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...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is still courting Christine Lagarde to take over as its next chair, according to people familiar with the matter. The issue was reportedly discussed at a meeting of the organisation’s board this week. The European Cen...

Carry traders are increasingly turning to the Swiss franc in the near term for their source of funding as the threat of intervention and higher interest rates saps the appeal of borrowing in the yen. Hedge funds boosted their net short position in th...

From this Thursday, artists can submit their songs to represent Switzerland at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Bulgaria. The application period runs until September 7. Entries can be submitted via an online platform. The selec...

The Kunstmuseum Basel is staging an exhibition dedicated to the print work of the American pop art pioneer, Roy Lichtenstein. Numerous prints donated by the artist’s foundation are on display for the first time. The exhibition “Sweet Dreams, Baby...

Switzerland’s foreign trade rebounded in July, with exports showing strong growth following a decline the previous month. The growth was once again driven by the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sector, as well as a recovery in sales to the European U...

The increasing summer heat is changing the way Swiss people travel. According to a survey, more than half of the population has already adjusted their travel plans because of the heat, or intends to do so in future. According to a representative surv...

Switzerland is boosting gas supply for the coming winter. A key element of this is an option to purchase gas, which can be sourced from the transit pipeline from France to Italy if required, as announced by the Federal Office for National Economic Su...

The active ingredient in "magic mushrooms" does more than just confuse the brain. Psilocybin directs brain activity more decisively towards what is happening in the present moment. A new study published in the science journal Nature offers a fresh ex...

On Wednesday afternoon, the Swiss franc suddenly rose sharply in value against the US dollar, but also against the euro. The main reason is an announcement by the US Treasury. The dollar/franc exchange rate fell from over 0.81 to just under 0.80, whi...

In response to Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, the Swiss government has approved the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, thereby aligning itself with the European Union. Currently, around 2,790 individuals, companies and organisations in ...

The foreign ministers of Switzerland and Germany reaffirmed the close partnership between the two countries during a gathering in Bern. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said that foreign policy is shaped to a particular extent by relations with neighb...

Individual taxation in Switzerland will not come into force until 2032 with the government opting for the latest possible date to implement the measure approved by voters earlier this year. The decision was taken to grant cantons the longest possible...

Lake Zurich in Switzerland has reached its lowest water level since records began. The water level of lake Zurich now stands at 404.45 metres above sea level at the federal government’s measuring station on the Zürichhorn. This broke the previous ...

The S status protection granted by Switzerland to Ukrainians will continue until at least March 4, 2028. The government has extended this status by one year, judging that the situation in Ukraine did not appear to be stabilising in the long term. How...

The Swiss armed forces needs an additional CHF970 million to invest in air defences this year, the government has told parliament. The government has announced the extra funding, which has been made possible by higher-than-expected tax revenues. It c...

Asylum applications in Switzerland continued to fall in 2025. The Alpine state recorded 25,781 applications, which is 7.1% fewer than in 2024. Applications for S status permits by Ukrainians also fell by nearly a quarter. In total, 12,897 application...

The Swiss government has announced a CHF800 million budget surplus for 2026, having initially forecast a large deficit. The revised figures come after parliament approved an austerity plan to prevent losses in the coming years. The government had for...

Some Swiss farmers have already brought their livestock down from the mountain pastures earlier than planned due to drought conditions. The Jura Arc, French-speaking Switzerland and parts of eastern Switzerland have been particularly hard hit, said S...

Swiss manufacturing output returned to growth in the second quarter of the year. The construction sector also recorded growth, said the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Overall, between April and June, production rose by 5.1% and turnover by 0.4% ye...

Swiss dental implant manufacturer Straumann has named Christopher Norbye as its new CEO from December 1. Norbye will succeed Guillaume Daniellot, who has decided to leave the company after nearly 20 years of service, including seven years at the helm...

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is “far from being brought under control”, warned Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO). He warned of a “high” risk that the e...

Refugees from Afghanistan can again be returned to their country after the Swiss Federal Administrative Court ruled repatriations possible under “favourable individual circumstances”. The court made the ruling as it dismissed an appeal against re...

The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers, aged 39 and 41 when they went missing in 1992, have been discovered in the melting Trift Glacier in Switzerland. The remains were discovered on July 26 in the municipality of Saas-Grund, canton Valais. A recove...

A Swiss professor of theology is to advise the Vatican on social and socio-ethical issues for a period of five years. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Peter G. Kirchschläger as an adviser to the ‘Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development’, ac...

A Swiss court has ruled that two victims of alleged sexual crimes can stay in the country. A mother and daughter have complained of being subject to sexual violence by a former politician in canton Aargau. They also lodged an appeal against the revoc...