Bitesize News from Thursday, August 27th, 2026
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Zurich vote imminent
Zurich will vote next month on whether Exit and Dignitas should be allowed to operate inside hospitals and rehabilitation clinics
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Swimmer completes epic challenge
British long-distance swimmer Neil Gilson has completed a two-year challenge to swim the length of Switzerland's ten largest lakes, finishing at Geneva's Bains des Pâquis on Wednesday
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Progress on Lausanne tramway
Switzerland's Federal Office of Transport has approved the second phase of the Lausanne tramway, clearing the way for a 3.1-kilometre northern extension from Renens to Villars-Sainte-Croix
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Police use new tactic
Swiss transport police are being handed tasers to tackle rising violence on trains and stations
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T2 closed at Cointrin
Geneva Airport has shut parts of its Terminal 2 after a wooden-framed hangar collapsed overnight in mid-July
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Swiss national missing in Nepal
A Swiss national is among more than 1,300 people missing after Wednesday's flash floods in Nepal, according to the Tourism Board
