Anyone in canton Zurich who wants to leave the sex trade will be able to get more support; agreements have been announced to boost the work of three organisations running exit programmes. The Heartwings, Solidara Zürich-Isla Victoria and Salvation A...

The new national victim support helpline, 142, logged over 11,000 calls between its launch on May 1, 2026, and the end of September. Most calls were made during the day, Remo Dörig of the Conference of Cantonal Directors of Social Affairs told the K...

In October, consumer spending grew more strongly than in previous months, despite high energy prices and low confidence weighing on household budgets, according to the PostFinance bank. According to PostFinance’s indicator, based on card payments b...

Cambodian capital Phnom Penh will host the 2026 Francophonie Summit on Sunday and Monday. Ignazio Cassis is representing Switzerland. The summit, organised by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), is the main political gathering o...

Swiss Post and Swisscom are set to join forces on e-voting, with the latter to operate certain elements of the infrastructure from 2028. The move to work with telecoms firm Swisscom came following a competitive tender, Swiss Post announced on Thursda...