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 Opponents of a new Swiss law which would permit insurance agencies to make voice and video recordings of suspected benefits cheats without a judge's sign-off have managed to collect enough signatures to force the law to be approved in a public referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180606/swiss-voters-to-have-final-say-on-controversial-new-social-detective-law Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:07:46 +0200 swiss-voters-to-have-final-say-on-controversial-new-social-detective-law From wages to welfare, we've picked out ten stats from the country's and the world's top institutions, drawing out figures that give a fascinating snapshot of Switzerland today. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150115/modern-switzerland-in-ten-stats Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:57:00 +0100 modern-switzerland-in-ten-stats Sweating behind fogged-up goggles, Thanh Dang meticulously follows each instruction as she peals away layers of protective clothing, stopping repeatedly to wash her double-gloved hands in chlorine disinfectant. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141030/geneva-doctors-don-battle-dress-for-ebola-fight Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:49:00 +0100 geneva-doctors-don-battle-dress-for-ebola-fight Three-day quarantines are not enough to net all Ebola cases in a given area, scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) said this week after using genetic sequencing to map the early spread of the virus in Sierra Leone. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141009/swiss-study-calls-for-five-day-ebola-quarantine Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:49:00 +0200 swiss-study-calls-for-five-day-ebola-quarantine