Swiss rollercoaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard is investigating a fatal accident on one of its rides at Six Flags Park near Atlanta in the United States. “We are deeply saddened by this tragic accident,” Olivier Bolliger told the US broadc...

The extreme weather that hit Switzerland at the end of August caused insured losses of around CHF1.7 billion, according to an estimate by Swiss Re. The reinsurance company notes that the weather is increasingly becoming a driving force behind catastr...

The Swiss government has launched its referendum campaign against the initiative ‘Yes to fair federal taxes for spouses too – Stop discrimination against marriage!”, which will be put to a vote by the people and the cantons on November 29. Tax ...

The European Commission has given the go-ahead to Nestlé’s proposed joint venture in the water sector with the Swiss food giant's partner, US investment firm Platinum Equity. The EC states that it has “approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, t...

The Alliance against Switzerland’s free trade agreement with South American Mercosur states has begun collecting signatures for a referendum. Speaking to the media in Bern on Tuesday, representatives of the Alliance warned of the consequences for t...

Swiss banks are recruiting fewer staff, according to an analysis of job vacancies published on the websites of the ten leading companies in the sector in Switzerland. Overall, in September, the number of job adverts fell by 2% (to 515) compared with ...

For years, Swiss Helicopter is accused of under-reported flight movements, sparking criminal proceedings against an employee. Swiss Helicopter was informed in March by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) of an investigation, the company wrote...

Swiss chocolate company Camille Bloch has not been spared by the fall in chocolate consumption. Its director, Daniel Bloch, attributes this decline to this summer’s heatwave. "Compared with last year, which wasn’t a great year to begin with, we r...

The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, has condemned the impact on civilians of the recent attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. On Tuesday in Geneva, she called on the parties to the conflict to protect...

The Swiss Tenants’ Association is appealing to the government to withdraw its counter-proposal to the rent control initiative. The association has handed over a petition with 100,848 signatures, to the Federal Chancellery. The signatories are calli...

Despite having an educational advantage, young women in Switzerland continue to earn less than men. Whilst the pay gap has narrowed significantly, it still stands at 14% for those born in 1995. This is shown by a study by the University of Lausanne a...

Swiss industrial company Wagner is closing down permanently with the loss of 69 jobs. Following an unsuccessful consultation process, business activities will be gradually transferred to other partners. Production is set to continue on a larger scale...

Mortgage costs rose in Switzerland in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, mainly due to the rise in interest rates on the capital markets, which drove up banks’ refinancing costs. At the end of September, the indicative rate ...

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees believes that the agency is facing an “impossible” task due to a lack of funds. Barham Saleh admitted in Geneva that “times are tough” while announcing a reorganisation. "Efficiency has its limits," said ...

Housing prices in Switzerland rose significantly again in the third quarter of 2026. Both single-family homes and flats saw sharp price increases compared with the previous quarter. Prices for single-family homes rose by 2.0%, while those for flats i...

Regulations at municipal and local swimming pools must prohibit the wearing of glasses fitted with a camera, according to a warning issued by public swimming pools on Monday. In German-speaking Switzerland, the Swiss association of swimming instructo...

Opponents of the proposed amendments to the law on war materiel launched their vote campaign by calling these changes "immoral" and "anti-Ukraine" during a press conference on Monday. Swiss citizens are set to vote on this bill, which aims to facilit...

A new gorilla baby was born last September at Basel Zoo. The father is the dominant male, Yeba, who fatally injured a newborn gorilla and another young male in the group last July. Makala, an 11-year-old female, gave birth to her first baby on Septem...

A handful of Christian churches and organisations in Switzerland have adopted ten "commandments" or guidelines for dealing with artificial intelligence. In their view, technological possibilities should be assessed in terms of their benefit to human ...

The company that runs the Great St. Bernard tunnel has decided to expand its use of renewable energy. It is set to install 7,000 square metres of solar panels. These are currently being installed on the approach road leading to the tunnel, on the Swi...

According to government estimates, the number of university students is set to rise by more than 20% over the next nine years. From 2029 to 2035, the number of primary school pupils is expected to fall as a result of the decline in the birth rate. De...

According to the Swiss Rheumatism League, osteoporosis – a rheumatic bone disease – often goes undiagnosed and inadequately treated in Switzerland. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), around 684,000 women affected by the...

The autumn rains that fell up until the weekend have only temporarily alleviated the drought, which remains severe in Switzerland. The situation remains tense, according to MeteoSwiss. After a long spell of mild weather with summer-like temperatures,...

Around 1,000 people took part in an unauthorised demonstration against capitalism and imperialism in the Swiss capital Bern on Sunday. The police, deployed in large numbers, prevented a march through the city centre. There were no major incidents. Th...

Basel-based pharmaceutical company Roche has presented new data on vamikibart, its experimental treatment for macular oedema associated with uveitis, a condition in which inflammation causes swelling in the macula. The data show that the treatment de...

From Wednesday, skiers will once again be able to hit the slopes on the Theodul Glacier above Zermatt, in canton Valais. The area, which normally remains open throughout the summer, was forced to close temporarily because of the heatwave and rapidly ...

The expert report into the tragedy in Crans-Montana is taking longer than expected. It is now not expected to be published until at least the end of January. “I can confirm that the deadline has been extended because of the complexity of the work i...

Several hundred people took part in the fourth Swiss Mad Pride outside the Swiss Parliament in Bern on Saturday. The event aimed to promote the visibility, acceptance and inclusion of people living with mental health conditions. A 50-metre pink carpe...

Thousands of people took to the streets in some Swiss cities on Saturday to protest against the war in Gaza. Demonstrations in Zurich remained peaceful, but in Lausanne a UBS building was vandalised and police used tear gas against about 60 masked pr...

Dogs from Swiss and other European specialist police units have been training together in Rome this week. The exercises focused on high-risk operations and, for the first time, on emergency treatment for injured animals. According to Italian police, ...