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 A Swiss federal parliament secretary has sparked a controversy by posting naked “selfies” on her Twitter account after posing for the photos in her office in Bern, a Zurich newspaper reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140807/swiss-government-secretary-tweets-nude-selfies Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:05:00 +0200 swiss-government-secretary-tweets-nude-selfies Auction house Christie's auction house in Geneva is putting up for auction "one of the world's most perfect diamonds" — a new colourless, pear-shaped gem weighing 101.73 carats. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130313/perfect-diamond-set-for-geneva-auction Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:42:00 +0100 perfect-diamond-set-for-geneva-auction From a flawless diamond that fetched nearly $21.5 million to another gem that went under the hammer for $10.9 million, Geneva's November jewellery auctions smashed several records this year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121115/age-of-austerity-bypasses-swiss-auctions Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:38:00 +0100 age-of-austerity-bypasses-swiss-auctions