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Heavy snowfall in Switzerland causes traffic chaos and accidents

Heavy snowfall in Switzerland causes traffic chaos and accidents

Traffic chaos in Bern. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The heavy snowfall late on Thursday and during the night into Friday led to traffic chaos and many accidents in many regions of Switzerland. The situation slowly returned to normal on Friday...

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Swiss swimmer Noè Ponti breaks butterfly world record

Swiss swimmer Noè Ponti breaks butterfly world record

Noè Ponti at the Olympic Games in Paris in August. Keystone / Patrick B. Kraemer Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Noè Ponti has set his first world record, in the 50m butterfly at the World Cup small pool in Shanghai. He swam...

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Swiss football hooligans attack police in Liechtenstein

Swiss football hooligans attack police in Liechtenstein

FC Thun fans attack police officers in Vaduz Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Riots broke out in Liechtenstein on Saturday after a football match between local side FC Vaduz and FC Thun from Switzerland. This content was published on October 20,...

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Swiss come second in world blind wine tasting championships

Swiss come second in world blind wine tasting championships

Grapes waiting to be harvested in the Lavaux region overlooking Lake Geneva. Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Switzerland has come runners-up at the 12th edition of the World Tasting Championship, organised by the Revue du Vin de France. This content was...

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Illegal online casinos on the rise in Switzerland

Illegal online casinos on the rise in Switzerland

It is much more difficult to tackle online gambling than illegal poker bars because websites are easy to set up. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Swiss authorities have blocked almost 2,000 illegal online casinos since 2019. The Federal Gaming Board says...

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Over 1,000 take part in memorial ride for deceased Swiss cyclist

Over 1,000 take part in memorial ride for deceased Swiss cyclist

Over a thousand people take part in memorial ride for deceased cyclist Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Around 1,500 people took part in a memorial ride on Sunday for Swiss World Cycling Championship participant Muriel Furrer, who died after an accident...

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Switzerland mourns death of cyclist at World Championships

Switzerland mourns death of cyclist at World Championships

Muriel Furrer, 18, who died at the UCI Road and Para-Cycling Road World Championships. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Switzerland and the world of cycling has reacted with shock at the death of teenaged...

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Swiss hospitals fail to achieve margins for sustainable operation

Swiss hospitals fail to achieve margins for sustainable operation

Swiss hospitals fail to achieve margins for sustainable operations Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The majority of Swiss hospitals don’t achieve the margins required for sustainable operation. The association H+ Swiss Hospitals is calling for an immediate rethink of healthcare policy...

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Swiss Tamedia group merges editorial teams and cuts jobs

Swiss Tamedia group merges editorial teams and cuts jobs

Tamedia merges editorial teams and cuts jobs Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Zurich-based media company Tamedia is reorganizing its editorial offices and implementing job cuts announced at the end of August. The number of full-time positions affected will be reduced from...

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Albane Valenzuela first Swiss golfer to play in Solheim or Ryder Cups

Albane Valenzuela first Swiss golfer to play in Solheim or Ryder Cups

Albane Valenzuela in action at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Albane Valenzuela will be the first Swiss golfer to play in either the Solheim or Ryder Cup, the biennial tournaments...

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Shooter and mountain-biker to carry Swiss flag at Olympics opening

Shooter and mountain-biker to carry Swiss flag at Olympics opening

The current Swiss president, Viola Amherd, is visiting the Olympic Games in Paris until Sunday. She will attend the opening ceremony on Friday, after taking part on Thursday in the Summit on Sport and Sustainable Development. Amherd, who is also sports minister, will use her visit to attend as many events as possible in which...

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Global IT outage causes disruption at Swiss airports

Global IT outage causes disruption at Swiss airports

Delays expected: checking the departures board at Zurich airport. Keystone / Gaetan Bally A worldwide issue affecting Microsoft IT systems had an impact at Swiss airports on Friday, notably in Zurich, where landings were suspended mid-morning. Delays and cancellations were also seen in Geneva and Basel. This content was published on July 19, 2024 –...

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