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Recent Articles (8)
Riots break out after unauthorised rally in Bern
Riots broke out in Bern during an unauthorised demonstration on Saturday night. Emergency services were attacked with fireworks and dangerous objects. The police used rubber pellets and rubber bullets
Swiss railways records fourfold rise in heat-related track warping
Due to the summer heatwave, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has recorded nearly 100 cases of track warping and compression deformation. In response to the exceptional heat of summer 2026, the company set
Swiss cantons weigh lower social assistance for Ukrainian refugees
Next year, 46,000 Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland will be eligible to receive social assistance for the first time. The federal government now wants to allow the cantons to decide for themselves on
Summer drought drives up truffle prices in Switzerland
This summer’s drought has severely impacted the truffle season. The truffles are smaller than usual and scarce in the forests of canton Vaud, which has driven up prices. At the truffle market in the r
Swiss court denies James Bond fan a silencer
A James Bond fan and gun collector from the canton of Solothurn has been refused a silencer. His love of the films was not deemed sufficient grounds for an exemption. The man wanted to fit his Walther
Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 recorded in Switzerland
The earth shook during the night in Linthal in canton Glarus leading into Sunday with a magnitude of around 4.0 on the Richter scale. This earthquake is likely to have been felt throughout Switzerland
The American creative who devoted his career to an imaginary Swiss art school
Dan Levenson is an artist based in Los Angeles. He has invented a Swiss art academy that never existed, complete with a curriculum, furniture and tens of thousands of students. What drives him? “It re
Swiss bakery makes world’s largest pink Carac for breast cancer awareness
The world’s largest pink Carac was made by a Neuchâtel-based confectioner as part of the Pink October campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer. Around 200 people, most of them dressed in pink, tur