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 businessman from the canton of Valais is seeking to protect the rights to the word “covfefe” coined by US President Donald Trump in a recent tweet. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170602/valais-businessman-seeks-to-trademark-trump-word-covfefe Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:07:16 +0200 valais-businessman-seeks-to-trademark-trump-word-covfefe A Swiss journalist has launched a Twitter-bot which tracks aircraft belonging to dictators landing at Geneva airport. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160421/dictator-tracker-spices-up-geneva-planespotting Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:43:00 +0200 dictator-tracker-spices-up-geneva-planespotting A photo showing Swiss President Didier Burkhalter waiting for a train at Neuchâtel station, alone and without bodyguards, made waves on Twitter on Thursday, receiving 800 retweets around the world. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140904/burkhalters-solo-train-journey-goes-viral Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:44:00 +0200 burkhalters-solo-train-journey-goes-viral A Swiss parliament secretary who posted naked selfies on her Twitter account after posing for the photos in her government office has agreed to give up her job. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140902/nude-selfies-secretary-agrees-to-step-down Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:09:00 +0200 nude-selfies-secretary-agrees-to-step-down Federal MP for the canton of Aargau Geri Müller has stepped aside from his job as mayor of Baden as a scandal brews over his alleged sending of nude “selfies” from city hall to a woman friend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140818/politician-steps-aside-over-nude-selfies-scandal Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:48:00 +0200 politician-steps-aside-over-nude-selfies-scandal 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 Swiss-based environmental organization WWF unveiled a revolutionary urinal on Monday, equipped with an electric turbine which could allow men to generate power while peeing. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130401/wwf-launches-revolutionary-toilet-power-producer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:47:00 +0200 wwf-launches-revolutionary-toilet-power-producer