Unleaded 95 petrol is back under the two-franc mark in Switzerland for the first time since early September
The average litre now costs CHF 1.99, down 12 centimes in a week — almost 6%, according to the Touring Club Suisse.
Unleaded 98 has also fallen 12 centimes to CHF 2.10, while diesel has eased more modestly to CHF 2.34. I
nternational oil prices have cooled on hopes that the Democrats' midterm win in the United States will speed efforts to end the war in the Middle East.
Battle over the future of Sion airport
Valais residents will vote for the first time on the future of Sion airport, in a bitter campaign that has just kicked off
Tree cover ambition for Geneva
Geneva has turned to Harvard University for help reaching its ambition of 30 percent tree cover by 2070
New rules for short term rentals
Geneva's Grand Conseil has tightened controls on short-term rentals without creating a new surveillance body, as originally demanded
Possible third lane for section of A1
Geneva's parliament has voted to push for a third lane on the A1 motorway between Le Vengeron and Coppet, using the emergency lane during rush hour
Possible charges for foreign retailers
Foreign online retailers would have to pay into Switzerland's recycling system under a motion the Federal Council now backs
Swiss detained at US immigration
A 23-year-old Swiss woman has been in US immigration detention since Friday, after ICE agents stopped her at Dallas airport on her way to a family gathering
