Last month, a 9-year-old autistic boy escaped from a specialized school in Thônex, near the French-Swiss border, and was stopped by customs officers while walking shirtless and shoeless toward the autoroute.
The child wanted to reach Nice to visit his grandmother.
He had climbed a fence and crossed a bridge before being stopped.
The boy’s father says the school should have been more alert as the boy had run away once before in 2023.
Zurich study seeks new pot smokers
In Zurich, more people will soon be able to legally light up under the city’s cannabis pilot project “Züri Can.”
Jura hiker trampled by cows
A Vaudois hiker thought he wouldn’t make it out alive after being trampled by a herd of cows last Friday.
Summer ski lift riders return
Swiss ski lifts had a strong start to the summer, with 24% more visitors in May and June compared to 2024.
French officials demand meeting about schools
Geneva’s decision to stop admitting students from neighboring France into its public schools by 2026 is causing a stir across the border.
Swiss universities benefit from US brain drain
Swiss universities are benefitting from the grim mood in higher education in the United States.
Most Genevois have two passports
Geneva is one of the most international places in Switzerland.
