Bitesize News from Tuesday, June 9th, 2026
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Geneva prepares for border and road closures
Geneva is preparing for major road, border and lake closures as the G7 summit lands in Evian.
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Police call for accident witnesses
Geneva police are appealing for witnesses after a driver hit a teenage girl on a zebra crossing and drove off.
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Parliament says no to more Sunday opening
Shops will not be allowed to open on more Sundays after all.
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Iran war depressing economic growth
The bank Raiffeisen has cut its Swiss growth forecast for this year and next, blaming the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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Airports warn of non-Schengen delays
Non-EU travellers arriving at Swiss airports are facing much longer immigration queues, as Europe's new biometric Entry/Exit System bites.
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Employers and unions call on a no vote to 10 million
The country’s biggest employers and trade unions have joined forces against Sunday's population cap initiative, branding it the "chaos initiative".
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Vaud reveals its G7 plans
Canton Vaud has released its plans for heightened security during the G7 summit.
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Missing swimmer found safe
A major search operation on Geneva's Rhône River ended with a happy outcome.
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Nuclear power could be making a comeback
The ban on building new nuclear power plants could be heading for the scrapheap.
