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Landslide

Clear-up operation follows train derailment

Efforts remained underway on Thursday to retrieve one of the carriages of a passenger train that derailed in eastern Switzerland following a landslide injuring 11 people, five seriously.

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American couple lock horns with Swiss farmer over ‘cattle cruelty’

Animal lovers are shocked about Swiss eating dogs and cats, which remains legal despite attempts to ban the practice. An American couple living in northeastern Switzerland have equally serious concerns about cruelty to cattle.

Economy

Swiss consumers still worried about future

Consumer confidence in Switzerland remains weak, according to a survey conducted by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco).

Health

Swiss con insurance firms to pay for boob jobs

An increasing number of Swiss people are faking cancer or serious injuries in order to con insurance companies into coughing up for foreign cosmetic operations.