A tropical parasite spreads from Switzerland to Germany

Geneva Lake Parade: over 10,000 people brave the rain

Over 10,000 people brave the rain for Geneva Lake Parade

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Jul 27, 2025

The Lake Parade attracted more than 10,000 people to Geneva on Saturday afternoon in torrential rain. This techno and festive event took place in a reduced format and on an unusual reversed route because of the Women’s Euro.

ZH: new burglary in a gun shop failed

Zurich police foils gun shop burglary attempt

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Jul 27, 2025

The Zurich cantonal police today arrested two men in Pfungen, a few kilometres from Winterthur (ZH), who were trying to rob a gun shop. Thefts in such businesses in Switzerland have multiplied recently.

Planes

Airspace congestion jeopardises safety

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Jul 26, 2025

Flight safety is reduced by the clogging of airspace, says Thomas Steffen, a pilot for Swiss and head of safety at Aeropers, the industry association.

Work by Malaysian artist on display in Thun

Malaysian artist Yee I-Lann holds first major European exhibition in Thun

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Jul 26, 2025

Das Kunstmuseum Thun richtet im August die erste grössere Europaausstellung der malaysischen Künstlerin Yee I-Lann aus. Darin werden Einflüsse des Kolonialismus aber auch das Fortbestehen des indigenen Erbes thematisiert.

Hackers publish sensitive Radix data on the Darknet

Data from Swiss health foundation Radix leaked on the dark web

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Jul 26, 2025

After the cyber attack suffered by the Radix foundation at the end of last month, sensitive personal data such as names and debts of people banned from casinos were published on the Darknet.

0.5 per cent less CO2 for companies with a net zero target

Net zero firms emit 0.5% less CO2, study finds

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Jul 26, 2025

Companies with an externally validated net-zero target emit less CO2 than those without a climate target. This is the conclusion of a new analysis by the US financial services provider MSCI.

Bears have been wandering through Switzerland again for twenty years

Two decades since first bear sighting in Switzerland

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Jul 25, 2025

Twenty years ago today, a bear was spotted in Switzerland 101 years after the predator had been wiped out

Cyberattacks on Swiss companies increase by 9 per cent

Cyberattacks on Swiss companies increase by 9%

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Jul 25, 2025

Swiss companies are increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals. In the past quarter, every single company in this country was the target of a cyber attack an average of 1097 times a week.

21 minutes of power interruption per end customer in 2024

Swiss households faced 21 minutes of power outages in 2024

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Jul 25, 2025

End customers experienced an average of 21 minutes of electricity interruption in 2024. This resulted in 0.34 power outages per capita. The duration of electricity interruptions increased by three minutes compared to the previous year.

Two initiatives tabled to curb wind turbines

Swiss citizens will be voting on restricting wind farm expansion

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Jul 25, 2025

On Friday, the Association for the Protection of Nature and Democracy submitted two initiatives aimed at curbing the expansion of wind farms. More than 110,000 signatures have been collected.

A tropical parasite spreads from Switzerland to Germany

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