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Nespresso cocaine traffickers get 15 years in prison
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Feb 12, 2026
Traffickers handed 15 year jail terms after shipping 500kg of cocaine haul through Swiss Nespresso facilities.
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Avalanche cuts off traffic to Swiss Lötschental valley
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Feb 12, 2026
Swiss avalanche buries road, cutting off traffic to the Lötschental region.
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War & peace
‘Swiss’ anti-drone system is made in Israel
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Feb 12, 2026
Swiss anti-drone defence system contains key components from an Israeli arms company.
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Film festival in Geneva to highlight authoritarian excesses
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Feb 12, 2026
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights to focus on authoritarianism.
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Swiss zoo rejects criticism after chimp birth
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Feb 12, 2026
Swiss zoo defends against “sweeping statements” following the birth of a chimpanzee.
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Air Canada fined for flouting Swiss rules
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Feb 12, 2026
Air Canada CHF144,000 fine stands for for flying passengers without valid entry documents.
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Swiss home electronics market resumes growth
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Feb 12, 2026
Swiss home electronics sales rise for first time in two years.
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Crans-Montana bar owners confronted by fire victim relatives
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Feb 12, 2026
Relatives heckle owners of fatal Swiss fire bar as they arrive to give evidence at a hearing.
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International Geneva
US questions UN presence in ‘expensive’ cities, like Geneva
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Feb 12, 2026
US ambassador to UN wants to “rexamine” UN presence in “expensive” cities.
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Italian court quashes Swiss industrialist asbestos jail term
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Feb 12, 2026
Translation error negates ex-Eternit executive’s jail verdict for causing asbestos deaths.
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Swisscom profits shrink after Vodafone Italia integration
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Feb 12, 2026
Swisscom profits plunge 17.6% due to costs of integrating the acquired Vodafone Italia.
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Lucerne kicks off Swiss carnival season
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Feb 12, 2026
Thousands of masked and costumed carnival-goers throng Lucerne streets.
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Olympics: Swiss von Allmen continues golden streak with Super‑G win
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Feb 11, 2026
Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen won his third gold of his debut Olympics with Super‑G victory, the first Swiss to claim three at one Winter Games.
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Swiss Politics
Swiss-EU accords: Bern revises wage protection measure
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Feb 11, 2026
The Swiss government has decided to revise a wage‑protection measure after critical feedback during consultations on the Bilateral III package with the EU.
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Swiss Politics
Swiss voters to decide on population cap and civilian service reform
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Feb 11, 2026
Swiss voters will decide on a 10‑million population cap and a reform of civilian service on June 14.
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Swiss government plans urgent legislation to support Crans‑Montana victims
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Feb 11, 2026
The Swiss government wants to help the Crans‑Montana victims quickly and has asked the justice ministry to draft a law by the end of the month.
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Foreign Affairs
Switzerland to deliver generators as Ukraine’s energy crisis worsens
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Feb 11, 2026
The Swiss government has approved an aid package worth up to CHF32 million to support Ukraine as it struggles with a severe energy crisis.
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International Geneva
WTO chief in Geneva warns of ‘chaos’ if global trade system collapses
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Feb 11, 2026
However, keeping things as they are is not an option, WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala said on Wednesday in Geneva
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Zurich sees rise in new flats despite more demolitions
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Feb 11, 2026
More flats were completed in the city of Zurich in 2025 than the year before, even though more buildings were torn down.
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Alfred Schindler to step down as chairman of the IWP board
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Feb 11, 2026
According to a report in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, he is expected to be succeeded by former Swiss National Bank president Thomas Jordan.
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