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 Swiss Post moves to accept debit cards – sometimes The Swiss post office is gearing up to accept debit cards for the first time in a pilot project rolled out over the next few months. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160721/swiss-post-moves-to-accept-debit-cards-sometimes Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:01:54 +0200 swiss-post-moves-to-accept-debit-cards-sometimes Liszt letters fetch record prices at Geneva auction A collection of 14 letters written by 19th century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt raked in record prices in Geneva, with some topping 50 times their estimate. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130314/liszt-letters-fetch-record-prices-at-geneva-auction Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:48:00 +0100 liszt-letters-fetch-record-prices-at-geneva-auction Liszt letters to be auctioned in Geneva A collection of 14 letters written by 19th-century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt go under the hammer in Geneva this week, shedding light on his ties with his musical peers and his ire at cultural ignorance. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130311/liszt-letters-to-be-auctioned-in-geneva Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:32:00 +0100 liszt-letters-to-be-auctioned-in-geneva