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Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:35:00 GMT
Man arrested after crossbow attack on stranger in Switzerland
On Monday morning a man was shot at with a crossbow at Lyss train station in canton Bern. He was not injured, the Bern cantonal police said on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox An investigation has been opened to de...

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:50:00 GMT
Three Swiss killed by avalanche on heliski tour in Canada
Three Swiss died and one person was seriously injured on Sunday after being swept away by an avalanche during a heliski excursion in Canada. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The foreign ministry confirmed to the Swiss News ...

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:25:00 GMT
Gender stereotypes in Swiss advertising decreased in 2025
Swiss advertising spread fewer gender clichés last year, according to the Gisler Protokoll association. The results are "encouraging" but sometimes insufficient, it said. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nearly 87% of the ...

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:08:00 GMT
Swiss defence minister impressed by Finland’s pace of rearmament
Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister has visited Finland and gained first-hand information about the increased threat situation on the border with Russia. He says he was impressed by the speed at which the Nordic country is arming itself – and als...

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:31:00 GMT
Zurich scientists develop chip to help combat deepfakes
Researchers at federal technology institute ETH Zurich have developed a new technology to combat deepfakes. A chip signs images and sounds with a kind of digital signature as soon as they are recorded. This should make it possible to verify the authe...

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