There’s a renewed push for this country to start building nuclear power plants after the success of the Secure Electricity Supply vote.
The Federal Energy Minister Albert Rösti has long wanted to end the ban on building new plants, brought in in 2017 after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.
Rösti has also used the passing of the Climate Protection Act as an argument for more atomic power.
While he is likely to get the rest of the Federal Council to back him, parliament may be different.
Switzerland through to next round!
Switzerland has reached the last 16 of the World Cup after beating Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver — the team's first knockout-stage win at a World Cup since 1954.
Minister says heat is due to climate change
The Environment Minister Albert Rösti says the current heatwave is a clear sign of climate change, calling it a major risk to people and the environment.
Heatwave temps next week
Heatwave temperatures are expected early next week.
Storms not helping with drought
This week's violent storms have done little to ease the drought, with fire-risk warnings at level four out of five across most cantons.
Inflation falls slightly
Inflation stood at half a percent in the year to June, down from 0.6% in May, according to the Federal Statistics Office.
Traffic disruption due to triathlon
Drivers in Geneva are being warned to expect major disruption on the Left Bank this weekend because of the triathlon.
