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 A family in the canton of Valais who held a funeral for a loved one were told they buried the wrong body after a blunder by an undertaker. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160719/swiss-family-buries-wrong-person-after-morgue-mix-up Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:28:46 +0200 swiss-family-buries-wrong-person-after-morgue-mix-up Visitors to Sion will be able to explore the history of funeral rites in Switzerland over the past 7,000 years in a series of exhibitions and events starting this spring. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160413/sions-deathly-history-brought-to-life-in-new-exhibition Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:26:18 +0200 sions-deathly-history-brought-to-life-in-new-exhibition A 49-year-old man appeared before a Vaud court on Wednesday, accused of breaking into the homes of the recently deceased and their families while the funerals were taking place. He allegedly used death notices to select his victims. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140130/burglar-scoured-death-notices-for-victims Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:40:00 +0100 burglar-scoured-death-notices-for-victims Top managers and politicians paid their final respects on Monday to Swisscom CEO Carsten Schloter following his suicide last week. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130729/funeral-takes-places-for-swisscom-ceo-schloter Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:19:00 +0200 funeral-takes-places-for-swisscom-ceo-schloter