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 Controversial German rappers Farid Bang and Kollegah are set to appear at a festival in Switzerland in May but a group of protesters have demanded the event be cancelled. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180417/anger-as-anti-semitic-german-rappers-set-for-swiss-concert Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:52:16 +0200 anger-as-anti-semitic-german-rappers-set-for-swiss-concert American rap star Jay Z has agreed to pay half the royalties from one of his songs to Swiss jazz musician Bruno Spoerri after using Spoerri’s music without permission. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150312/jay-z-to-cough-up-royalties-over-stolen-swiss-music Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:59:10 +0100 jay-z-to-cough-up-royalties-over-stolen-swiss-music <p>Super-yacht PlanetSolar, brainchild of a Swiss eco-adventurer, has completed the first ever round-the-world trip to be powered entirely by the sun's rays.</p> https://www.thelocal.ch/20120502/3233 Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:34 +0200 3233