The Graubünden government plans to combat organised crime through a dedicated action plan and expert report following a debate in the local parliament. The government announced the move in a response published on Monday to a parliamentary question f...

Nearly three weeks after devastating floods struck Nepal and Tibet, Swiss engineer Eric Bardou says conditions on the ground remain challenging and calls for a better understanding of such events to help prevent future disasters. "You could say it al...

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), Swissinfo’s parent company, has unveiled CHF80 million ($98 million) in cost-cutting measures for 2027 as part of its ongoing restructuring programme. These include a 20% reduction in senior management post...

Switzerland will host EU MODEX Switzerland 2026, a pan-European civil protection exercise, next month. The drill will simulate a major earthquake in French-speaking Switzerland and involve 500 participants, more than half from abroad. The simulation,...

The Office of the Attorney General of canton Graubünden has opened proceedings against the driver of a coach involved in a deadly crash in the southeastern Swiss Alps last week that was carrying a Dutch tour group. Graubünden prosecutors confirmed ...

Higher global crude oil prices drove up Swiss production and import prices in August, with food products seeing a notable increase. The Producer and Import Price Index (PPI) rose by 0.7% in August compared with the previous month to stand at 100.4 po...

Swiss scientists have detected several rubber-related chemicals in Swiss raw milk. Their study suggests that dairy equipment may be an overlooked source of contamination. For the study, a research team analysed milk samples from 17 Swiss farms, the S...

A Paris court has ordered the Swiss lingerie and night wear manufacturer Calida to pay damages of €6.4 million (CHF6 million) to the purchaser of Lafuma Mobilier. "The claim was for €39 million and related to the share purchase agreement of 30 Ju...

The left-wing Social Democratic Party says it will call for the creation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry (CPI) into the purchase of F-35 jets from the US. A parliamentary motion to this effect will be tabled following a debate in the parliam...

The NGO Child Protection Switzerland has launched a national campaign to prevent online abuse. The initiative aims to raise awareness and provide appropriate practical strategies. From gaming platforms to social media, WhatsApp messages to research f...

The accident rate in Switzerland is twice as high as in the Netherlands when measured in terms of kilometres cycled, according to a new study. Between 2019 and 2022, an average of 0.19 cycling accidents were recorded per 100,000 kilometres cycled in ...

To mark World Sepsis Day on Sunday, the Swiss Sepsis Programme is raising awareness of the dangers of the disease. Sepsis can affect anyone – and if the symptoms go unrecognised, it can develop into a life-threatening emergency. Every year, 20,000 ...

After Swiss security adviser Gabriel Lüchinger travelled to Kyiv and Moscow in August for talks, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis says Switzerland wants to “play our part in getting the peace talks back on track”. Cassis himself had travelled to ...

Swiss athlete Audrey Werro has secured another victory, this time at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest. Werro won in a time of 1:55.88, finishing well clear of the British Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson (1:56.26). The Dutch runner Femke Broede...

The installation, which was unveiled on Saturday afternoon at Auslandschweizerplatz (Swiss Abroad Square) in Brunnen, central Switzerland, is called The Sun. It was created by Ugo Rondinone, an internationally acclaimed artist originally from Brunnen...

Anyone who wants to appear especially cute apparently also makes their voice sound smaller. A new study involving the University of Zurich shows how adults alter their voices when using aegyo, a speaking style that is widespread in South Korea. Aegyo...

Around 30 million meals could be saved if Swiss households did not throw away any food for a week. With this in mind, a large-scale national week against food waste is beginning on Saturday. From September 12-20, more than 50 organisations will be ra...

The Dutch ambassador to Bern, Karin Mössenlechner, has visited those injured in the coach crash in the Engadin in which five people died. She found people in a state of shock, she told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA. Mössenlechner added that sh...

The canton of Aargau in northern Switzerland wants to slow down the further spread of raccoons. However, it is virtually impossible to halt the growth of the population, according to the authorities. Last year, 60 raccoons were shot or recovered as r...

A Swiss parliamentary report on the absence of a fixed-price agreement for the procurement of new F-35 fighter jets from the US has sparked controversy. For now, however, no changes are expected, while former Defence Minister Viola Amherd has yet to ...

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into France's largest prostitution website, “Meslibertines”, reportedly hosted in Switzerland and owned by a Swiss citizen living in Dubai, Radio France reports. The website “Sexemodel�...

Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half of its 120 Swiss jobs as it reorganises from a primarily Swiss crypto firm into an international financial services group. A company spokesperson told the AWP news agency, following an earlier report on the fina...

Housing costs are the biggest concern for seasonal workers in Swiss holiday resorts, according to a study commissioned by the federal government and the cantons of Bern, Vaud and Valais. The study concludes that finding solutions will require a joint...

The Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) has called for targeted measures to protect Switzerland’s groundwater reserves, strengthen infrastructure resilience and improve water management. “Basically, groundwater is not doing so badly in Switzerland,...

The number of tourist coaches entering Lucerne city centre has fallen further since parking charges were introduced in 2025, prompting the city council to forgo stricter rules. Compared with 2024, the number of coaches at Schwanenplatz has fallen by ...

Oil prices could soar to $200 (CHF162) a barrel if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for a prolonged period, UBS economist Alessandro Bee told the Keystone-ATS news agency, warning that such a scenario could trigger a global economic slump. "In our...

Five people were killed and 40 others injured, some seriously, after a coach carrying a Dutch tour group crashed in a remote part of southeastern Switzerland on Thursday, Graubünden cantonal police said on Friday. According to the Graubünden canton...

The Asian hornet is continuing to spread across Switzerland, with the country's reporting platform receiving between 150 and 250 reports a day, its operators told the Keystone-ATS news agency. "The Asian hornet is one of the most invasive species Swi...

The Zurich government is set to examine a ban on so-called smart glasses in swimming pools and other public facilities following a cross-party motion aimed at preventing covert filming through cameras embedded in the eyewear. Smart glasses are increa...

A Ukrainian IT specialist was sentenced in Zurich to 12 years and nine months in prison and banned from Switzerland for ten years for his role in ransomware attacks on several firms, including Stadler Rail. Prosecutors put the damage at around CHF100...