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 Mushroom pickers die from falls in Ticino The activity of mushroom picking has claimed two victims in the canton of Ticino in less than two weeks. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131011/mushroom-pickers-die-from-falls-in-ticino Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:54:00 +0200 mushroom-pickers-die-from-falls-in-ticino Swiss cantons bid farewell to mushroom inspector <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A long-standing tradition has come to an end in two Swiss cantons whose citizens have previously been able to turn to a fungus expert to avoiding eating poisonous mushrooms.&nbsp; </span><strong><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></strong></p> https://www.thelocal.ch/20111005/1391 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:53:00 +0200 1391