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Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:47:00 GMTStars of Korean boy band BTS film series in Switzerland
Korean pop stars Jungkook and Jimin from the boy band BTS travelled through Switzerland to film the series Are You Sure?!. Six of the eight episodes of the second season were shot in this context. K-pop stars 30-year-old Jimin and 28-year-old Jungkoo...
Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:06:00 GMTConstruction workers demonstrate in Basel
Almost a thousand workers in the construction sector demonstrated loudly in Basel on Friday in favour of a new national collective agreement. According to the builders' association, there were riots. The protesters marched with banners proclaiming "M...
Sat, 8 Nov 2025 11:21:00 GMTIllegal shipments of drugs, weapons and medicines seized in Zurich
In the first week of November, Swiss customs officers seized 1,088 illegal shipments in Zurich. Recipients attempted to import weapons, medicines or doping substances. Of the 1,088 illicit orders, 470 contained drugs and 256 alleged counterfeit produ...
Sat, 8 Nov 2025 10:32:00 GMTTariffs: Swiss minister talks with US trade representative
Economics Minister Guy Parmelin had talks with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer today. According to Parmelin, the dialogue was constructive. During the videoconference, which lasted about half an hour, the two interlocutors discussed bilateral ...
Sat, 8 Nov 2025 10:02:00 GMTSwiss village buried by landslide too risky to rebuild entirely
Five and a half months after the landslide in the village of Blatten in the canton of Valais has adjusted its natural hazard map. The hamlet of Ried cannot be rebuilt, and 70% of the municipality of Blatten in the Lötschental is in the red hazard zo...