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WEBBitesize News. The Swiss population has passed the 9 million mark. The lower house of parliament, the National Council, has voted in favour of increasing the defence budget by CHF 4bn. Students at the University of Geneva are pushing back against university management. It’s well known that younger people don’t vote as much as their elders ...
First monkeypox case in Switzerland - WRS
WEBMonday, 23 May 2022 06:30. Pixabay (c) minka2507. Switzerland’s first case of monkeypox has been confirmed. The Federal Health Office says it’s a middle-aged man living in Bern. It’s being reported the man had recently returned from abroad. The health office says his condition is being closely monitored and anyone he may have had contact ...
Russian airliner lands at Basel - WRS
WEBJul 7, 2022 · Ilyushin 96 - (c) UAC. A Russian plane landed at Basel Euroairport yesterday evening. The Ilyushin 96 is often used by President Putin. To get around an EU ban on Russian aircraft it had to fly a long detour, skirting north Africa before heading north – …
Geneva local police wants blue lights and sirens - WRS
WEBDec 13, 2022 · (c) Police Municipal - Twitter. The local force in Geneva – the municipal police – have been fighting for the right to have blue lights and sirens on their vehicles for the last ten years.
New Covid rules from today - WRS
WEBSep 13, 2021 · The new Covid rules kick off today. Anyone wanting to enter an indoor public space, such as a restaurant, concert hall or other leisure activity will have to show a vaccine certificate.
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Child pneumonia rises in Switerland - WRS
WEBFriday, 24 November 2023 06:30. Mysterious pneumonia cases in children in China are making headlines around the world - but doctors in Switzerland say there’s an increase in pneumonia here. The World Health Organisation is asking China for more details. Patrick Meyer Sauteur from the Zurich Children’s Hospital says there’s a significant ...
Macron starts state visit today - WRS
WEBNov 15, 2023 · The French president Emmanuel Macron will be in Switzerland today for two-day state visit. It’s expected he will press Switzerland and the EU to accelerate talks for an agreement. While Switzerland says a new negotiating mandate with the EU will be ready before the end of the year – the recent elections which saw a strengthening of the ...
Dead whale on bank of Lake Zurich - WRS
WEBAug 20, 2024 · A dead sperm whale has washed on the banks of Lake Zurich. The carcass was surrounded by experts. There were immediate theories, the animal was frozen in a glacier or it was a pet kept by an oligarch. It is, of course, a fake. The hyper realistic 15-metre-long model has been set up by a Belgium group, the …
Geneva residents experimented on - WRS
WEBMar 2, 2022 · Photo by cottonbro from Pexels. Geneva is admitting some city residents were being experimented on this winter – and not told about it. In twelve residential buildings, affecting 150 people, the heating was turned …
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