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Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:16:02 GMTTense scenes at Iranian embassy in Bern as police use tear gas
Protests were held in Zurich and Bern on Tuesday against the Iranian regime. Several hundred people took part in a rally in Zurich, while in Bern police intervened outside the Iranian embassy. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:15:00 GMTSwiss clauses ring in the New Year – again
From dawn on Tuesday, Silvesterchläuse (New Year’s Eve Clauses) travelled from farm to farm in canton Appenzell Outer Rhodes, northeastern Switzerland. They wished the residents a Happy New Year, ringing and singing according to the Julian calenda...
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:33:00 GMTWEF confirms participation of Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump will definitely be attending this year's annual gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The forum confirmed Trump's participation on Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will also attend. +Get the mo...
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:40:00 GMTGlobus cuts almost 50 jobs at its headquarters
The Globus department stores' group is cutting jobs at its headquarters in Zurich and transferring central functions to the parent company Central Group in Milan. A total of almost 50 jobs will fall victim to the restructuring programme. +Get the mos...
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:04:00 GMTSwiss Olympic snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz dies in avalanche
Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, bronze medallist at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, died on Saturday when he was swept away by an avalanche in Valais. This was confirmed by Swiss-Ski in a statement on Tuesday. +Get the most important news from S...