Moscow has placed the Russian operations of Geneva-headquartered Japan Tobacco International (JTI) under compulsory administration. According to a decree, president Vladimir Putin transferred JTI assets to the joint-stock company Promyschlennye Aktiv...

The husband of a Swiss Ebola patient has been discharged from Zurich University Hospital (USZ). He had not developed any symptoms and had therefore been transferred to a quarantine facility outside the hospital. The man, an employee of the Swiss Emba...

A 23-year-old Swiss woman has been arrested at Dallas Airport by United States immigration (ICE) agents. She is threatened with expulsion despite being married to a US national and in the process of applying for a Green Card. The woman is currently i...

Cybercriminals have turned their attention to refrigeration systems in Switzerland. A butcher’s shop in Bern was forced to temporarily close to protect food. "The electronic control systems of our refrigeration and deep-freeze units were tampered w...

Staff at Swiss media house Tamedia went on strike for an hour on Thursday morning to protest against 41 redundancies, including those of two trade union representatives within the editorial teams. The offices in Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, Bern and Bas...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled against Switzerland in connection with a strike at La Providence Hospital in Neuchâtel. The judges in Strasbourg found that there had been a violation of the freedoms of assembly and association. S...

Russia’s push to curtail its reliance on Western drugmakers is foundering, with sanctions-exempt foreign medicines still sucking billions from the strained state budget almost five years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. About 56% of the alm...

Swiss bank UBS has slashed about 200 positions in London in recent weeks as its integration with former rival Credit Suisse nears its end. The cuts were announced internally in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The reduction...

Four people in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino, suffering from chikungunya fever, all live in the same neighbourhood. It is possible that two of the four patients were infected by the same mosquito, the Ticino cantonal medical officer stated in r...

Switzerland will cover the medical costs of 12 Italian injury victims of the Crans-Montana fire disaster who were treated in Switzerland. Following a proposal from Italy, the governmentl has decided not to seek reimbursement of these costs from Italy...

The planned sale of Swiss technology company ABB’s robotics division to the Japanese technology group SoftBank has stalled. The Chinese authorities have blocked the takeover of the business in China, the ABB announced on Thursday. This puts the mul...

A Democratic victory in the US midterm elections could help ease trade tensions with Switzerland, reducing the likelihood of further tariff increases for Swiss exporters. With a majority in both houses of Congress, the Democrats can block President D...

The Swiss government and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), Swissinfo's parent company, have agreed a new mandate for the broadcaster's international services for 2027-2030. The budget will be cut by almost half, while the Portuguese and Japan...

China General Technology (Group) Holding is considering acquiring Kellenberger, a Swiss maker of high-precision grinding, milling and turning machines, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Chinese state-owned enterprise, known as Gen...

By the end of 2025, around a quarter of permanent residents in canton Lucerne were born abroad. The share of foreign nationals stood at 21.9%, below the Swiss average of 27.7%, according to Lucerne Statistics (Lustat) on Wednesday. At the end of 2025...

Environmental organisation Greenpeace Switzerland handed over a petition to Coop and Migros, backed by 27,170 signatures, calling for a greater share of plant-based protein products on supermarket shelves. + Swiss neutrality and food security initiat...

A group of elderly women in Switzerland, whose landmark case led to a historic ruling against Switzerland by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in 2024, have won the Council of Europe’s Prize for Democratic Innovation. The work of the Swiss ...

Nearly half a million people in Switzerland are living with or have previously had cancer. At the same time, treatments are continuing to improve. New figures obtained exclusively by Swiss public broadcaster SRF show that around 495,000 people in Swi...

A 16-year-old is alleged to have gained unauthorised access to an IT platform containing data on around 38,000 pupils and 3,500 teachers in the Swiss canton of Vaud. The police arrested the teenager on Saturday. It was initially unclear whether he ha...

In December the Swiss old-age compensation funds will pay out CHF9.28 billion ($11.25 billion) to pensioners. This is because, for the first time, pensioners will receive a 13th month’s payment in addition to their usual December pension. These fig...

The Swiss Armed Forces have unveiled a memorial in Lucerne dedicated to deceased members of the armed forces and civilians killed in military accidents. The memorial is intended to provide a space for personal remembrance and reflection. The winning ...

The Basel-based jazz singer Miriam Klein has died at the age of 89, her family has announced. As a woman, Klein was a pioneer of jazz in Europe and also made a name for herself internationally. Miriam Klein began her career as a singer in Paris in th...

The Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (BFU) has launched the “Snow Safety” app for skiers and snowboarders. The app is free and is now a compulsory part of instructor training, the BFU said. Developed in partnership with Swiss-Ski and Swiss S...

Wages in Switzerland are expected to rise only slightly next year, despite an improved economic outlook. Companies are planning average wage increases of 1% for 2027, down from 1.1% this year. This is shown by the UBS Wage Survey, published on Tuesda...

The Swiss population is now using AI chatbots for health-related enquiries twice as much as they did a year ago. According to the latest CSS Health Study, four in ten Swiss people use artificial intelligence (AI) when they experience symptoms of illn...

The Gotthard Pass in Switzerland will be closed to traffic on Thursday at 8am. Due to weather conditions and for safety reasons, the winter closure is in force between Hospental, canton Uri, and Airolo on the Ticino side. The walking and cycling path...

Inflation in Switzerland rose sharply in October. Annual inflation climbed to 1.5% from 1% in September, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) announced on Tuesday. It was thus well above expectations. In a survey conducted by the AWP news agency, eco...

Almost a third of people in Switzerland – more than two million people – show clear signs of smartphone addiction, according to a study. A further 7% even show pronounced signs of so-called nomophobia, or mobile phone addiction, the price compari...

The Swiss life sciences group Lonza is significantly expanding its presence in the United States. It is acquiring five plants from the German Merck Group. With this transaction, the pharmaceutical supplier is doubling its US presence from four to nin...

The Japanese Restaurant, located in Andermatt, canton Uri, has joined the exclusive three-star club. The restaurant is situated within the luxury hotel The Chedi. The Japanese Restaurant has been upgraded from two to three stars, the Michelin Guide a...