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 Speaking in Geneva on Thursday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was "deeply concerned" after US President Donald Trump cancelled a widely anticipated nuclear summit next month with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180524/un-chief-deeply-concerned-as-us-cancels-nuclear-summit-with-north-korea Thu, 24 May 2018 22:41:13 +0200 un-chief-deeply-concerned-as-us-cancels-nuclear-summit-with-north-korea Tubes supplied by French nuclear energy giant Areva to a plant in northern Switzerland are defective and will be replaced, Swiss nuclear safety inspectors and the company said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171121/swiss-nuclear-plant-supplied-with-defective-tubes Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:26:33 +0100 swiss-nuclear-plant-supplied-with-defective-tubes The Swiss voted on Sunday in favour of a massive overhaul of the country's energy system by gradually replacing the power from its ageing nuclear reactors with renewable sources. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170521/swiss-vote-for-gradual-nuclear-phaseout-preliminary-results Sun, 21 May 2017 17:10:52 +0200 swiss-vote-for-gradual-nuclear-phaseout-preliminary-results Swiss voters will have their say this Sunday May 21st on the government’s ‘energy strategy 2050’. The Local takes you through it. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170515/switzerlands-energy-strategy-2050-what-you-need-to-know Mon, 15 May 2017 13:10:59 +0200 switzerlands-energy-strategy-2050-what-you-need-to-know The German environment minister has demanded answers from the Swiss authorities after the Leibstadt nuclear reactor in the canton of Aargau near the German border was switched off on Friday night, just seven hours after being restarted following a six months shutdown. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170220/questions-asked-after-swiss-nuclear-reactor-is-restarted-and-then-shut-down-again Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:28:05 +0100 questions-asked-after-swiss-nuclear-reactor-is-restarted-and-then-shut-down-again Nations should strive for a world where nuclear weapons are prohibited and where existing stocks are destroyed, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech at the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170119/chinese-president-ends-swiss-tour-with-un-speech-against-nuclear-weapons Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:28:43 +0100 chinese-president-ends-swiss-tour-with-un-speech-against-nuclear-weapons Switzerland's ageing nuclear reactors will keep running for the foreseeable future, after voters on Sunday rejected a call to speed up the phaseout of the plants. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161128/swiss-voters-reject-early-nuclear-withdrawal Mon, 28 Nov 2016 09:22:26 +0100 swiss-voters-reject-early-nuclear-withdrawal Swiss voters will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether or not to speed up the process of phasing out the country's nuclear power plants. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161126/swiss-to-vote-on-faster-nuclear-phaseout Sat, 26 Nov 2016 09:22:29 +0100 swiss-to-vote-on-faster-nuclear-phaseout Less than two weeks before Switzerland votes on a speedy withdrawal from nuclear power, a key argument by Energy Minister Doris Leuthard has been called into question. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161118/blow-for-leuthard-as-nuclear-vote-looms Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:38:36 +0100 blow-for-leuthard-as-nuclear-vote-looms Beznau I, the oldest nuclear reactor in the world, can function safely until 2030, its owners have said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161117/worlds-oldest-nuclear-reactor-safe-until-2030 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:58:50 +0100 worlds-oldest-nuclear-reactor-safe-until-2030 The majority of Swiss voters will back a plan timetabling the closure of the country’s nuclear power plants, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161116/survey-swiss-votes-in-favour-of-early-nuclear-withdrawal Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:14:22 +0100 survey-swiss-votes-in-favour-of-early-nuclear-withdrawal On November 27th the Swiss people go to the polls to decide if Switzerland should begin its withdrawal from nuclear power as soon as next year. The Local takes you through the arguments. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161101/crucial-or-chaotic-swiss-debate-nuclear-withdrawal Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:52:07 +0100 crucial-or-chaotic-swiss-debate-nuclear-withdrawal Opened 40 years ago at the height of the Cold War, the Sonnenberg bunker in Lucerne was one of the largest public fallout shelters in the world and is still operational today. The Local takes a tour. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161020/inside-switzerlands-largest-nuclear-bunker-40-years-on Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:22:47 +0200 inside-switzerlands-largest-nuclear-bunker-40-years-on An environmental organization has joined the Swiss People’s Party in opposing the government’s ‘energy strategy 2050’ over fears plans for more wind farms could damage the Swiss countryside. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161020/eco-group-fights-bern-over-wind-farm-plans Thu, 20 Oct 2016 09:54:39 +0200 eco-group-fights-bern-over-wind-farm-plans The Swiss federal council on Tuesday urged the public to vote against an anti-nuclear initiative which would see the closure of three of the country’s five nuclear reactors as soon as next year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161011/swiss-need-more-time-to-close-nuclear-plants Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:48:48 +0200 swiss-need-more-time-to-close-nuclear-plants The Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is to challenge the government’s ‘energy strategy 2050’ to a referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161007/svp-to-challenge-governments-energy-strategy Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:08:28 +0200 svp-to-challenge-governments-energy-strategy Four Iranian-American citizens freed by Iran in a prisoner swap with the United States have left Tehran and are flying to Bern in Switzerland, Iranian state television reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160117/four-freed-iranian-americans-heading-to-switzerland Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:30:47 +0100 four-freed-iranian-americans-heading-to-switzerland Swiss reactor Beznau I, the world's oldest nuclear power plant, is riddled with so many holes it resembles the Swiss cheese Emmental, Swiss media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151008/worlds-oldest-nuclear-reactor-like-emmental Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:58:53 +0200 worlds-oldest-nuclear-reactor-like-emmental Greenpeace said on Thursday it had launched legal action to demand that Switzerland shut down Beznau, the world's oldest commercial nuclear plant, for security reasons. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150820/greepace-demands-closure-of-swiss-nuclear-plant Thu, 20 Aug 2015 16:27:54 +0200 greepace-demands-closure-of-swiss-nuclear-plant Switzerland on Thursday lifted several already suspended economic sanctions against Iran, following last month's historic deal between Tehran and world powers on the Iranian nuclear programme. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150814/switzerland-lifts-iran-sanctions-after-nuclear-deal Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:03:01 +0200 switzerland-lifts-iran-sanctions-after-nuclear-deal