After the deadly fire in Crans-Montana, the skin factory at the cell production centre of the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), the only one of its size in Europe, is working at full capacity to help save severe burn victims. + Get the most import...

Sales of Gruyère cheese did not decline as sharply last year as feared in light of US tariffs. According to the Interprofession du Gruyère (IPG), the decline was “largely” offset by strong sales figures in Switzerland. + Get the most important ...

Paléo has been voted best major European festival 2025 by the European festivals association Yourope. The Nyon-based festival was rewarded for its warm welcome, its programme and its values. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

More than 1,500 complaints relating to dropshipping have been lodged in Switzerland, according to the German-language consumer protection organisation Konsumentenschutz. These fake online shops are particularly annoying for consumers. + Get the most ...

On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV granted a private audience at the Vatican to around twenty relatives of the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana. He offered them words of consolation and encouragement. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your...

The new co-chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), André Hoffmann, says he has no great expectations of Donald Trump's appearance at the forum. "I don't expect any miracles," said the heir to Swiss pharma firm Roche on Thursday in the business n...

The loss of biodiversity in Switzerland continues although the pace of the decline has slowed since the beginning of the millennium. These are the findings of the latest report from the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences (Scnat), published on Thursday...

In his first speech as chairman-in-office, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis pledged to strengthen the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as a platform for dialogue to achieve peace in Ukraine. + Get the most important new...

Companies in Switzerland will benefit from tax relief between 2023 and 2025 as a result of changes to tax law. As a result, the cantons are strengthening their tax appeal for companies. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will be attending the World Economic Forum next Tuesday, the Elysée announced on Wednesday. No information was given on a possible meeting with US President Donald Trump, who is due to speak at Davos on Wednesday. + ...

The city of Zurich is doubling its contribution to the protection of Jewish institutions. The city parliament approved the bill on Wednesday without any dissenting votes. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The contributions ...

The police operation at the Gaza demonstration in Bern in October that turned violent cost the city CHF1.1 million ($1.25 million). This is according to a report published by the city government on Thursday. + Get the most important news from Switzer...

More and more top managers and political figures are travelling to the World Economic Forum in Davos by private jet, according to an analysis by Greenpeace. Compared to 2024 and 2025, the number of private flights registered at the surrounding airpor...

The Swiss Competition Commission (ComCo) has opened an investigation into US software giant Microsoft over recent increases in licence fees. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox These could be indications of unauthorised restr...

Despite a customs deal between Switzerland and the United States, US meat is unlikely to appear on Swiss supermarket shelves, according to a report by the news agency AWP. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Major retailers h...

The flu epidemic in Switzerland is plateauing at a high level. The number of reported cases fell slightly last week, but health authorities say it’s too early to tell whether the outbreak has peaked. + Get the most important news from Switzerland i...

Following the devastating fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and 116 injured, the Valais cantonal government has banned pyrotechnics in venues open to the public and set up a fund to support victims. + Get the most impo...

A new ice archive in Antarctica is preserving samples from melting glaciers. The Ice Memory Foundation opened the facility on Wednesday, securing the first ice cores from the Alps in the continent’s perpetual frost. + Get the most important news fr...

Talks on a trade deal between Switzerland and the United States are set to begin after the Swiss government gave the green light. On Wednesday, the government approved the final mandate for negotiations. + Get the most important news from Switzerland...

From the Blüemlisalp ground beetle to the starry liverwort, Switzerland has drawn up a new list of 2,999 species for which it bears special responsibility for survival. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The “List of Prio...

The Swiss government has backed plans to host the 2038 Winter Olympics. On Wednesday, it opened a consultation on plans to provide up to CHF200 million ($249 million) in federal funding. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Th...

Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé’s CEO Philipp Navratil has issued an apology to parents and carers in a video message following the large-scale recall of baby food, acknowledging the uncertainty it has caused. + Get the most important news fr...

Julius Bär’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and interim chief executive (CEO), Nic Dreckmann, is stepping down from the private bank’s executive board. He will be succeeded by Jean Nabaa. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

A Swiss court has ruled that Jessica Moretti, co-manager of the Crans-Montana bar where a New Year’s Eve fire killed 40 people, will not be held in custody before the trial. Instead, she will face alternative measures, including a ban on leaving Sw...

Protests were held in Zurich and Bern on Tuesday against the Iranian regime. Several hundred people took part in a rally in Zurich, while in Bern police intervened outside the Iranian embassy. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...

From dawn on Tuesday, Silvesterchläuse (New Year’s Eve Clauses) travelled from farm to farm in canton Appenzell Outer Rhodes, northeastern Switzerland. They wished the residents a Happy New Year, ringing and singing according to the Julian calenda...

US President Donald Trump will definitely be attending this year's annual gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The forum confirmed Trump's participation on Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will also attend. +Get the mo...

The Globus department stores' group is cutting jobs at its headquarters in Zurich and transferring central functions to the parent company Central Group in Milan. A total of almost 50 jobs will fall victim to the restructuring programme. +Get the mos...

Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, bronze medallist at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, died on Saturday when he was swept away by an avalanche in Valais. This was confirmed by Swiss-Ski in a statement on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from S...

Italy wants to become a civil party in the proceedings concerning the fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It is demanding that all the facts about the tragedy be made clear, s...