Bitesize News from Monday, August 31st, 2026
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Popular summer season for swimming
Swimming pools across French-speaking Switzerland have recorded unprecedented visitor numbers this summer, driven by four separate heatwaves
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More plastic pollution in Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva is up to 656 times more polluted by microplastics than previously thought, according to a new University of Lausanne and EPFL study
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More vote funding for end of this month
Nearly CHF 8 million has been declared for the two federal votes on 27 September, with the neutrality initiative alone drawing CHF 5.5 million
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Gender pay gap still significant
Switzerland's gender pay gap has narrowed slightly, but the unexplained portion still amounts to around CHF 640.- per month for women
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Electric scooter ban
Starbucks has banned electric scooters from all its Swiss branches, and Coop and Migros have followed suit
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Latest on weekend rave shooting
Swiss police have escalated the Aarau shooting to an international manhunt, with Fedpol launching arrest warrants through national and international systems
