Russia appoints Peter Spuhler as consul

[ad_1] GIAN EHRENZELLER The businessman and former SVP National Councilor Peter Spuhler is now officially the Honorary Consul of Russia in Zurich. (File image) The Russian embassy had received a verbal note from the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA with permission to reopen the Russian consulate in Zurich and …

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Terror Austria: Islamist attack in Vienna

[ad_1] Shots were fired at various locations in Vienna’s city center on Monday night. So far, four deaths and more than a dozen injured have been confirmed. One perpetrator was shot, at least one other apparently still on the run. Special police units take position near the temple of the …

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High Wire artist Freddy Nock is on trial again

[ad_1] keystone-sda.ch 1/3 Artist Freddy Nock will appear in Aargau Superior Court on Tuesday. Claudio Meier 2/3 At the end of 2019, the Zofingen district court sentenced him to a partial prison term of two and a half years for the attempted murder of his wife. Nock is now resisting …

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#MeToo on RTS TV – Rochebin affair becomes RTS case

[ad_1] Veteran RTS presenter “Tagesschau” Darius Rochebin and television cadres are charged with sexual assault. 700 employees accuse their management of looking the other way and protecting mistakes. Philippe Reichen of Geneva Posted: November 2, 2020, 9:30 pm In the summer, famous “Tagesschau” host Darius Rochebin left French-speaking Swiss television …

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