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Shoplifting is on the rise in Switzerland.

This content was published on May 22, 2025 Petty crime, artist Jean Tinguely and killer airbags: our selection of Swiss news this Thursday.

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Government unveils vote issues to be decided on September 28

This content was published on May 22, 2025 After seven months without a national vote, the Swiss will vote on September 28 on electronic identity (e-ID) and second homes.

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This content was published on May 21, 2025 Digital identity and taxation of secondary residences are the topics of the upcoming federal vote.

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Vera Weber: A life between animal welfare and hotel glamour

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Vera Weber: hotelier by day, activist by conviction

This content was published on May 21, 2025 The daughter of renowned environmentalists Franz and Judith Weber now heads an influential foundation – and runs a historic hotel.

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European defence: tensions rise, budgets follow – but public support is uneven

This content was published on May 21, 2025 As European Union countries ramp up military spending, public support across the continent remains uneven.

The point where the rockslide at Petit Nesthorn, above the village of Blatten, collapsed. After several major rockfalls on Monday, the village of Blatten is still on borrowed time due to the risk of collapse of part of the Petit Nesthorn. Around a third of the expected five million cubic metres of rock have fallen.

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This content was published on May 20, 2025 The village of Blatten remains under threat after Monday’s major rockfall, and Swiss air traffic controller Skyguide is also under pressure.

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A citizen on polling duty directs the voters at the polling station

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Almost half of Swiss citizens are open to holding political office

This content was published on May 20, 2025 Would you consider holding political office? Nearly half of Swiss citizens would, according to a study by the University of Basel.

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This content was published on May 19, 2025 A landslide threatens a village in Valais. Plus, how healthy is the Swiss population? And who won the Eurovision Song Contest?

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A passenger train en route between Basel and Zurich in Gipf-Oberfrick, Switzerland, photographed on June 23, 2017. (KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally)

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Swiss railways test low-growing plant mix to replace herbicides

This content was published on May 19, 2025 To reduce herbicide used along railway tracks, the Swiss Federal Railways commissioned low-growing plant mixtures. After five years of trials, the method is now considered viable.

Achille Capelli studies the effects of climate change on Alaska's ice and snow. Pictured is at Barrow Point, the northernmost point in the United States.

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From the snow of Davos to the ice of the Arctic

This content was published on May 18, 2025 Swiss researcher Achille Capelli has found an open-air laboratory in Alaska. He is studying the polar ice shelf and is worried to see the impact of climate change.

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