The Zurich public prosecutor has dropped a probe against online portal Inside Paradeplatz, which was accused of violating banking secrecy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Prosecutor said that the protection of journalistic...

A phase of strong growth in meat substitute products is over, according to the CEO of Swiss food producer Bell Food Group. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Sales of Bell's meat substitute range are only growing by 0-1% per ...

Switzerland has extradited a suspected espionage agent to Germany, more than seven months after his arrest. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The suspect was brought before the investigating judge at the Federal Court of Jus...

Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai will be in Lausanne on January 17. He will attend the premiere of the film Silent Friend by Ildikó Enyedi in which he stars alongside Swiss actor Luna Wedler. Leung Chiu-wai's presence was communicated by the Swis...

More than a quarter of all deaths among Swiss residents last year were due to cardiovascular disease. Overall, cardiovascular disease remains the most frequent cause of death among women. According to federal statistics on causes of death published o...

Jacques Baud is to appeal to the European Union (EU) against the sanctions imposed on him in connection with the war in Ukraine. The former agent of the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) is accused of serving pro-Russian propaganda. His lawyer...

Citizens will decide whether Switzerland will join the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). A citizens' committee submitted more than 135,000 signatures to the Federal Chancellery in Bern on Tuesday. The TPNW came into ...

The largest Swiss banks have advertised few jobs, while the number of unemployed people who previously worked in the banking sector is rising sharply. The 10 largest Swiss banks currently have 505 job advertisements on their websites. Compared to the...

Black Friday has clearly lost its lustre for the Swiss retail trade who lost CHF100 million (about $127 million). Consumers have given retailers the cold shoulder this year. According to a recent study by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI), this...

In April 2029, a camera from the University of Bern will help to analyse the asteroid Apophis which will pass close to Earth. The information obtained should help to improve measures against asteroid impacts. On April 13, 2029, Apophis will pass the ...

20 Minutes has bid farewell to its print version on Tuesday with a special edition. The commuter newspaper, which was launched in 1999, will only be published digitally in future. The blue newspaper boxes were filled for the last time in German-speak...

Due to the increased number of passengers on the Bernina line over the festive period, the Rhaetian Railway is planning to regulate access to the trains in Tirano and St. Moritz and restrict it if necessary. In addition, 600 new seats have been creat...

The year 2025 was a brilliant year for gold. The yellow metal gained more than 60%, steadily updating its records. Monday, for the first time in history, the $4400 (CHF3488) per ounce has been exceeded (i.e. the kilo is at around CHF113,000). And acc...

The risk of falling is particularly high in winter. During this period, around 22,000 emergency hospital admissions are due to injuries caused by falls and accidents. This is 9% more than during the rest of the year, the Federal Statistical Office an...

It was a year of contrasts for Swiss agriculture. Good harvests replenished stocks, but low producer prices, pressure from imports and the appearance of new pests reduced yields on many farms. According to the annual review published on Monday by the...

Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs says it is aware of three cases of Swiss nationals arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The persons concer...

Basel-based chemicals manufacturer Clariant has rejected two complaints from the MOL and Braskem groups for breaches of competition law on the ethylene purchasing market, sanctioned by the European Commission in July 2020. +Get the most important new...

The Zug Cantonal Court has ruled in favour of a climate lawsuit against Holcim, marking a legal first in Switzerland. Residents of an Indonesian island are demanding compensation from the cement company, a significant reduction in CO2 emissions and p...

Air quality has improved throughout the Swiss city of Fribourg in recent years. Only the ozone and ammonia values are still regularly too high, according to an initial assessment by the Fribourg Environment Service (SEn). +Get the most important news...

Away from the old town, Bern's city parliament sees no need for further regulation of Airbnbs, according to its response to an interpellation criticising a planned short-term rental in Länggasse. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your...

For the traditional Geneva Christmas Swim, the Coupe de Noël, this weekend, around 4,200 swimmers will take to the lake, which is almost 9°C. The first 3,700 participants, those from the Courses populaires, started on Saturday. +Get the most import...

Roche CEO Thomas Schinecker has put pressure on the company to increase the prices of new medicines in Switzerland. The head of the pharmaceutical company outlined the consequences if Switzerland does not increase these prices. +Get the most importan...

Stocks of sunflower oil belonging to Allseeds Switzerland, based in Geneva, have been bombed by Russia near Odessa, its director told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS on Saturday. One person was killed and two injured in the attack. Thousands of to...

Around 70% of respondents to a survey are in favour of Switzerland joining the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, according to Demoscope. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The survey published on Saturday shows...

A 58-year-old man at the wheel of a Tesla has collided with a stationary police vehicle with its lights on in Switzerland. No one was injured, but the material damage is considerable. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ac...

The City of Geneva is once again organising a lakeside party on December 31 to mark the transition to 2026. The Quai Gustave-Ador will play host to music, karaoke, foodtrucks and fireworks. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox ...

The Swiss national film archive Cinémathèque suisse is paying tribute to Robert Redford, who died in September. It is offering the chance to rediscover seven films by the American actor and director, pending the preparation of a wider retrospective...

Women are still in the minority on the boards of directors of the 30 largest listed Swiss companies. Their share is currently 35%, according to an analysis by news agency AWP. This figure has not changed over the past year. +Get the most important ne...

The proportion of people with visual aids in Switzerland has fallen slightly over the past four years, but remains at a high level. According to Optikschweiz, this is due to demographic trends and screen time. +Get the most important news from Switze...

On Friday evening the US government announced an agreement with nine pharmaceutical companies, including Novartis and Roche subsidiary Genentech. In return for lower drug prices and investments, they are to be exempt from customs duties for three yea...