The Local Switzerland

1.4 million parcels a day: record Christmas for Swiss Post

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:54:10 +0100

Swiss Post, Switzerland’s postal service, sorted and delivered a record 1.4 million parcels every day in the week before Christmas.

Islamic group defends member against probe

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:54:40 +0100

Switzerland's largest Islamic organization on Monday defended a board member against allegations from the country's prosecutors over his alleged production of jihadist propaganda.

Swiss ban Egyptian preacher: Islamic group

Thu, 19 Dec 2013 23:08:00 +0100

Swiss federal police have banned an Egyptian preacher from entering Switzerland, says a muslim group that invited him to speak at an event in Geneva.

Senior dies in mountain pass motorbike crash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:50:00 +0200

A 72-year-old Swiss man died on Monday after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a van in a Jura Mountain pass.

Vaccinations slash measles rates, WHO says

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:38:19 +0100

The global number of measles deaths dropped by 71 percent between 2000 and 2011 largely thanks to a boost in vaccination efforts, the Geneva-based World Health Organisation says.

Brothers stabbed outside Zurich club

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:28:29 +0200

A young man celebrating his birthday was fatally stabbed while his brother was seriously injured after the pair were attacked outside a nightclub in Zurich on Saturday night.

Basel in dreamland with major Surrealist show

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:30:00 +0200

Art lovers in Switzerland are in for an irrational treat as the Fondation Beyeler of Basel curates Switzerland’s first ever comprehensive exhibition of Parisian Surrealism.

No asylum flood after Arab Spring

Wed, 04 May 2011 22:12:00 +0200

The recent uprisings that have swept north African countries have not resulted in increased immigration pressure, according to new figures.