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 Hundreds of young asylum seekers choose to disappear in Switzerland More than 500 underage asylum seekers went missing in Switzerland in 2016, a huge rise on the previous year’s tally of 94, according to official statistics reported by RTS. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170926/hundreds-of-young-asylum-seekers-choose-to-disappear-in-switzerland Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:46:06 +0200 hundreds-of-young-asylum-seekers-choose-to-disappear-in-switzerland Survey: lack of money keeps Swiss young people living with parents More than a quarter of 20-29 year-old Swiss still live with their parents and many don’t contribute to household costs, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170502/survey-lack-of-money-keeps-swiss-young-people-living-with-parents Tue, 02 May 2017 12:52:13 +0200 survey-lack-of-money-keeps-swiss-young-people-living-with-parents Swiss survey: smoking and drugs aren’t ‘cool’ – but drinking still is Young people in Switzerland are increasingly rejecting smoking and drugs, but still enjoy drinking alcohol, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170302/survey-smoking-and-drugs-arent-cool-but-drinking-still-is Thu, 02 Mar 2017 13:44:37 +0100 survey-smoking-and-drugs-arent-cool-but-drinking-still-is Guess which Swiss group lives at home longest? Young Swiss people are living with their parents for longer – with most still at home at the age of 24. And one group stays with mother longer than the others. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161227/guess-which-swiss-group-lives-home-longest Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:02:24 +0100 guess-which-swiss-group-lives-home-longest Swiss study: high-fat diet can damage children's brains Eating a diet high in fatty foods can impair the development of the brain in children and adolescents, researchers at Zurich’s federal technology institute (ETHZ) have found. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161116/swiss-study-finds-junk-food-damages-childrens-brains Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:39:35 +0100 swiss-study-finds-junk-food-damages-childrens-brains New campaign makes not smoking the 'norm' The Swiss federal government launched a new anti-smoking campaign on Monday to tackle a habit that remains Switzerland’s principal cause of premature death and costs the government five billion francs a year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150217/new-campaign-makes-not-smoking-the-norm Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:12:00 +0100 new-campaign-makes-not-smoking-the-norm Report: tobacco adverts target young Swiss During the course of an average weekend a young person in Romandie is exposed to pro-smoking publicity 68 times, according to a new study which reveals the marketing arsenal used by tobacco companies in the region. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141010/report-tobacco-marketing-targets-young-swiss Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:17:00 +0200 report-tobacco-marketing-targets-young-swiss