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 Here are some essential phrases in French, German and Italian to help you out on Valentine's Day in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230213/german-italian-and-french-the-romantic-words-and-phrases-you-need-in-switzerland Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:03:23 +0100 german-italian-and-french-the-romantic-words-and-phrases-you-need-in-switzerland It's only polite to know this crucial Italian term. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190724/italian-word-of-the-day-prego-language-switzerland-ticino Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:43:16 +0200 italian-word-of-the-day-prego-language-switzerland-ticino Don't be disappointed by its literal translation – this little Italian word really packs a punch. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190612/italian-word-of-the-day-allora-language-culture-switzerland Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:06:32 +0200 italian-word-of-the-day-allora-language-culture-switzerland Hopefully you'll find yourself using this word as frequently as Italian speakers do. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190522/italian-word-of-the-day-magari-language-vocabulary Wed, 22 May 2019 11:13:58 +0200 italian-word-of-the-day-magari-language-vocabulary An 80-year-old woman who has claimed welfare benefits in Italy for the past 12 years is being investigated after the authorities found she had a Swiss bank account containing one million euros, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160901/elderly-italian-on-benefits-stashed-a-million-in-swiss-bank Thu, 01 Sep 2016 14:26:23 +0200 elderly-italian-on-benefits-stashed-a-million-in-swiss-bank The minister of education in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino has said Switzerland often ‘forgets’ that Italian is its third national language. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160711/italian-ignored-by-swiss-schools-in-language-wars Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:32:29 +0200 italian-ignored-by-swiss-schools-in-language-wars Police in Geneva arrested an Italian woman over a spat about the size of her hand luggage when boarding an easyJet flight from the Swiss city to Venice, according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140912/easyjet-passenger-arrested-in-hand-luggage-row Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:28:00 +0200 easyjet-passenger-arrested-in-hand-luggage-row