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Swiss film nabs top award at Visions du Réel festival
For the third year in a row, the top award at the Visions du Réel documentary film festival has gone to a Swiss film. On Friday evening in the western Swiss city of Nyon, Nicole Vögele received...
Omani biologist wins top prize at Geneva inventions exhibition
The Grand Prize at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions was awarded on Friday to Omani biologist Sumaiya Al Siyabi for a process that breaks down microplastics present in aquatic eco...
Switzerland signs IMF deal to support lower-income countries
Economics Minister Guy Parmelin has signed a partnership agreement that will see Switzerland contribute around CHF10 million ($11 million) to the Global Partnership in Public Finance (GPFP) initi...
Thousands of protesters in Swiss cities demand climate action
Thousands of activists took to the streets in five Swiss cities on Friday to protest against fossil fuel infrastructure and climate-damaging investments. The demonstrations were part of the "glob...
Swiss franc strengthens amid Middle East tensions
On Friday, the Swiss franc showed itself to be a safe haven in troubled times, amid new developments in the Middle East. However, some of the gains against the dollar and euro were lost again as ...
Lufthansa suspends flights to Israel amid developing conflict
Lufthansa and its subsidiaries SWIIS International Air Lines and Austrian cancelled all flights to Israel on Friday due to the ongoing security situation. Four flights up to and including 7am on ...
Weather forces delays for Patrouille des Glaciers races
Poor weather conditions have led the start of the Patrouille des Glaciers races planned for Friday to be postponed by 24 hours. The first starts, which were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, h...
Russian foreign minister derides Switzerland as ‘openly hostile country’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described Switzerland as an "openly hostile country" in an interview. As a result, Switzerland is not suitable for negotiations on the Ukraine conflict,...
Swiss filmmaker and critic Ulrike Koch dies aged 73
The Swiss filmmaker and film critic Ulrike Koch has died at the age of 73. Koch was an expert on China and was known for her successful 1997 documentary film The Salt Men of Tibet, among other wo...
Swiss Federal Court upholds Swisscom appeal in anti-trust case
The Swiss Federal Court has upheld an appeal by telecommunications provider Swisscom against a decision by the Competition Commission (ComCo). In 2015, the Competition Commission had fined Swissc...
Anti-Semitism ‘played no role’ in Raiffeisen Switzerland bank business
The Raiffeisen banking group has no history of prejudicial business behaviour against Jews in Switzerland despite the anti-Semitic views of its German founder, according to a report that was comm...
Switzerland abstains from vote to grant Palestine full UN membership
Switzerland, like the United Kingdom, has abstained from voting on a resolution in favour of full membership of the Palestinian state at the United Nations. The Swiss foreign ministry announced o...
Minister opens Swiss entry to 2024 Venice Biennale
As the 60th edition of the Venice Art Biennale opened its doors on Thursday, Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider inaugurated the Swiss Pavilion. In her speech, the interior minister...
Swiss court upholds conviction of essayist for homophobic remarks
The Federal Court in Lausanne has upheld the conviction of far-right essayist Alain Soral for discrimination and incitement to hatred. The Frenchman, who lives in Lausanne, made derogatory commen...
Campaigners submit 57,000 signatures for referendum on health financing reform
Swiss voters are likely to have the last word on reforms to healthcare financing this year as the country’s public services union (VPOD) handed 57,000 signatures in to the federal chancellery i...
ETH Zurich considering drastic cost-cutting measures
Federal technology institute ETH Zurich’s high placing in global university rankings could be under threat as its budget struggles to keep pace with increasing student numbers, it says. The uni...
Swiss drank less wine in 2023 – but more of it was local
People in Switzerland drank slightly less wine in 2023 than in the previous year. However, Swiss-made wines increased their market share. Overall, wine consumption fell by 1.3 million litres to 2...
Costs in Swiss health sector rose by 2.5% in 2022
Healthcare costs rose by 2.5% in 2022 compared to the previous year to CHF91.5 billion ($100.7 billion). However, the increase was below the average of the last five years, the Federal Statistica...
No SWISS flights to Beirut this month
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) decided on Wednesday that it will not be operating any flights to the Lebanese capital up to and including April 30. The airline also announced that it would...
Appliance efficiency leads to drop in Swiss electricity consumption
In 2023, 1.7% less electricity was consumed than in the previous year, apparently due to more efficient appliances. According to the Federal Office of Energy (FOE), electricity production also ro...
Switzerland and US hold third edition of strategic dialogue
Switzerland and the US discussed bilateral processes, particularly taxation, and international issues in a third strategic partnership dialogue in Bern on Wednesday. Delegations were led by Secre...
SNB can continue to ignore climate risks, Swiss lawmakers say
The Swiss National Bank won’t have to take climate and environmental risks into account in its monetary policy, according to the country’s parliament. While a number of institutions including...
EU appoints Miroslav Lajcák as new ambassador to Switzerland
The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has appointed Miroslav Lajcák as the EU's future ambassador to Switzerland. As the host...
Tick-borne encephalitis cases double in Switzerland compared to previous year
So far, Switzerland has recorded more than twice as many cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) compared to the same period last year. Experts suggest that ticks are becoming more active due to c...
Chatbots on the rise in Switzerland
Chatbots are gaining popularity in Switzerland. A growing number of people now favour being helped online by such digital assistants over human beings. Specifically, 80% of the Swiss population n...
Swiss milk processor Emmi secures majority stake in Brazilian dairy Verde Campo
The Switzerland-based milk processor Emmi is acquiring a majority stake in the Brazilian dairy company Verde Campo. The stake is being purchased from Coca-Cola at an undisclosed price, as outline...
Swiss House of Representatives urges ban on extremist and racist symbols
The Swiss parliament wants to ban extremist symbols. Following the approval by the Senate, the House of Representatives also approved a motion for a ban on Wednesday. The ban primarily targets Na...
Nestlé adds sugar to baby food in low-income countries, report finds
Swiss Nestlé, the world’s largest infant food company, takes pride in not adding sugar to its baby formulas distributed in Europe. However, in many low-income countries, its products do contai...
Switzerland won’t join G7 task force on Russian oligarch money
According to the House of Representatives, Switzerland should not join the international task force to track down Russian oligarchs’ money. Switzerland won't join the G7’s REPO (Russian Elite...
Fedpol chief: ‘Swiss police resources insufficient to fight Mafia’
Organised crime has infiltrated Switzerland’s justice system, and police resources are insufficient to effectively combat it, warns Nicoletta della Valle, director of the Federal Office of Poli...