Several Vaud communes are still rationing water weeks into autumn, with sources running dry and reservoirs refusing to refill
Aigle has banned watering gardens, filling pools and washing cars after consumption bounced back once holidays ended.
Essertines-sur-Yverdon is relying on neighbouring villages to secure drinking water, with the local councillor calling the situation worrying.
Morges lifted its restrictions on Tuesday but is still asking residents to use water sparingly.
Universities predicted to continue growth
Switzerland's universities will grow by more than a fifth over the next decade, driven in large part by foreign students, according to new federal projections
Change of location for Crans Montana ceremony
The ceremony marking one year since the Crans-Montana fire will no longer be held on the Haut-Plateau, after families of victims said returning to the site would be too painful
Slightly improved property vacancy rate in Zürich
The notorious queues outside Zurich apartment viewings are finally shrinking
Success for Swiss Post new digital service
Swiss Post's digital letter service has signed up nearly 960,000 users since its launch in April, with three million digital letters already delivered
Mont Blanc increases in height
Haute-Savoie's chamber of chartered surveyors announced yesterday that Mont Blanc now stands at 4,807.47 metres — up 1.88 metres from the last September reading in 2023
Concerns for a supermarket Swiss cyber attack
Migros has acknowledged that the Danfoss cooling systems hit by this week's French supermarket cyberattack are used in a handful of its own Swiss branches
