The emergency surgery at the health centre in Laufen, canton Basel Country, is having to suspend its night-time service for three nights due to a shortage of doctors. These are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, according to a press release issued...

Reports of fraudulent calls that scam people out of money by pretending to be from the Swiss authorities have fallen by more than 75%. However, the cyber threat remains high, particularly in the age of AI, the Federal Office for Cyber Security has re...

Two weeks after the solar eclipse, Switzerland will be treated to another astronomical spectacle. At dawn on Friday August 28, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible. Shortly after 6am, 94% of the Moon will be shrouded in the Earth’s shadow. In Be...

A Swiss court will examine who was responsible for an accident that nearly cost a Russian figure skater her life during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne in 2020. The skater, suspended from a hoop, fell appro...

Swiss precision and electrical engineering companies continue to show strong resilience despite the war in the Middle East and United States tariffs, according to industry association Swissmem. "The recovery in the Swiss technology sector is continui...

Genentech, the Californian subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, has secured worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and market an experimental treatment for obesity from the South Korean company Hanmi Pharmaceuticals. The agreement exclud...

Privacy concerns are growing in Switzerland about smart glasses that can film and take photos, particularly around public swimming pools. At first glance, they look like ordinary sunglasses, but they have several built-in technical features. So-calle...

Logistics billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne has died in the early hours of Monday morning at the age of 89. The Swiss company he helped to build into a global logistics heavyweight, Kühne+Nagel, announced the news. Kühne was a member of the board of...

Swiss private equity firm Partners Group will exit its private credit investment in Gong cha after Bain Capital bought the Taiwanese bubble tea brand from TA Associates this month. The Swiss-based company said it has entered an agreement to be fully ...

Changing fauna caused by melting glaciers could make it more likely for bees to pass diseases on to one another. This is shown by a new study led by the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Normally, wild bees and honeybees avoid each other whilst ...

Four of five defendents charged with manslaughter, nine years after a Swiss landslide that claimed eight lives, have refused to give evidence at trial. Two cantonal officials, an external geologist and two representatives of the municipality of Brega...

Some 1,200 swimmers took part in the Geneva lake crossing on Sunday. Online registration for the event had filled up within a matter of minutes. “The aim is to have fun,” said Olivier Boillat, one of the organisers, a few minutes before the first...

Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has described Switzerland as a “free rider” on NATO. Switzerland and Austria are surrounded by NATO member states and would be considerably more vulnerable without the alliance, Bildt said in an interview ...

The owner of a Swiss bar at the centre of a fatal fire, Jacques Moretti, has been remanded in custody accused of violence against his wife, reports the Léman Bleu media outlet. The couple’s lawyers have stated that these allegations are being inve...

Swiss hearing aid manufacturer Sonova is launching new devices powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that are designed to better filter out speech from background noise. This is made possible by a new, specially developed AI chip, according to the ...

The death toll from a house fire in southeast Switzerland has risen to four with the discovery of two further bodies. Canton Graubünden police reported two further fatalities on Sunday following the blaze in the town of Thusis. All other people in t...

Rhythmic jingling, the clatter of whips or the solemn sounds of the alphorn: since Friday, the town of Schüpfen in canton Bern has been showcasing the full range of sounds and noises that Swiss folklore has to offer. Over 3,000 active Trychler, Trei...

The federal government and the cantons are planning to introduce a mandatory reporting requirement for any indications of organised crime. An employee at a land registry office who notices suspicious real estate purchases, or a food inspector who fin...

Even before James Bond was created, Ian Fleming had a passionate romance in Switzerland with a young woman from the canton of Vaud. A new travel guide now traces the writer’s connections to French-speaking Switzerland and Lake Geneva. In the Footst...

There have been several resignations from the board of the Beloved Foundation, which provides support to victims of the Crans-Montana fire tragedy. In total, between late June and mid-August, four out of nine members stepped down from their posts. Re...

In many regions, the grape harvest is set to begin as early as August this year. The yield is likely to be lower than in other years, but the quality of the 2026 vintage is "promising". Several winegrowers, such as the Obrecht family in the Jenins wi...

In an open letter, a number of prominent Israelis are calling on the Swiss government to halt trade in products from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. They cite an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice in The Hague, ...

In Switzerland, an average of 5.5% of registered passenger cars are fully electric. This is shown by the latest data from the online platform Energie Reporter, as well as from Energie Schweiz and Geoimpact. There are significant differences between t...

Canton Vaud’s population office (SPOP) has decided to stop providing emergency assistance to around 40 Ukrainians whose applications for S permits have been rejected. As a result, they could be required to leave Switzerland and return to the countr...

After more than three years, Zurich city government has set out the framework for a 35-hour working week. However, it has yet to decide which department will host the pilot scheme. Same pay for fewer hours: Zurich should lead the way by launching a p...

Construction activity in canton Basel Country reached a record high in 2025. Despite a slowdown in residential construction, the total value of construction work rose to an all-time high of CHF2.5 billion ($3.1 billion), according to the cantonal sta...

Swiss building materials giant Holcim is set to acquire German wall and flooring specialist Fermacell from James Hardie for €840 million (CHF784 million), as the Chicago-based building materials group divests its European fibre cement business. Bas...

The Swiss armed forces are making progress in tackling discrimination and sexual violence. Half of the planned measures have already been implemented, with the remainder under way. Only one of the 16 measures is behind schedule. In 2025, the Swiss ar...

Switzerland is stepping up efforts to tackle radicalisation, which has been on the rise since 2023. On Friday, the government, cantonal authorities and local councils launched a national charter. The charter sets out a political commitment to tacklin...

Zurich’s first queer memorial was unveiled on Thursday by members of the LGBT+ community. Situated in Sihlfeld Cemetery, it stands as a symbol against hatred. The new memorial commemorates people who have lost their lives because of anti-queer viol...