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, ...

Sporadic sightings of the Northern Lights were reported in the Swiss night sky on Saturday evening. Although the lights were faint, they could be seen clearly, meteorologist Daniel Gerstgrasser wrote in a post on X. The natural spectacle could be see...

The growth of booking platforms such as Airbnb is putting increasing pressure on housing markets in Swiss cities and tourist hotspots. While tenants’ groups and hoteliers are calling for tighter rules, homeowners warn against disproportionate restr...

A 19-year-old Swiss woman has died in an accident in Nicaragua. She drowned along with two other women after their car was swept away while they were attempting to cross a flood-swollen river. The announcement was made on Friday by Nicaragua’s co-p...

The hype around veggie burgers and soya yoghurt has faded in Switzerland. As a result, start-ups focused on plant-based nutrition are shifting their attention to the B2B market, selling protein ingredients rather than finished products. Meat alternat...

The risk of collisions with wildlife on Swiss roads rises sharply in autumn. According to figures from an insurer, Eastern Switzerland and the Espace Mittelland record a particularly high number of such accidents. Over the past five years, insurer Mo...

Despite rising prices, consumer spending habits remain unchanged in Switzerland. In September, the PostFinance consumption indicator, based on card payments made by its 2.4 million customers, rose by 0.9% compared with the same period in 2025. The in...

The United Nations (UN) says broadcasting the execution of a man responsible for a mass killing in the United States would “constitute a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. Speaking to reporters on Friday, a UN spokeswom...

More than nine months after the Crans Montana fire tragedy, the Swiss government still doesn't know how to settle the bill for the medical care provided to the Italian victims – which amounts to CHF1.5 million, Swiss public broadcaster RTS has lear...

Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail has been awarded the second part of a major order from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian Railways (SAR) has ordered a further ten Intercity trains worth CHF300 million. With this order, the SAR has exercised an opt...

A Swiss popular initiative aimed at loosening planning rules on solar power plants has failed due to a high number of invalid signatures. The 18-month deadline for collecting 100,000 valid signatures has now passed. The construction of solar power in...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has hailed Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize as “a very strong signal” for international justice. This award “is a collective success for human rights”, the Austrian told the press in G...

An external software supplier to the Bern Pension Fund and the Bern Teachers’ Insurance Fund in Switzerland has fallen victim to a cyber attack. The Swiss canton has no evidence that any data has been stolen. The cyberattack took place at the end o...

Eye researchers at the Swiss city of Basel are hopeful of a breakthrough in the treatment for blind people after initial positive indications that a new form of therapy works. Blind people learning to see. What sounds like a fairy tale is becoming re...

Swiss luxury goods group Richemont is restructuring its Locle-based watch brand, Montblanc, in response falling demand. The luxury group is currently organising the transfer of 17 employees to other companies within the group and has also made six st...

Swiss energy group Axpo, the canton of Aargau and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture have begun construction of an agri-PV research facility to boost agriculture with solar power. The Swiss dairy foods processor Emmi will use the energy di...

According to the Mexican government, the Swiss food company Nestlé plans to double its investment in Mexico to $2 billion. The investments are to be made during the current government’s six-year term, Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum announced ...

Swiss construction chemicals company Sika has acquired Azpects Group, a British manufacturer of polymer-modified sands for landscaping. The canton Zug-based Sika is seeking to expand its product portfolio and distribution network in the United Kingdo...

Switzerland's Valcambi, one of the world’s largest gold refiners, plans to open a new plant in Hong Kong, bolstering the city’s push to become a global bullion hub. The Swiss firm signed a letter of intent with Hong Kong’s sole steelmaker Shiu ...

With their black beady eyes and Zorro-like masks, raccoons are undoubtedly cute. But they pose a threat to native wildlife and cause considerable damage. Their spread is unlikely to be halted in the Swiss canton of Zurich. "Not exponential, but gradu...

Switzerland has condemns Thursday’s Russian attack on two Ukrainian civilian buses, which left at least 30 people dead and 18 injured. The Russian air strike took place near Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, which has not yet been fully captured by...

Swiss national football team captain Granit Xhaka has been put on two years’ probation after he admitted obtaining a fake vaccination certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also been fined 50 daily rates of CHF3,000 ($3,598) each by the L...

French screenwriter Fanny Herrero and Indian-American director Mira Nair, mother of the Mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, will be among the international celebrities joining the 32nd Geneva International Film Festival. Fanny Herrero, who has made a ...

Six years before the tragic fire on January 1, the owner of the bar Le Constellation wrote to his employees that the sparklers could set the bar on fire. This message raises the question of whether he should be charged with manslaughter. The WhatsApp...

With the arrival of autumn, the season for respiratory infections has begun in Switzerland. While the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are still circulating to a limited extent, cases of Covid-19 are already on the rise in some regions. Howe...