Energy chief urges voters to build new nuclear plant
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The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, has recommended that Switzerland vote to construct a new nuclear power plant. Birol emphasized the ongoing global energy crisis and the importance of diversifying energy sources and bolstering domestic production.
In financial news, UBS has reportedly issued a threat to relocate its operations from Switzerland. However, a finance professor has dismissed this as a mere bluff. Meanwhile, the debate surrounding Federal Council candidate Pierre Alain Schnegg intensified, with critics scrutinizing his leadership style and likening him to an "autocratic entrepreneur."
New revelations of abuse have emerged within Swiss figure skating, with young female athletes detailing instances of insults, humiliation, and physical mistreatment by coaches. Separately, a 35-year-old neighborhood dispute has escalated, requiring police intervention, and a Swiss tennis professional has publicly disclosed his experience with a suicide attempt.