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What we know about Chinese student who stabbed children in …
2024年10月2日 · Police officers in Zurich cordon off the area where a man attacked several children, injuring three. Photo by ARND WIEGMANN / AFP. A stabbing attack on three five-years-olds outside a Zurich daycare centre on Tuesday left one boy seriously wounded and two others injured. New details about the assailant, a Chinese national living in Switzerland ...
How will Swiss ban on face coverings work when it comes into force?
5 天之前 · What our members say. “I rely on The Local to find out what is going on in Switzerland. I can always be sure that the information is accurate, reliable, and relevant.”. A Swiss law which bans both religious and non-religious forms of facial concealment in public spaces will be implemented from January 1st 2025, but there will be some ...
Ten years of The Local: How Switzerland has changed in a decade
2021年12月23日 · A picture of the Swiss flag. Photo: Janosch Diggelmann on Unsplash. The year 2021 marked ten years since The Local Switzerland started publishing. Our Geneva-based journalist Helena Bachmann takes a look at what changes took place in the country during that time — and what remains the same.
Today in Switzerland: A round-up of the latest news on Tuesday
2022年1月11日 · Number of people in quarantine is growing rapidly. As at Monday January 10th, 106,795 people were in isolation in Switzerland after being tested positive to Covid, and 38,886 were in preventive quarantine, according to the Federal Office of Public Health.
Today in Switzerland: A round-up of the latest news on Thursday
2021年12月16日 · Switzerland among countries with highest rate of Covid infections. Switzerland is currently the fifth country in the world with the highest seven-day incidence of new coronavirus cases, according to Our World in Data figures collected by Swiss media.. In Switzerland, the seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants stood at 746.2 on December 14th.
Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
5 天之前 · Covering one's face in public will be banned from March. The so-called ‘anti-burqa” law will be enforced in Switzerland from March 1st, 2025, the Federal Council announced in a press release.. The move was approved by Swiss voters in 2021.. And though the law refers to the ‘burqa’, any material disguising the wearer’s face will be illegal.
Six big news stories from Switzerland to catch up on this week
2024年10月18日 · An upcoming referendum seeks to tighten subletting rules. Image by kp yamu Jayanath from Pixabay. Changes to cross-border shopping rules, and laws regulating the hiring of foreign workers are among the Swiss news The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.
Five big news stories from Switzerland you need to know about …
2024年6月7日 · See our FAQs here. Health insurance referendums and Swiss cheese controversy are among the Swiss news The Local reported this week. You can catch up on everything in this weekly roundup.