The heatwaves and prolonged drought in Switzerland this summer are having a profound impact on the agricultural sector. With harvests decimated and production costs soaring due to the need for supplementary irrigation, the economic consequences are n...

The “temporary containment measures” put in place following the anti-G7 demonstration on June 14 in Geneva are deemed lawful, at least until the area was completely sealed off at 9.29pm. These are the conclusions reached by the Cantonal Departmen...

Switzerland's sole refinery in Cressier is no longer operational due to technical problems. But Bern insists that the supply of petroleum products in Switzerland remains secure. To cope with any temporary difficulties, it will be possible to draw on ...

Swiss suppliers to the automotive sector are expected, for the time being, to escape the worst of the major restructuring announced by the German giant Volkswagen. The Bern-based manufacturer Feintool, however, could be more exposed than other compan...

In 2025, 274 deaths of infants under one year of age and 363 stillbirths were recorded in Switzerland. Both infant mortality and stillbirths rose compared with the previous year. According to a survey published on Friday by the Federal Statistical Of...