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 After a record number of people were reported to the police for urinating in public, Wega, the annual family fair in Weinfelden, in the canton of Thurgau, is considering distributing portable urinal bags next year in an effort to tackle the problem. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141023/solution-for-thurgau-fairs-wee-problem Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:23:00 +0200 solution-for-thurgau-fairs-wee-problem Swiss researchers have helped invent an award-winning new toilet for use in places without sanitary facilities, the federal government announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20120815/swiss-boffins-develop-new-toilet-for-worlds-poorest Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:48:00 +0200 swiss-boffins-develop-new-toilet-for-worlds-poorest