A parliamentary sub-committee will examine the role of the police and judiciary in prosecuting a woman for attempting to blackmail Swiss interior minister Alain Berset. Parliamentarians will determine whether prosecutors acted appropriately or if th...

The Covid-19 pandemic has made consumers of media more sensitive to the dangers of false or misleading information, according to a survey of the Swiss media landscape. The latest edition of the annual Yearbook Quality of the Media by the fög resear...

A Swiss nickel mining project is the flashpoint of tumultuous protests in northeast Guatemala that led the government to declare a state of emergency in that region on Sunday. The imposition of a dawn-to-dusk curfew in coastal province of Izabal com...

Four out of five firms surveyed by the Swiss Business Federation (economiesuisse) have complained of problems in getting hold of raw materials and essential parts for their goods. The cost of the worsening supply chain conditions is starting to be p...

In the fight against Covid-19 a high vaccination rate and a new vaccination offensive is the only option, says Swiss Health Minister Alain Berset. He has also warned of problems when travelling abroad if voters reject the Covid law next month. The v...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused life expectancy in Switzerland to fall for the first time in decades. For males born in 2020 it decreased by 0.9 years to 81.0 years, and for females by 0.5 years to 85.1 years. The last time such a decline occurred ...

The head of Swissmedic has dismissed criticism that the agency has been hesitant to approve booster shots, noting that the pharmaceutical companies submitted applications later in Switzerland than the European Union. “Swissmedic is anything but sl...

Concerns are mounting over the ripple effects of supply chain issues brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Swiss president Guy Parmelin warns that the country may need to cut back on work hours as employers wait for deliveries. In an interview in the...

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 ...