Canada will take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, the organisers announced on Wednesday. The world’s biggest live televised music event is thus expanding to the Americas. "The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its newest member, CBC/Ra...

A natural lake has formed over the past few weeks on the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets in canton Vaud in western Switzerland. This temporary lake, with its turquoise-blue hues, is fed by meltwater from the glacier. The lake forms between May and Jul...

Lonza is expanding its collaboration with an American biopharmaceutical company, the identity of which has not been disclosed. The Basel-based pharmaceutical contract manufacturer is set to commence production for two new biologics programmes, with a...

The Swiss agrochemical company Syngenta Group is getting a new chief executive. The Board of Directors unanimously appointed Hengde Qin as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) starting August 1, the Basel-based company announced on Wednesday. The cu...

The Federal Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Russian oligarch to be removed from the sanctions list in connection with the war in Ukraine. In a judgement published on Wednesday, the judges in Lausanne rejected his request to lift the freeze...