A flat fire in Schaffhausen, northern Switzerland, left 11 people injured on Thursday night. Police said nine were taken to hospital. A female police officer from Schaffhausen police was also among those injured, police said in a statement issued in ...

China and Switzerland have concluded negotiations on further development of their free trade agreement. In future, there will be virtually no customs duties on Swiss exports to China. Federal President and Minister for Economic Affairs Guy Parmelin a...

The Australian pharmaceutical group CSL Behring has cut just under 10% of the workforce in Bern, the company announced on Thursday. In February, it emerged that the company was planning job cuts. Tamedia’s Bern-based publications cited a figure of ...

A court in Bali, Indonesia has sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting the Bali sacred Day of Silence. The 26-year-old tourist was found guilty of violating Indonesia’s new criminal code by posting social media messages about ...

The financial situation of the Swiss insurance sector is “generally sound”, according to a report by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) published on Thursday. Insurers significantly increased their capital last year. Accordi...