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‘Yodelling Day’: Swiss canton celebrates UNESCO heritage status

Swissinfo 14 Dec 2025
The “Yodelling Day” was organised by canton Schwyz in partnership with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the Swiss Yodelling Association, Roothuus Gonten and the Yodelling Forum.
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Births in Swiss canton fall to record low

Swissinfo 13 Dec 2025
The number of babies born in canton Jura, in northwestern Switzerland, has been dropping steadily since the early 2000s ... Mothers’ marital status in canton Jura has shifted sharply in recent years.
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Swiss canton culls 16 wolves in 10 weeks

Swissinfo 10 Dec 2025
The Swiss canton of Valais has shot 16 wolves since the start of the proactive wolf regulation period in Switzerland on September 1 ... Six of the ten packs in the canton can currently be regulated by ...
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Swiss canton allocates CHF50 million to relocate Brienz residents

Swissinfo 10 Dec 2025
The Swiss canton of Graubünden has released a CHF50 million loan to relocate residents from the lansdlide hit village of Brienz ... + Why do Swiss mountains collapse? It’s complicated Graubünden ...
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Swiss canton has no space for injured Gaza children

Swissinfo 27 Nov 2025
There is no room for injured children and their relatives from the Gaza Strip in the canton of Schwyz ... burden on cantonal and communal asylum structures, some of which are already overloaded.
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Swiss canton closes all Alpine passes for the winter

Swissinfo 19 Nov 2025
The Oberalp Pass in Switzerland has been closed for the winter, meaning that all five Alpine passes in canton Uri are no longer passable until spring ... .
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Swiss Cantons To Equip Police Officers With Bodycams

MENA FN 14 Nov 2025
(MENAFN - Swissinfo) Police officers in the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais are to be equipped with bodycams. This content was published on November 13, 2025 - 13.39 3 ... .
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Swiss Cantons Back EU Treaty Package

MENA FN 25 Oct 2025
(MENAFN - Swissinfo) Swiss cantons approve the negotiated European Union treaty package, which they say meets their expectations and consolidates bilateral ties long term. But they expect the Swiss ... .
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Most Swiss Cantons Expect Budget Deficits In 2026

MENA FN 25 Oct 2025
(MENAFN - Swissinfo) Most cantons are expecting a deficit in their budgets for 2026. In several cantons, austerity programmes are either already underway or planned. In others, tax cuts are ... .
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Swiss canton prepares costly security measures for Olympics in Italy

Swissinfo 22 Oct 2025
The canton expects thousands of spectators to travel via Graubünden to the venues in Livigno and Bormio. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For the canton of Graubünden, the ...
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PostBus to test autonomous car service in four Swiss cantons

Swissinfo 22 Oct 2025
Starting in December, PostBus will be testing a public transport service using self-driving electric cars in four cantons of eastern Switzerland ... The tests are being carried out in the cantons of St ...
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EU Regions Call For Closer Cooperation With Swiss Cantons

MENA FN 16 Oct 2025
(MENAFN - Swissinfo) The regions of the European Union want to strengthen cooperation with Swiss cantons. They unanimously approved a corresponding statement in Brussels on Wednesday. This content ... .
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New wolf pack in Swiss canton Graubünden

Swissinfo 13 Oct 2025
The number of wolf packs living in the Swiss canton of Graubünden continues to grow with a new addition in the Lower Engadine ... The canton also wants to regulate the new pack preventively.
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Swiss canton approves free contraception for young people

Swissinfo 01 Oct 2025
Lawmakers in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel have voted through a motion calling for free contraception for the under-30s ... The motion calls on the cantonal authorities to formulate a legal basis for ...
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Swiss canton rejects accelerating foreigner voting rights

Swissinfo 28 Sep 2025
The Swiss canton of Vaud has decided against halving the residential qualification period that foreigners must serve before being able to vote at communal level ... canton would have remained unchanged.
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