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 Glance around Switzerland: Swiss Guards on the run, SBB taken to court, 111th birthday and angry neighbours Our roundup of stories you might have missed this week includes Swiss guards on the run, SBB going to court, angry neighbours, a 111th birthday and more. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190111/glance-around-switzerland-swiss-guards-athletics-team-sbb-in-court-disabled-double-decker-angry-neighbours-oldest-birthday-111-coop-boycott Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:00:14 +0100 glance-around-switzerland-swiss-guards-athletics-team-sbb-in-court-disabled-double-decker-angry-neighbours-oldest-birthday-111-coop-boycott Why scientists are building a 'Martian garden' in Switzerland While South African entrepreneur Elon Musk makes a huge song and dance about his planned Mars project, Swiss researchers are quietly going about the business of creating a so-called "Martian garden" near Basel to test a high-tech camera that will be sent to the red planet in an entirely separate mission. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180308/a-little-patch-of-mars-in-switzerland-exomars-astronomy Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:50:19 +0100 a-little-patch-of-mars-in-switzerland-exomars-astronomy