Geneva firefighters battled a blaze to stop it from spreading to a school in Eaux-Vives yesterday afternoon.
The fire started in an old carpentry shop behind the school. 50 children had to be evacuated.
Emergency crews had to work in a narrow section between the shop and the school – which was undamaged and no one was hurt.
It took six vehicles and 25 people to bring the blaze under control. The Rue des Eaux-Vives was closed for around 2 hours from 5.30 yesterday afternoon.
SNB backs bank rule changes
The Swiss National Bank has expressed support for tougher banking regulations aimed at strengthening the stability of the country’s largest banks.
School investigated for fake nudes
Authorities are investigating a secondary school in the German-speaking part of the country, where students used artificial intelligence to create and circulate deepfake nude images of classmates.
Switzerland will take part in joint military exercises
The government is planning closer military cooperation with other European countries and NATO.
Protestors start to organise for G7 meeting
A resistance movement is mobilising in Geneva ahead of the G7 Summit in nearby Evian, in the middle of June.
Teen pranks no block to Swiss passports
A court in Aargau has ruled that a minor juvenile prank is not sufficient to block a Swiss passport application.
Vote campaign signs confuse cars
In canton Basel-Country a voting campaign is having unintended consequences.
