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 school-age youth admitted on the weekend to using a cigarette lighter to start a fire at a Zurich Coop supermarket that caused more than 100,000 francs’ damage, city police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130225/youth-admits-to-setting-coop-store-afire Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:37:00 +0100 youth-admits-to-setting-coop-store-afire Swiss supermarket chains removed horsemeat from store shelves following the broadcast of a TV documentary showing stark cases of cruelty on horse farms in the US, Canada, Argentina and Mexico, where the meat is sourced. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130220/swiss-stores-pull-horsemeat-over-cruelty-claims Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:36:00 +0100 swiss-stores-pull-horsemeat-over-cruelty-claims Swiss giant Nestlé has become the latest food company hit by Europe's horsemeat scandal, announcing it is recalling two pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130219/horsegate-scandal-engulfs-swiss-food-giant-nestle Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:22:00 +0100 horsegate-scandal-engulfs-swiss-food-giant-nestle