The outflow of water from lake Lugano to Italy will be increased from the current three to eight cubic metres per second for a period of ten days. This will allow more water to flow into lake Maggiore and into the Italian rice-growing areas near Nova...

The Swiss government and parliament have rejected the food security initiative. On Tuesday, Economics Minister Guy Parmelin addressed the media in Bern to explain why the government was recommending voters reject the issue on September 27. The initia...

A new regulation allows the Swiss cross to be used on goods manufactured abroad. According to two surveys, SMEs and voters are firmly opposed to the new regulation, the Swiss Trade Association told the media in Bern. Both business owners and voters f...

In the city of Bern the shortage of protective glasses in the run-up to the solar eclipse on Wednesday has resulted in a long queue. Several hundred people were waiting outside the specialist shop Foto Zumstein Video on Tuesday afternoon. The queue, ...

Insurers have had a relatively quiet first half of 2026 in terms of natural disasters, according to estimates from the Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Re. However, the cost could rise in the second half of the year. In the first half of 2026, the cost o...