionally volunteers around Lake Geneva gather to pick up ...
Vaud hospital beds fill with Covid patients
Sept. 18, 2020, 6:53 a.m.As the number of infections in canton Vaud continues to rise – hospital admissions are climbing and patients te...
Low-life thief steals from toddler's funeral
Sept. 18, 2020, 6:49 a.m.Residents of Davos are shocked after a thief stole from a 5-year old’s funeral collection.
