Bitesize News from Thursday, March 12th, 2026
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Swiss Post pays tribute to driver and other victims of fire
Swiss Post has gone ahead with its annual results press conference despite the deadly bus fire in Kerzers that killed six people, including a PostBus driver.
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Car pool lane for Bardonnex
A carpool lane is set to be introduced at the busy Bardonnex border crossing between France and Geneva.
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Bankrupt energy company agressively targeted the elderly
Investors in the collapsed Swiss energy company Prime Energy say they were aggressively targeted before the firm went bankrupt in November 2024.
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SWISS suspends flights to Dubai
SWISS International Airlines has extended the suspension of its flights to Dubai until March 28.
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Migros loses millions on German venture
Swiss retail giant Migros is pulling out of Germany. It’s selling the Tegut Group, an organic supermarket chain with about 340 stores and more than 7,400 employees, mainly in central Germany.
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Nuclear power could return
Parliament seems to be turning back to nuclear power.
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Town gathers to mark fire victims
The people of Kerzers in Fribourg gathered in the town centre yesterday afternoon to mark the deaths of those killed in an horrific bus fire on Tuesday evening.
