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 The pretty Swiss village of Lavertezzo in the canton of Ticino has been overwhelmed with tourists on recent sunny weekends after an Italian filmmaker’s video of the area went viral. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170726/locals-grumble-as-italian-viral-video-sends-thousands-to-swiss-village Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:20:02 +0200 locals-grumble-as-italian-viral-video-sends-thousands-to-swiss-village It’s been a couple of weeks since Switzerland joined several other countries around the world in producing a video mocking US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170215/video-new-satirical-film-introduces-trump-to-geneva Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:55:29 +0100 video-new-satirical-film-introduces-trump-to-geneva A five-star hotel in central Switzerland has become an overnight internet sensation after a travel blogger posted a video of its outdoor pool on social media. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161006/hotel-lands-internet-hit-with-outdoor-pool-video Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:46:04 +0200 hotel-lands-internet-hit-with-outdoor-pool-video Border guards at a Swiss train station were shocked to find an Eritrean migrant trying to sneak into the country from Italy crammed inside a suitcase. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160706/migrant-busted-trying-to-sneak-to-switzerland-in-suitcase Wed, 06 Jul 2016 12:25:49 +0200 migrant-busted-trying-to-sneak-to-switzerland-in-suitcase The canton of Lucerne’s prosecutor’s office has launched criminal proceedings against the cantonal police chief over the release of a video showing a member of the force repeatedly kicking an unarmed burglar in the head. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131009/lucerne-police-chief-probed-for-violent-cop-video Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:26:00 +0200 lucerne-police-chief-probed-for-violent-cop-video The son of an American executive at Nestlé in Switzerland faces felony charges in the US for secretly filming women in the Lake Geneva region and uploading the video to a porn site, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130228/son-of-nestle-exec-charged-for-nude-videos Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:21:32 +0100 son-of-nestle-exec-charged-for-nude-videos