News - WRS
English Speaking Radio in Switzerland I Local News, Events & Information
Habitat Suisse fails - WRS
Mar 14, 2024 · The furniture and home retailer, Habitat has fallen into bankruptcy and there are fears that some customers who had placed orders may not get their goods.
12 year old injured in Tik-Tok stunt in Zurich - WRS
May 13, 2024 · A 12-year-old boy was seriously injured during a stunt by a Tiktoker in the China Garden in Zurich. The social media star, known as Oracle, had announced that it will rain money over the area on Saturday and hundreds had turned up.. A drone appeared and dropped CHF 24,000 in 10 franc notes.
Pro-Palestinian demo in Zurich - WRS
Jan 29, 2024 · Thousands of pro-Palestinian protestors gathered in Zurich on Saturday, calling for an end to the violence and a ceasefire. Many described the war as a ‘genocide.’
New traffic plans after A13 closure - WRS
Jun 26, 2024 · The federal government has announced a series of plans to alleviate the traffic difficulties due to the closure of a section of the A13 autoroute after a landslide washed out a 200 metre section.
Whooping cough alert - WRS
Jun 24, 2024 · file image. In Geneva, cantonal health services are warning about the spread of whooping cough in schools. Since the beginning of the year around 60 schools have been affected.
Switzerland to send CHF 90m in aid to the Middle-East - WRS
Nov 2, 2023 · The Swiss Government will ask Parliament to release CHF 90m in aid for the victims of the Isreaeli-Palestinian conflict. The request for aid was announced yesterday, but follows a decision last week to suspend all funding for Israeli and Palestinian NGOs.
Man arrested after US tourist raped in Geneva - WRS
Mar 11, 2024 · A man has been arrested after an American tourist was raped and beaten in the middle of Geneva. The woman was waiting for a taxi at 1.30 am just outside the Confederation Centre on Sunday the 25th February.
Lukashenko hitman to be judged by Swiss court - WRS
Sep 18, 2023 · Yuri Harauski, a former member of a hit squad under Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, goes on trial this week in a Swiss regional court.
Listen Again - WRS
Friday, 15 November 2024 6 minutes. Through artefacts, personal stories, and an immersive room, we learn about the "unsinkable" ship of 1912