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Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:43:03 GMTEurovision Song Contest continues to benefit Basel a year on
A year after Basel hosted the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), organisers and tourism and trade bodies say the event is still delivering positive effects. While interest in the St. Jakobshalle has grown, it is not yet clear whether this will lead to ad...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:57:56 GMTCrans-Montana: Switzerland waives hospital fees for Italian fire patients
Italian patients hospitalised in canton Valais, Switzerland, following the fire in Crans-Montana will not be charged, Valais President Mathias Reynard confirmed on Friday after meeting the Italian ambassador. + Get the most important news from Switze...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:17:28 GMTNine arrested in Netherlands over Europe-wide ATM attacks
An international police operation has led to the arrest of nine suspects in the Netherlands in connection with a wave of explosive attacks on cash machines across Europe, including several in Switzerland, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzer...
Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:39 GMT'From Dawn to Dawn' takes Grand Prize at Visions du Réel film festival
Film director Xisi Sofia Ye Chen has received the Grand Prize in the International Feature Film Competition at Switzerland’s Visions du Réel festival for her documentary From Dawn to Dawn. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:51:00 GMTSwiss prosecutors pursue illegal base jump near Alps guesthouse
A man who jumped with a parachute from a rock face near the Äscher mountain guesthouse in eastern Switzerland last summer faces charges after his case was referred to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, it was reported on Friday. + Ge...