The question of what should be part of sex education in schools is sparking controversy in Switzerland. While some people prefer a biological approach, others demand that sex education should be ...
Sun and wind produce electricity even when we don’t need it. How can we prevent it from being lost? A gravity battery developed in Switzerland stores renewable energy in heavy blocks of materia...
The Alpine nation is under pressure from the European Union (EU) to accommodate international train operators but it’s not competition that’s a problem. Switzerland and the EU are getting rea...
The Swiss government has sent proposals to parliament to strengthen security in asylum centres. The move follows revelations about cases of violence in these centres. In spring 2021, several medi...
Swiss International Air Lines cancelled flights from Zurich to Paris and Nice on Thursday because of an air traffic controller strike in France. Swiss International Air Lines cancelled flights fr...
The director of the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol), Nicoletta della Valle, is stepping down on January 31, 2025. The Federal Council approved the 62-year-old's resignation on Wednesday. A succ...
UBS Chair Colm Kelleher said that the Swiss government’s proposal to require the bank to hold substantially more capital is the “wrong remedy” to the failings that brought down Credit Suiss...
The Swiss government plans to issue CHF56.2 million ($61.4 million) in loans for humanitarian aid projects in the Middle East as it delays a decision on whether to unfreeze its contribution to th...
New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion will be awarded the prestigious Pardo d'Onore Manor for outstanding cinematic achievements at the Locarno Film Festival’s 77th edition in August. Campion won ...
UBS boss Sergio Ermotti already sees “a lot of progress” in the integration of Credit Suisse into UBS. However, significant restructuring measures and optimisations are still needed before th...
As of April 24, private individuals will be able to run a website with an URL ending in ".swiss" rather than ".ch". This URL domain is certified by the Swiss Confederation and guarantees that the...
The director of Swiss federal railways, Vincent Ducrot, fears that international rail will take precedence over Swiss rail at the end of negotiations with the European Union. The EU is considerin...
The pandemic restrictions may have long been lifted, but some measures are still making waves politically. The Swiss electorate is once again called to the polls to vote on a bill that has a conn...
The civil rights watchdog Amnesty International has criticised Switzerland for not fully respecting the right of citizens to peacefully protest. The NGO released its annual report as the world re...
Hedge fund Appaloosa LP became the latest to sue over the $17 billion wipeout of high-risk bonds last year that was part of the deal to save Credit Suisse bank from a full-scale collapse. Hedge f...
The long-awaited independent report into the neutrality of UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, does not reveal any major dysfunction within the organisation. But whether th...
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis received his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, at the Federal Palace in Bern on Tuesday. The programme for the official visit included security p...
Russia’s continued assault on Ukraine has inflicted a terrible human and financial toll. Many nations, including Switzerland, responded to the invasion by freezing billions of dollars of Russia...
A signal that allows zebrafish to regenerate muscle cells has been discovered by researchers in Fribourg, western Switzerland, which could hold promising medical potential. In contrast to zebrafi...
Change is afoot in the upper echelons of Novartis, with Giovanni Caforio set to be elected as the next chair of its board of directors at the 2025 Annual General Meeting. He will replace current ...
The Swiss foreign ministry has said it will “thoroughly analyse” an independent report on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip before ta...
Former Swiss government minister Joseph Deiss says future membership of the European Union is the only way for Switzerland to achieve its European goals. Switzerland must negotiate hard with Brus...
The value of Russian assets frozen in Switzerland has fallen by CHF1.7 billion ($1.9 billion) to CHF5.8 billion due to valuation losses on marketable securities. At the end of 2023, the value of ...
"Save Sunday schools", was a demand parishes were making decades ago. However, now, even churches no longer want Sunday schools. "Sunday schools are no longer that of grandparents time," says a v...
The National Association of Swiss Castles registered a new record of more than 1.3 million visitors at its 28 castles in 2023. The organisation will be ten years old this year and has welcomed tw...
The interior ministers of the five German-speaking countries – Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Switzerland – have met in Basel for talks on migration and the fight against org...
Switzerland's pharmaceutical sector supplies drugs worldwide, but not all countries receive them with the same price tag. Here's why. The process of determining the value of a new drug is long, p...
As the global debate intensifies over whether multi-million-dollar drugs are worth the money, big pharma needs to improve transparency over the pricing and therapeutic value of potentially life-s...
Zolgensma, a one-off treatment for infants born with a rare and often fatal genetic disease, came to the market five years ago at an eye-watering $2.1 million. But its Swiss manufacturer Novartis...
Switzerland is often ranked as one of the world’s most innovative and competitive countries, with a reputation for excellence in science and education. But financial pressures have squeezed the...
Switzerland once again has a full-fledged astronaut. Marco Sieber from Bern officially joined the astronaut corps of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Monday after completing basic astronaut tra...
The police court in Bellinzona has acquitted a German professor at the Faculty of Theology in Lugano of charges of discrimination and incitement to hatred. The 68-year-old professor at the Univer...
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is increasing the minimum reserve requirements for domestic banks. To this end, it is amending the national bank ordinance starting on July 1, 2024. Specifically, ac...
According to the latest statistics, the Swiss birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years. We asked you what you thought was behind this drop in fertility rates and how this will impact...
In Geneva and neighbouring France, the gigantic project for CERN's new particle accelerator, planned for 2045, is the subject of debate. Currently under study, its environmental impact is already...
Egypt has welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramesses II after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than three decades ago, the country's antiquities m...
Legislators across Europe should pay close attention to the landmark ruling of the European Court of Human Rights against Switzerland, says an expert on international climate cases. The decision ...
The earth shook near Yvonand in canton Vaud early on Monday morning with a magnitude of around 3.9 on the Richter scale. This earthquake was probably felt over a wide area, according to the Swiss...
For the second year in a row, Marcel Hug has achieved the so-called marathon double with triumphs in Boston and eight days later in London. The wheelchair athlete from canton Thurgau notched up h...
The tax reform affecting Swiss emigrants in Thailand since January 1 contains a number of grey areas. The authorities have therefore clarified the situation in recent months, particularly with re...