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Sat, 9 May 2026 11:55:39 GMT
One Swiss among crew of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
A Swiss national is among the crew onboard the cruise ship Hondius, which has been affected by an outbreak of the hantavirus. The man has no symptoms but is a contact case, said the director of the Federal Office of Public Health. +Get the most impor...

Sat, 9 May 2026 10:40:00 GMT
Major Swiss retailers face tampons shortage amid price negotiations
In recent weeks, feminine hygiene products have been disappearing from Swiss supermarket shelves, as several retailers negotiate prices with American giant Procter & Gamble (P&G), the manufacturer of brands including Tampax, Always and Gillette. +Get...

Sat, 9 May 2026 09:52:21 GMT
Comédie de Genève fires its artistic director, Séverine Chavrier
Séverine Chavrier, director of the Swiss theatre Comédie de Genève since 2023, has been dismissed. The Fondation d'art dramatique (dramatic arts foundation) said on Friday that it was ending its working relationship as controversy swirls around Ch...

Sat, 9 May 2026 08:51:53 GMT
Swiss, French ministers meet in Geneva to discuss G7 summit
A bilateral Franco-Swiss working meeting was held in Geneva on Friday evening. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot. Discussions included the organisation of the G7 summit in Evian next June. +Get the most impo...

Fri, 8 May 2026 14:41:16 GMT
SWISS flight diverted to Kazakhstan over co-pilot illness
A Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plane that made an unscheduled stop in Kazakhstan last Wednesday arrived back in Zurich on Friday morning with 221 passengers on board. The aircraft was forced to land in the central Asian country because of a ...

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