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Did the Swiss drug firm bribe Turkish health ministry officials?

Alright, we confess: not everything you read on The Local this morning met our usual standards of accuracy.

A Swiss man on the run for two years has been caught playing pétanque in the south of France.

Basel’s famous Fasnacht carnival could feature on the Unesco intangible cultural heritage list.

A 19-year-old vegan deemed unfit for military service slams decision as “discriminatory and arbitrary”.

Animals exhibited at fairs in Switzerland are often not treated properly, says the Swiss animal protection body.

Huge disruption and traffic jams caused at a Swiss border crossing by an electric shaver that turned itself on in a bag.

Natural and man-made disasters cost $92 billion in 2015 says Swiss reinsurer Swiss Re.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon opens a conference in Geneva on securing resettlement places for nearly half a million refugees.

As Switzerland kicks off its 21st annual French-language week, The Local finds plenty of reasons to celebrate Swiss-French.

With the Brexit referendum looming, The Local spoke to Brits in Switzerland about what they want for their native land.

Rising unemployment and immigration concerns are balanced by job growth and a skills shortage, finds The Local’s Morven McLean.

An Austrian photographed making a fascist Islamic salute in a concentration camp has now been accused of circulating Nazi propaganda.

Unfortunately for the Turkish President, the German government doesn't control the media.

"Other countries should get a chance," the agency behind a long line of 'best of' lists said.

Just what do you buy for the man who has everything?