Several thousand people have gathered in Bern for the latest rally of opponents of government measures to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. On Saturday afternoon, protestors filled the square in front of the parliament building chanting “freedom” and ...

A Swiss court has upheld the appeal of Geneva-based Proton, a provider of secure and anonymous email services, limiting its obligation to monitor traffic and retain data for surveillance purposes. On Friday, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court up...

Data scientists from the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have found only a few people live on in our collective memory with the exception of those who create a cultural legacy. Why are some people remembered long after they die an...

Swiss authorities can resume the practice of sending rejected asylum-seeker families back to Italy, a federal court has ruled. The question had been on hold due to concerns about child welfare. The ruling on Friday related to a mother and her undera...

Several thousand have marched in Swiss cities, notably the capital Bern, calling for more climate protection measures. The demonstration in Bern, coordinated by the Swiss Climate Strike movement, assembled some 3,500 people, estimated the Keystone-S...

From January Croatians will have the same rights to live and work in Switzerland as all other EU citizens, although the government can temporarily limit their numbers. The unrestricted opening to Croatia, under Switzerland’s participation in the F...

The Swiss Sports Museum, which closed to the public in 2019 after funding dried up, has managed to sell much of its collection for just under CHF1 million ($1.1 million). The objects were bought by 66 other museums and organisations in Switzerland a...

The Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse has announced financial support for 15 projects as part of its Flagship Initiative. This aims to give a boost to innovations that are central to current economic and social challenges in Switzerland. The total ...

A Mozambique public finance watchdog is demanding an estimated $2 billion (CHF1.8 billion) in full debt relief from Credit Suisse, that is ten times more than what Swiss banking giant is willing to write off. "Credit Suisse's admission of responsibi...

Swiss authorities are waiting for the country’s medical regulator to give its opinion on Covid booster shots before nailing down the next steps in their vaccination strategy. On Thursday, Swiss Health Minister Alain Berset said the government and ...

Switzerland’s MCH Group is the latest heavyweight company to be hit by hackers as a rash of attacks spreads across the Alpine nation. The international marketing company and events organiser is famous for its trade fairs Baselworld and Art Basel. ...

The Swiss public shares the desire of environmental and biodiversity experts to see more natural and wild areas in their country, according to a survey by a wildlife conservation organisation Pro Natura. “Wilderness” as such is seen as something...

The government wants to ease access to the Covid certificate in Switzerland, but it stopped short of lifting the current certificate requirements. Interior Minister Alain Berset said the epidemiological situation was not stable enough at the moment ...

The Swiss government has decided to allocate up to CHF400 million ($434 million) this year for scientists wishing to participate in Europe’s flagship research project. The direct funding covers a programme to boost digital technology and participa...

Switzerland has been given a B+ ranking in an international survey of animal rights by a United States company. Top scores went to Luxembourg, Britain and Austria, while Iran, Vietnam and China do worst in the comparison of 65 states by The Swiftest...

A month-long mission to bring Swiss patients home from intensive care units abroad resulted in 25 repatriations before it was ended again at the beginning of October. At the beginning of September, the Swiss army tasked air rescue service Rega with ...

The Credit Suisse bank has been fined for its role in a corruption scandal in Mozambique. It has also been reprimanded by Swiss authorities over a 2019 corporate espionage case. A verdict by US and British authorities on Tuesday ruled that Credit Su...

Some government departments and 13 other Swiss entities have signed a pact to increase energy efficiency, expand renewable energies and make their investments “climate compatible”. The initiative contributes to implementing Switzerland’s Energ...

There will be no general obligation to show a Covid certificate in Swiss ski resorts this winter, the Swiss ski lift organisation Seilbahnen Schweiz said on Tuesday. However, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) then cast some doubt on this. ...

Driven by chemicals and pharmaceuticals, Swiss exports reached a new all-time high of CHF63.11 billion ($69 billion) in the third quarter of this year, according to the Federal Customs Administration (FCA). This represents an increase of 3.7% over t...

Swiss glaciers this year recorded their lowest ice loss since 2013, but still lost 1% of their volume due to climate change, according to the Swiss Academy of Sciences. This is despite abundant snow in the winter and a relatively cool summer in 2021...

The Alpine nation is again top for expatriates in British bank HSBC’s annual expat survey, thanks in part to its high quality of life amid pandemic travel restrictions. The ranking, published on Tuesday, puts Switzerland top for the third year in ...

Switzerland’s medical regulator has said it expects to give the green light for the third Covid-19 jab in a matter of weeks. This comes amid growing concerns about a rising number of infections and deaths among vaccinated individuals. In an interv...

Swiss Youth for Climate (SYFC) wants to see a clear commitment to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees at the upcoming COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. The advocacy group is demanding climate policies that aim higher and deliver results fast...

Switzerland and Georgia signed an agreement in Bern on Monday on climate protection. It is intended to develop a national programme to promote the energy efficiency of buildings in the Caucasus country. "Well-insulated houses and efficient heating s...

Foreigners and non-German speaking Swiss citizens are particularly affected by feelings of social exclusion, according to a University of Zurich study. The study, cited by Keystone-SDA news agency on Monday, found that as many as one in five Swiss r...

An independent report into claims of violations of asylum-seekers’ rights at federal asylum centres concludes that, although there were a few instances in which security staff had reacted disproportionately, any accusation of torture was “unjusti...

The heirs of Switzerland’s pharmaceutical company Roche are ending an era as philanthropic donors for major nature conservation projects, the NZZ am Sonntag reported. Their Mava Foundation, established 25 years ago, will shut down next year. "The ...

Unlike other Western European nations, Switzerland is not at risk of a supply chain crisis due to a lack of truck drivers, according to the president of a major logistics and transport company. "The situation in Switzerland is significantly better t...

The Swiss government has shared its vision for coping with major power outages in a brochure shared with thousands of companies, the weekly NZZ am Sonntag reported on Sunday. In the absence of an electricity agreement with the European Union, such a ...