The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Clear-up operation follows train derailment Efforts remained underway on Thursday to retrieve one of the carriages of a passenger train that derailed in eastern Switzerland following a landslide injuring 11 people, five seriously. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140814/clear-up-operation-underway-following-train-derailment Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:15:00 +0200 clear-up-operation-underway-following-train-derailment Swiss farmers campaign against 'meadows mess' Switzerland, famous for being neat and tidy, is not tidy enough for Swiss farmers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130321/swiss-farmers-campaign-against-meadows-mess Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:21:00 +0100 swiss-farmers-campaign-against-meadows-mess American couple lock horns with Swiss farmer over ‘cattle cruelty’ Animal lovers are shocked about Swiss eating dogs and cats, which remains legal despite attempts to ban the practice. An American couple living in northeastern Switzerland have equally serious concerns about cruelty to cattle. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130115/americans-lock-horns-with-swiss-over-cattle-cruelty Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:38:00 +0100 americans-lock-horns-with-swiss-over-cattle-cruelty Swiss consumers still worried about future Consumer confidence in Switzerland remains weak, according to a survey conducted by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco). https://www.thelocal.ch/20121106/consumer-worries-about-future-unchanged Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:30:00 +0100 consumer-worries-about-future-unchanged Swiss con insurance firms to pay for boob jobs An increasing number of Swiss people are faking cancer or serious injuries in order to con insurance companies into coughing up for foreign cosmetic operations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20120806/plastic-surgery-insurance-scams-increase Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200 plastic-surgery-insurance-scams-increase