Geneva’s Christmas lights are on! They’ll be illuminating the city until January 4th.
This year, the Old Town gets a major boost, with about ten new streets decorated, including Grand-Rue, rue de la Cité and place du Grand-Mézel, bringing the total to around forty LED installations. The budget comes to roughly CHF 650,000.
Christmas markets are also returning across the city, starting with “Noël au Quai” on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, open now, running until Christmas Eve.
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.
