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 Federer and Spirig win top sports awards Tennis star Roger Federer was named Swiss male athlete of the year at the 2012 Credit Suisse Sports Awards on Sunday in Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121217/federer-and-spirig-named-top-swiss-athletes Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:15:00 +0100 federer-and-spirig-named-top-swiss-athletes Swiss TV pulls plug on Olympic closing gig Switzerland’s national TV network, SF, received an earful of complaints after the broadcaster pulled the plug on coverage of the closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games before the event ended. https://www.thelocal.ch/20120813/swiss-tv-pulls-plug-on-closing-olympic-ceremonies Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200 swiss-tv-pulls-plug-on-closing-olympic-ceremonies