How much does it cost to change a light bulb? In the City of Geneva, almost CHF 7m.
The city wants to change all fluorescent lights in public buildings – and switch them for LEDs.
The two main reasons are cost and environmental. Florescent lights contain mercury – such lights have been banned in Switzerland since the beginning of the year.
Changing them to LEDs will cut power use by around half.
That will be the equivalent of 830 homes in Geneva and cut carbon emissions by 415 tonnes.
Geneva could foot the G7 bill
Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.
US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases
Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.
French singer banned by Paleo
The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
Cars going uninspected
The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.
War may lead to rent rises
Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.
Not a heatwave, yet
Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.
