Bitesize News from Monday, September 7th, 2026
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Shooting in Annemasse
A 25-year-old man has died after being shot on a café terrace in Annemasse's Perrier district late on Sunday night
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Possible increase in military aircraft
The SVP and the PLR are pushing to expand Switzerland's F-35 order from thirty to thirty-six aircraft, at an added cost of CHF 650 million
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Smoke related health risk
Geneva’s World Meteorological Organization warns today that wildfire smoke has become a major global health risk — and that current mortality models may under-count deaths from it by as much as 93%
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High rental prices creep over the border
There is "nothing to rent" in Annemasse — unless you are paid in Swiss francs
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Big change in the weather on the way
Switzerland is about to swap late-summer for autumn almost overnight
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Another important vote looms
Geneva voters will decide on 27 September whether to spend CHF 39.5 million on transport projects across the border in France
