Jan 6, 2025 · Pink Floyd fans in Zurich are warning about a tour which promised them to relive the ‘timeless’ sound of the legendary rock band.

Jan 22, 2025 · An idea to lay tram tracks across the Mont Blanc bridge is gaining ground. Two Geneva politicians have tabled a motion that the lines should be built at the same time the bridge is undergoing renovation. The two motions have been tabled in the City of Geneva council and the cantonal Grand Council ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Lawyers for a woman who was jailed in canton Fribourg in 2018 for the murder of her partner’s 2-year-old daughter claims she’s the victim of a miscarriage of justice. The calls for a review come after the girl’s father has now been jailed himself after claims of sexual abuse of five women, two were underage at the time of the offence. They described the man as brutal and impulsive. The ...

5 days ago · easyJet staff based in Switzerland have secured a very generous pay rise. Unions are celebrating the impact their negotiations have had – saying the deal is certainly at the top of their expectations. Workers will now get a 13th month salary and a 10% rise every year for the next three years. In ...

Oct 28, 2024 · Podcast Home Download Episode Monday, 28 October 2024 - 39 minutes Michael's second of three guests on the US election is Ed Flaherty, a prominent, American – and now naturalised Swiss – lawyer who is well-known amongst the international community and who has lived for a long time in Geneva but visits the USA often. He's a member of the Republican party Subscribe to this podcast Apple ...

5 days ago · The canton of Geneva says it won’t ban the burkini in pools. The Swiss People’s Party pushed a motion in the Grand Council to ban the one-piece swimming suit after rule changes passed two years ago allowed it. Leading Swiss People Party member, Guy Mettan, says is flouts secularism and insults women – liking it to the fight against the burka in Iran. Some argue it’s unhygienic and will ...

5 days ago · Switzerland is making sure it will be ready in case of another pandemic. It has just opened a new centre for monitoring epidemics in Bern. The Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics will monitor the spread of pathogens by analysing waste water, a technic perfected during covid, and analysing the gene ...

Jan 15, 2025 · This week, Dr Michelle talks about a device that has the power to save lives in just moments - an Automated External Defibrillator (or AED for short) - the importance of using one quickly, and how you can locate an AED in an emergency. Check out the Defikarte.ch and Staying Alive Apps to help you ...

Jan 20, 2025 · The price of housing is concerning many experts as the low paid are being squeezed. The latest figures from the Federal Office for Housing, the first report for two years, show the low paid are spending nearly half their income on rent. On average, tenants pay about a third. High rents are also causing problems for the middle classes as many feel they can’t afford better homes – and so don ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The guest list for this year’s World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos has been released. It’s been confirmed the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend. As will the Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, the Argentine President Javier Milei, Israeli President Issac Herzog, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and the foreign minister of the new Syrian government Asaad ...