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This content was published on Jun 4, 2025 Farmers drive past parliament in Bern on Wednesday. They are protesting about the planned agricultural agreement and are demanding fairer prices from the major distributors.

Will Swiss president be forbidden from speaking English to counterparts?

This content was published on Jun 4, 2025 Switzerland's president, Karin Keller-Sutter, should use one of the country's four national languages when communicating with international organisations, and not English, according to a motion that passed on Wednesday.

Parliament decides to ban single-use e-cigarettes

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Swiss parliament agrees to ban disposable vapes

This content was published on Jun 4, 2025 Disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, should be banned for sale in Switzerland, according to the Swiss parliament.

Tobacco advertising banned in the press to protect minors

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Swiss parliament finalises tobacco advertising ban to protect minors

This content was published on Jun 4, 2025 Tobacco advertising will be banned in Switzerland to protect children, with a few exceptions.

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Swiss food labels must declare animal suffering from July

This content was published on Jun 4, 2025 From July 1, food labels in Switzerland will have to disclose whether products of animal origin involve painful practices. The Swiss federal government has approved a series of ordinances requiring the labelling of meat, eggs and foie gras.

A person pays his respects to Michael, who died on 25 May on the premises of the Lausanne municipal police, during a tribute in front of the Montbenon courthouse on Tuesday 3 June 2025 in Lausanne. A rally in memory of Michael, the 39-year-old Nigerian who died on 25 May after being arrested by the Lausanne municipal police, was attended by around seventy people on Tuesday outside the Montbenon courthouse. They called for justice and denounced police violence.

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This content was published on Jun 3, 2025 A man pays his respects to Michael Kenechukwu Ekemezie, a Nigerian who died after being arrested by Lausanne municipal police on May 25 for suspected drug-related activities.

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This content was published on Jun 3, 2025 Switzerland moves towards individual taxation for married couples – but a conservative referendum could leave the final decision to voters.

One against the other: zero-sum thinking can be found on both the political left and right

This content was published on Jun 3, 2025 A study from the University of Basel shows that zero-sum thinking can be found among supporters of both left-wing and right-wing parties.

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This content was published on Jun 2, 2025 The mudslide in Blatten was stronger than expected. A mountain farmer is still missing.

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This content was published on Jun 2, 2025 A dispute has broken out between France and Switzerland, with both regions outdoing each other with ever-larger raclette celebrations. However, the hostilities melted down again at a peace raclette on the border bridge at Saint-Gingolph on Lake Geneva on Sunday.

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