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The week in Switzerland

Academic standards are falling and prices are rising: Switzerland is no longer the model pupil it thought it was.

This content was published on Sep 12, 2026 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

Bronze daggers and shell jewellery: the Swiss teacher who unearthed the past

This content was published on Sep 12, 2026 The finds of amateur archaeologist Franz Wuillemin are still valuable today.

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Swiss arms industry and EU funds

This content was published on Sep 12, 2026 The Swiss government wants a security partnership with the European Union. But does the EU want that too?

F-35A: fixed-price scandal will have no immediate consequences

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F-35 jets: fixed-price scandal will have no immediate consequences

This content was published on Sep 11, 2026 A Swiss parliamentary report on the absence of a fixed-price agreement for the procurement of new F-35 fighter jets from the US has sparked controversy. But for now no changes are expected.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, a Swiss expatriate recounts for the first time his experience of the attacks from Manhattan. In Switzerland, emotions are also running high following the serious accident involving a Dutch coach in the Graubünden canton.

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This content was published on Sep 11, 2026 Twenty-five years after 9/11, a Swiss Abroad recounts his experience of the attacks in Manhattan for the first time.

Swiss man faces investigation in France over escort website

This content was published on Sep 11, 2026 The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into France's largest prostitution website, “Meslibertines”, reportedly hosted in Switzerland and owned by a Swiss citizen living in Dubai, Radio France reports.

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Twenty-five years after 9/11: ‘I’ve never spoken about it until now’

This content was published on Sep 11, 2026 On the morning of September 11, 2001, Swiss citizen Beat Reinhart was working directly opposite the Twin Towers. He witnessed the attacks first-hand. A testimony.

Despite strong export performance: medical technology firms are sounding the alarm

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Swiss medtech firms sounds alarm about domestic industry

This content was published on Sep 11, 2026 The Swiss medtech inustry says it is successful abroad but struggling in Switzerland.

Lake Brenets, July 28, 2026. Since spring, Switzerland and much of Europe have been gripped by an exceptional drought.

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Scientists call for better protection of Swiss groundwater

This content was published on Sep 11, 2026 The Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) has called for targeted measures to protect Switzerland’s groundwater reserves, strengthen infrastructure resilience and improve water management.

The Asian hornet continues to spread across Switzerland

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Asian hornet sightings surge across Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 11, 2026 The Asian hornet is continuing to spread across Switzerland, with the country's reporting platform receiving between 150 and 250 reports a day, its operators told the Keystone-ATS news agency.

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