The melting of the Zermatt glacier forced the southern Swiss ski resort to suspend skiing last week. The glacier's retreat has rendered its facilities too unstable. Only the Swiss ski team can still train there, but in very poor conditions. The Zerma...

Swiss generic drugs giant Sandoz saw profits plummet by 70% in the first six months of the year as a result of huge legal costs. Profits slumped to $109 million after the company was fined around $480 million in the United States. The Rhine-based mul...

The Black Alpine pig has been saved: the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture has officially recognised the breed, which was on the verge of extinction. This makes it the only surviving ancient breed of pig in Switzerland. This recognition is likely ...

Two hikers from Germany were involved in an accident on Monday in eastern Switzerland after an encounter with two livestock guard dogs. A 22-year-old man slid down a slope for around ten metres in Val Sumvitg, Graubünden. According to the cantonal p...

In response to the drought, the Zurich and Schaffhausen Farmers’ Associations are taking their own measures: they are launching an online marketplace for animal feed. Because the grass in the meadows has withered away in many places, Swiss farmers ...

So far, the summer of 2026 has been at least as hot as the record-breaking summer of 2003. The Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss, said in response to an enquiry that at some stations the number of hot days has already exceeded...

Journeys on Swiss public transport are set to become more expensive from December. However, fare increases – particularly for a general subscription (GA) which enables unlimited travel – will be less steep than announced in March by the industry ...

Following a cyberattack on the SharePoint servers operated by the Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (FOITT), access via the internet has been blocked for people outside the federal administration. Around 200 acco...

The Swiss plum harvest has begun – a week earlier than usual. Thanks to plenty of sunshine, fruit growers are expecting high-quality fruit and a yield of around 3,000 tonnes. The warm temperatures led to an early start to the harvest in all Swiss g...

The Swiss hotel industry once again welcomed fewer guests in June. The reason remained falling demand from abroad. If the previous year’s record figure is to be matched, a strong second half of the year is now required. With 4.1 million overnight s...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has had a mixed first half of 2026. Turnover rose by 3.2% to CHF2.77 billion ($3.42 billion). By contrast, the Lufthansa subsidiary’s operating profit fell by 3.2% to CHF189.3 million. SWISS felt the impact of ...

At least 14,000 households in Geneva were affected by a power cut on Monday evening. The power cut, which began shortly before 8pm, was restored within less than an hour for 10,000 of these households, while 4,500 households had to wait just over two...

The mystery surrounding sick cows in Switzerland has been solved: the Institute of Virology and Immunology has discovered a new orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup in samples taken from sick cattle. The institute confirmed this to the Swiss News A...

Swiss bank UBS has been ordered to pay fines totalling $145 million (CHF117 million) in the US for inadequate anti-money laundering controls. The major bank has been explicitly described as a repeat offender. On Monday, the US money laundering regula...

A Swiss national and a Central African soldier were killed on Thursday in an attack north of Bangui – the capital of the Central African Republic. According to military sources, the attackers were “as yet unidentified armed bandits”. The Swiss ...

Despite global uncertainties, the outlook for the Swiss labour market is improving. This is according to the employment indicator calculated by the KOF Institute, the economic research centre at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich. T...

A motorcyclist was injured on Sunday in Bern during a performance by the Knie Circus. As a precaution, several other performers underwent medical checks. All were able to leave the hospital on Sunday evening. "A collision occurred when one of the rid...

As a result of a Legionella outbreak, 26 people in Basel have fallen ill over the past two weeks, one of whom has died. The Department of Health announced on Monday that they have identified the source. Authorities said they have shut down a cooling ...

The Swiss bike-sharing company Publibike is to be acquired, with a majority stake, by the British investor Visionedgeone. The company’s head, Markus Bacher, will remain CEO and retain a stake in the company as a minority shareholder. The online por...

The Principality of Liechtenstein has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack. Around 31,000 copies of data belonging to companies, foundations and trusts were stolen. According to the government in Vaduz, it is unclear who is behind the attack....

Swiss Post remains committed to its net-zero target from 2040. However, the company is postponing some of its climate targets to a later date, as Swiss Post confirmed on Monday in response to an enquiry from the Keystone-SDA news agency. Despite the ...

There are 7,666 people living in Switzerland who declare an income of at least CHF1 million ($1.24 million) to the tax authorities, which is 12 times the median wage for workers. The highest density is found in the cantons of Zug (860 people, 1.1%) a...

The building materials giant Holcim has formalised an agreement with the Chinese company Huaxin Building Materials for the sale of its operations in the Philippines. The entire transaction was valued at a total of $807 million dollars (CHF654 million...

A new sensor, developed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), detects harmful cyanobacterial toxins molecule by molecule, the university announced on Monday. As soon as water temperatures rise in summer, blue...

Zurich Airport remained extremely busy in July. Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, the number of flight movements was once again higher than the previous year’s figure. This means the trend seen in previous months is continuing unabated. A tota...

Sandoz has reached settlement agreements in the long-running US generic drug litigation involving 43 US states and territories, as well as a group of indirect resellers. The Basel-based pharmaceutical group will pay a total of just under $480 million...

The Lausanne authorities and the organising committee for the Grand Départ Suisse have described the Tour de France Femmes’ visit to Lausanne as a “very positive” experience. They highlighted the “enthusiasm” and “excitement” among the...

At a time when Switzerland’s vegetation is suffering from extreme heat and drought, the government intends to cut – from 2027 – the funding allocated to helping forests adapt to climate change. The news, first reported by the Sunday paper NZZ a...

A light aircraft overturned on Saturday while landing at Colombier aerodrome in canton Neuchâtel. The pilot, a 69-year-old Swiss national, suffered a head injury. He was the only person on board and was taken to hospital by ambulance. The aircraft, ...

Around 80,000 people took part in the traditional Swiss National Day farm brunch on Saturday. They visited one of the 283 farms offering regional specialities and fresh produce. Many brunch sessions were fully booked well in advance, which is testame...