Swiss government boost to gender equality
Nov. 24, 2016, 6:12 a.m.Plans to impose gender quotas on boards and managements of listed Swiss companies have been endorsed by the governmen...
Compulsory dog classes to end in Switzerland
Nov. 24, 2016, 5:15 a.m.People in Switzerland will no longer have to take classes to be able to own a dog as of January.
UPDATE: IT specialist found guilty of stealing FIS data
Nov. 23, 2016, 6:27 p.m.An IT specialist who tried to sell data he stole from the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) has been handed a suspen...
Posters to save Winterthur mosque taken down
Nov. 23, 2016, 4:54 p.m.Posters calling for financial donations to help save the An‘Nour mosque have been taken down by authoritie...
Trial begins of man accused of data theft from intelligence service
Nov. 23, 2016, 3:23 p.m.A two day trial has begun at the Federal Criminal Court of an IT specialist accused of trying to sell ...
Extra security planned for Montreux Christmas Market
Nov. 23, 2016, 3:13 p.m.Montreux Christmas market has introduced extra security measures this year in light of recent terror attacks in Europ...
No action to be taken over Clinton donation
Nov. 23, 2016, 12:25 p.m.No action will be taken over the Swiss government’s half-a-million-franc donation to the Clinton Foundation.
TAG Heuer wins the “Revival” award in Geneva
Nov. 23, 2016, 11:46 a.m.TAG Heuer has won an award for its reissue of the iconic Heuer Monza chronograph at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie...
Domestic violence 'widespread' in Switzerland
Nov. 23, 2016, 10:19 a.m.Domestic violence is ‘fairly widespread’ in Switzerland with police being called out 14,000 times last ye...
Credit Suisse report cites UK wealth downgrade after Brexit vote
Nov. 23, 2016, 10:16 a.m.A new report by Credit Suisse has put the cost of Brexit to UK households at $1.5 trillion (£1.2 trillion.)
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70 year old dies after car crash
Nov. 23, 2016, 10:09 a.m.A 70-year-old man has died after his car swerved and hit a wall bordering the road in Orbe in canton Vaud.
Solar plane back in Switzerland
Nov. 23, 2016, 6:22 a.m.Solar Impulse 2 is back in Dübendorf (ZH), having completed its solar powered flight around the world tour.
India and Switzerland strike tax deal
Nov. 23, 2016, 6:20 a.m.India has joined a list of select countries with which Switzerland will commit to an annual exchange of all financial...
Flushing is expensive in Geneva
Nov. 23, 2016, 6:16 a.m.Geneva is the most expensive place in Switzerland to flush a toilet.
Young man stabbed at party in Sierre
Nov. 22, 2016, 4:43 p.m.A young man has been seriously injured after being stabbed at a celebration in Sierre (VS) early on Tuesday morning.
Credit Suisse reveal plans for stock market flotation
Nov. 22, 2016, 3:44 p.m.The head of Credit Suisse's domestic operation has given his first indication of how the bank will pitch next yea...
UN talks on reunifying Cyprus end without agreement
Nov. 22, 2016, 2 p.m.Talks in Geneva between the leaders of Cyprus on ending the Mediterranean island’s 42-year-old division have on...
Compromise to be reached over Geneva bike ban
Nov. 22, 2016, 1:39 p.m.Cyclist could soon be able to ride through Geneva’s parks again.
People in French speaking Switzerland have "significantly more" sex
Nov. 22, 2016, 1:21 p.m.A survey for a safe sex campaign has found that people in French-speaking Switzerland have “significantly more” sexua...
Geneva's New Years Eve celebrations announced
Nov. 22, 2016, 1:15 p.m.Geneva’s New Year’s Eve celebrations are to be held once again on the Quai du Mont-Blanc.
The director for the museum of Yverdon gives a lecture today, on the digitalisation of art collections
Nov. 22, 2016, 12:33 p.m.A discussion dedicated to online art collections and the future of museums takes place at the Museum of Yverdon today.
Swiss military loses track of yet more army ammunition in canton of Zurich
Nov. 22, 2016, 12:30 p.m.For the second time this year the Swiss army has lost track of several hundred pieces of ammunition at a military sit...
Swiss fighter jet fleet set to be renewed and added to by 2025
Nov. 22, 2016, 12:05 p.m.A fighter jet strategy that involves refurbishing current planes for half a billion francs and laying the groundwork ...
Switzerland prepared to welcome Britain into EFTA after Brexit
Nov. 22, 2016, 11:15 a.m.Switzerland’s President says the country would welcome Britain, its sixth biggest trading partner, back into the Euro...
