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The start of the holiday season means long traffic jams on the Gotthard

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Gotthard traffic queue hits 11km at start of holiday season

This content was published on Jul 13, 2025 The start of the summer holidays saw a long traffic jam in front of the Gotthard tunnel on Saturday. Traffic jams between Erstfeld and Göschenen in canton Uri were up to 11 kilometres long early in the morning.

Members of the Federal Council mainly stay in Switzerland in the summer

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Swiss ministers plan staycations this summer

This content was published on Jul 12, 2025 Most of the seven federal government ministers are spending their holidays in Switzerland this summer.

Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister takes part in a ceremony in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on July 8, 2025.

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Defence Minister Pfister stresses importance of Swiss mission in Balkans

This content was published on Jul 12, 2025 During a visit to the Balkans region last week, Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister met Swisscoy peacekeeping troops in Kosovo.

Porrentruy swimming pool: the town's mayor was not expecting such controversy

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Porrentruy mayor comments on Swiss pool ban controversy

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 The mayor of the Swiss town of Porrentruy, which has been in the headlines in neighbouring France after restricting access to a pool to locals after a spate of anti-social behaviour, says he has received much support in recent days.

Zurich cantonal police introduce fixed online police stations

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Zurich introduces online police station

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 After a one-year test phase, Zurich's cantonal police are introducing an online police station. Demand is high and the response from the public has been positive.

Grasshopper's supporters light smoke flares.

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Zurich police arrest 38 football and hockey fans after violent incidents

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 Zurich police have investigated 48 cases of fan violence at stadiums in the Swiss city since last autumn and arrested a total of 38 people, Swiss public television, SRF, reports.

Beznau power plant restarted after the Aare River cools down

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Swiss nuclear power plant restarts as Aare River cools down

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 The Beznau nuclear power station in canton Aargau has been generating electricity again since Tuesday, as the Aare River has cooled down. Both reactors were disconnected last week.

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‘Switzerland should negotiate but not bend the knee to Donald Trump’

This content was published on Jul 4, 2025 The Swiss government has launched a charm offensive to counter the US threat of 31% tariffs on imports. But is this the right strategy? Guests on Swissinfo’s Let's Talk webcast debated the issue.

Federal government completely revises pandemic plan due to Covid-19

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Swiss government completely revises pandemic plan due to Covid-19

This content was published on Jul 2, 2025 The Swiss government has completely revised the pandemic plan based on its experience with the coronavirus.

The additional costs that Switzerland will incur when purchasing the US F-35 fighter jet continue to be a concern.

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Renewed controversy in Switzerland over US fighter jets – explained

This content was published on Jul 2, 2025 The Swiss defence ministry has repeatedly insisted that 36 American-made F-35A fighter jets would be delivered at a fixed price of CHF6 billion. Now the US is demanding hundreds of millions more,

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