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• Swiss Post announce job cuts

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• Autumn arrives in Switzerland

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• Driver warning in Vaud

  Drivers in western Vaud face four nights of disruption on the A1 next week.

• Mixed results in school classrooms

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• Good news for household bills

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• Fuel reserves now in use

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