Language
Some people living in Switzerland say that learning a Swiss language has made them struggle to recall words in their native language. The accounts include an American in the Geneva area who says she is losing English words and a German speaker who says he is forgetting parts of his first language.
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Graubünden
Graubünden’s cantonal government wants Ukrainian refugees to continue receiving reduced social assistance even after five years in Switzerland, when they could otherwise become eligible for benefits on the same basis as local residents. The government has approved a policy proposal to change cantonal law.
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Cantons
Cantons are preparing ballots on local issues including wages and taxes, alongside the federal votes already scheduled for Switzerland’s next voting day. The upcoming cantonal referendums will let residents decide on matters specific to their canton.
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WHO
The WHO is launching an initiative to strengthen trust in science, citing survey findings that more than 70% of people in nearly 150 countries still trust it. The organisation says trust has declined since 2018, particularly in communities with less access to the benefits of scientific progress.
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Health
Novartis has received reports of tumours in nine children treated with its Zolgensma gene therapy. In two cases, genetic material from the therapy’s delivery vector was found in the patients’ DNA; both children have been treated and remain under medical supervision.
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Lausanne
Several thousand people marched in Lausanne against planned cuts to public services, a month before Vaud’s parliament begins debating the 2027 budget. The demonstration crossed the city centre to the cantonal government’s seat.
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Switzerland
A Swiss survey found that many respondents considered false conspiracy claims plausible, including claims about Covid-19 and secret Jewish control of Western politics. The findings raise questions about the spread of disinformation and antisemitic beliefs in Switzerland.
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Geneva
Princess Diana’s black Christina Stambolian dress, worn to a London charity dinner in 1994, is going on display in Geneva before a December auction in New York. Sotheby’s estimates the dress could sell for between $150,000 and $300,000, with part of the proceeds going to a Scottish hospital’s mental health services.
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Energy
Researchers at Empa in Dübendorf are working on synthetic fuel designed to run in existing vehicle and aircraft engines. The fuel is not yet available at petrol stations, and its developers face challenges bringing it to market.
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