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Celebrated Swiss author Peter Bichsel dies aged 89

Peter Bichsel enjoyed wide international appeal.

This content was published on Mar 17, 2025 Peter Bichsel, one of the most important voices in Swiss literature with international appeal, has died just short of his 90th birthday.

Covid-19: Daniel Koch recalls the role of the Federal Council

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Five years after Covid lockdown, former Swiss health advisor looks back on crisis

This content was published on Mar 16, 2025 Daniel Koch, former head of communicable diseases at the Federal Office of Public Health, recalls the key role played by the Swiss government during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Swiss-British author Diccon Bewes dead at 57

This content was published on Mar 15, 2025 The author of the bestseller Swiss Watching and former member of SWI swissinfo.ch's Public Council, Diccon Bewes, died on March 11 after a battle with cancer.

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Nearly one in two bicycles sold in Switzerland is an e-bike

This content was published on Mar 15, 2025 In 2024, almost every second bicycle sold in Switzerland was an e-bike. Overall, around 14% fewer bikes were sold than in the previous year.

61-year-old suspect arrested in parcel bomb case

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Swiss man arrested over Geneva parcel bomb attacks

This content was published on Mar 12, 2025 A 61-year-old Swiss man was arrested in Geneva in connection with the parcel bomb incidents that left a man and a 12-year-old girl seriously injured.

Abbot of Saint-Maurice Abbey back in office after walkout

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Swiss abbot resumes role following abuse investigation

This content was published on Mar 12, 2025 Scarcella was accused in the Catholic Church abuse scandal last autumn. In October 2024, the Vatican declared there was no evidence of abuse or harassment against him.

Platform X briefly "down" worldwide due to a malfunction

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X platform outages hit Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 10, 2025 Malfunctions led to a worldwide outage of the social media platform X several times on Monday, affecting users in Switzerland and elsewhere.

Federal Supreme Court approves appeal against asbestos ruling

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Top Swiss court approves appeal against asbestos ruling

This content was published on Mar 10, 2025 The Glarus high court must re-examine an asbestos case, after the Federal Court approved the request for a revision of its decision by the family of Marcel Jann.

Singer-songwriter Zoë Më of Fribourg, Switzerland

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Swiss singer Zoë Më unveils song ‘Voyage’ for 2025 Eurovision contest

This content was published on Mar 10, 2025 Singer-songwriter Zoë Më, who will represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, unveiled her ballad Voyage on Monday.

Basel plunges into the three-day carnival with a mild morning prank

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Basel carnival kicks off with early morning march

This content was published on Mar 10, 2025 At the stroke of 4am on Monday, the street lights went out in Basel's city center for the carnival kick-off, known as Morgenstreich.

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