Bitesize News from Thursday, September 25th, 2025
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Rats in the stadium
The Stade de Genève is battling an unexpected opponent: rats.
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Foreigners do not hike health costs
A new study from the Federal Statistical Office turns a political claim on its head. Foreigners living in Switzerland actually cost less in health insurance than Swiss citizens.
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Entire wolf pack to be culled
Canton Graubünden has taken the very unusual step of authorising the culling of an entire wolf pack.
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2024 storm damage cost close to CHF 1bn
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research has released its 2024 severe weather report - and the toll is grim.
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20 charges against Lausanne car attacker
In Lausanne, prosecutors have filed around twenty charges against a 56-year-old man who drove his BMW into a pro-Palestine demonstration on September 6.
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Plans to bring injured Gaza children to Switzerland
Switzerland is preparing a humanitarian mission: the federal administration wants to bring 20 seriously ill or injured children from Gaza to Swiss hospitals.
