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Swiss city Lucerne votes to restrict Airbnb rentals

GENEVA - The Swiss city of Lucerne voted Sunday to limit short-term rentals, including on the Airbnb platform, to a maximum of 90 days a year.

Bangkok Post

T-Rex skeleton to go under the hammer

GENEVA: A Tyrannosaurus-Rex skeleton dating back 67 million years will be auctioned in Switzerland next month, marking the first such sale in Europe, the auction house said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Swiss government refuses re-export of arms to Ukraine

Switzerland's government said on Friday it will not change its long-standing policy banning the transfer of Swiss-made arms to a third country despite growing pressure from European nations to export them to Ukraine.

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EasyJet puts cheap flights on sale from £23 to France, Italy, Spain and more for 2023

EasyJet has put cheap flights on sale for winter 2023 and 2024 including France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Greece as well as ski holiday hotspots and Christmas markets destinations

Daily Mirror

Dumbarton mum left paralysed after 'bending over to pick up pen' fell into a deep depression

Michelle Moffatt's mental health took a turn for the worse and she was prepared to go to an assisted dying facility in Switzerland after a horror accident left her unable to move

Glasgow Live

Scottish mum left paralysed after 'bending over to pick up pen' planned to end own life

Michelle Moffatt decided to travel to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland after spiralling into a deep depression when a freak accident at work left her with two prolapsed discs in her back.

Edinburgh Live

Watch: WHO brief media on health impacts and needs in Ukraine

Watch from Switzerland as the World Health Organisation briefs the media on health impacts and needs in Ukraine.

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Toblerone drops iconic Swiss peak from packaging

Mondelez International, which owns the Swiss-born brand, says it’s in the process of adapting the packaging of Toblerone products to conform with strict rules in Switzerland about how products qualify for the coveted “Swissness” moniker.

Chicago Sun-Times

Choc shock! Toblerone drops iconic Swiss peak from package

The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn and the Swiss flag from the packaging of the milk-chocolate treat as it moves some production to Slovakia

The Independent UK

Toblerone making huge change to iconic packaging removing 'hidden' image

The image of the Matterhorn mountain is to be removed from Toblerone packaging

Liverpool Echo

Major Toblerone makeover announced in crackdown of 'Swissness' rule

The triangular chocolate bar is set to get a redesign as Toblerone moves its production out of Switzerland.

Daily Record

Toblerone is being forced to change its design again

The fate of the brand's blink-and-you-'ll-miss-it Bernese bear remains unknown.

Fortune

Toblerone is making a big change to its chocolate bars

The confectionary's iconic design will reportedly be changed to something more 'generic'

Manchester Evening News

Toblerone makes major change to packaging - as it's no longer made in Switzerland

The pyramid-shaped chocolate bar will now be mostly made in Slovakia instead of Switzerland, which under Swiss rules means it can no longer use the Matterhorn mountain peak

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The Independent UK

Toblerone to make major change to packaging due to strict Swiss rules

Strict rules about ‘Swissness’ prevent national symbols being used to promote products that are not made exclusively in the country

The Independent UK

Toblerone to change its packaging due to strict Swiss rules

Strict rules about ‘Swissness’ prevent national symbols being used to promote products that are not made exclusively in the country

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Aussies Scott and Peel go 1-2 in World Cup ski aerials

Danielle Scott has increased her big lead in the aerial skiing World Cup season standings with victory in Switzerland, with fellow Aussie Laura Peel second.

The New Daily

Toblerone to undergo a makeover following departure from Switzerland

Toblerone will be removing the mountain peak from its packaging when it moves production to Slovakia, due to "Swissness" rule.

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Toblerone to see major change as company removes famous mountain from its bars

There are strict laws around what Swiss images can be used to market products not made in the country. Swiss goods often fetch a higher price than those made elsewhere

Evening Standard

Toblerone to redesign packaging after failing to meet ‘Swissness’ rules

The change to wrappers will be made to avoid violating the “Swissness Act”, which demands that products using national images are made in the country

The Guardian - UK

Matterhorn no more: Toblerone to change design under ‘Swissness’ rules

Alpine mountain image will be replaced with more generic summit when some of chocolate bar’s production moves out of country

Reuters

Germany also wants Switzerland's Leopard 1 tanks - Swiss newspaper

In addition to Leopard 2 tanks, German armaments company Rheinmetall wants to buy 96 Leopard 1 tanks from Swiss defence firm Ruag to send to Ukraine, the Swiss newspaper Tages- Anzeiger reported on Saturday.

Daily Mirror

Hiker buried in avalanche with only arm free spotted waving by rescue helicopter

A missing hiker was filmed by a member of the rescue team on a helicopter as they spotted him desperately trying to wave to them with his only free arm after being buried in an avalanche in Switzerland

Asharq Al-Awsat

Switzerland Eases Syria Sanctions

Switzerland said on Friday it will ease sanctions imposed on Syria to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, especially to those affected by the February 6 earthquake, following similar measures announced by the United States and the European Union. So far, humanitarian organizations receiving federal funding for their activities on…

The Independent UK

Germany seeks to buy mothballed Swiss Leopard 2 tanks

The Swiss government says Germany wants to buy mothballed Leopard 2 battle tanks from Switzerland to replace tanks that Berlin and its Western allies are sending to Ukraine

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