Following heavy rainfall on Saturday and during the night, the Rhone River and its tributaries have flooded. Keystone / Jean-Christophe Bott Due to flooding in canton Valais, southern Switzerland, the A9 motorway between Sierre and Sion is closed. The entire canton is on alert, cantonal authorities said on Sunday. This content was published on June...
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Storm damage to major Swiss motorway may impact summer travel
Aerial view of the A13 Highway between Lostallo and Soazza completely destroyed by the force of the Moesa river, Lostallo, Southern Switzerland. Keystone-SDA / Ti-Press / Samuel Golay The A13 motorway, which runs from northeastern Switzerland to the southern canton of Ticino, was severely damaged during the storms on Friday and Saturday. It’s unclear how...
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Switzerland set to ban disposable e-cigarettes
The Greens’ Christophe Clivaz, who proposed the motion, highlighted both the environmental and health concerns around disposable e-cigarettes. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Switzerland’s House of Representatives voted in favour of a motion to ban sales of disposable electronic cigarettes on Wednesday by 122 votes to 63 with four abstentions. This...
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Hundreds of Saint Bernard dogs gather in Switzerland for world competition
The Saint Bernard competition takes place every year in a country member to the World Union of Saint Bernard Clubs. Keystone / Cyril Zingaro Over a hundred Saint Bernards have descended on Martigny, in canton Valais to kick off the World Union of Saint Bernard Clubs competition. This content was published on June 8, 2024...
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Federer in hot water over boathouse plan
Roger Federer playing a charity ‘Match for Africa 3’ by Lake Zurich in 2017. KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / ENNIO LEANZA Former Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has fallen foul of public access campaigners with plans to build a boathouse on the shores of Lake Zurich. This content was published on May 28, 2024 – 11:37 Do...
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Zurich football fans gather in city centre after part of stadium is closed off
Police were out in force as over 1,000 FC Zurich fans assembled in front of the city’s main train station. Ennio Leanza / Keystone Over 1,000 fans of the Zurich Football Club gathered in the centre of the Swiss city on Sunday afternoon, causing delays in public transport. They planned to march to the Letzigrund...