Drought
Uzwil closes its public pool to save drinking water
The St Gallen municipality is closing its outdoor pool two weeks early. The estimated saving is up to 150,000 litres a day, roughly what a thousand people consume.
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Justice
Aargau opens an external inquiry into victim protection
Democracy
Why citizens' assemblies are not enough against populism
Wealth
A mega-vault in the Brünig for the wealth of the super-rich
Meteorology
A century of trying to stop hail, with no proof that it works
Consumption
Eighty per cent of Swiss people do not shop with the climate in mind
Defence
The drone challenge: attacking is easier than defending
Borders
The new border system is lengthening airport queues
Raiffeisen trial
Former Raiffeisen chief Vincenz defends himself on appeal in Zurich
Defence
Ammunition: National Council committee asks for 500 million more
Swiss abroad
River swimming, the Swiss habit that cannot be repeated abroad
Solidarity
Parmelin: Switzerland is ready to help Colombia
Rare diseases
In Geneva they look for new treatments inside old drugs
Agriculture
Drought hands agriculture the bill: at least 19 million in damage
Climate adaptation
Holding water back instead of letting it run: the Slow Water method
Asylum
Jans offers reassurance after Ceuta, but the cantons report pressure
Data centres
Evicted, the opponents of the Beringen data centre move to Germany
Mobility
Charging people for traffic costs really does cut car use
Road accident
Two dead in head-on crash on the road between Schiers and Grüsch
Air safety
Smoke from a power bank sends the Swiss flight to Boston to Dublin
Cartography
The swisstopo app passes four million downloads
Justice
Pierin Vincenz's appeal trial opens in Zurich
Drought
On the Amden alp the water arrives by helicopter, and the alp farmer pays
Education
Teacher shortage shows first signs of easing in several cantons