Several hundred people arrived at the Rütli meadow in canton Uri, central Switzerland, on Saturday morning for the Swiss National Day celebrations. A particularly large number are wearing traditional dress this year. As the Swiss Traditional Costume...

Due to the continuing need for support, the Swiss Armed Forces are extending their mission in Corsica by a further four days. Three Super Puma helicopters are assisting the French emergency services there in fighting forest fires. The three helicopte...

The ongoing heatwave has so far brought a large number of bookings to many tourist areas at higher altitudes. This is particularly noticeable in the mountainous canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. According to a statement issued by Switzerl...

A mobile phone provider is increasing its prices, and SWISS is resuming flights to Tel Aviv. These and other changes will come into effect in Switzerland from August 1. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Sunrise, the second-largest Swiss telecoms group, is increasing th...

FIFA, world football's Zurich-based governing body, will not be going ahead with its proposal to open up to private investors. Faced with a backlash and threats of a World Cup boycott, notably from UEFA, it announced in the early hours of Saturday mo...

A mysterious disease is spreading amongst Swiss dairy cows. The Swiss government is monitoring the situation. "The cause has not yet been identified," the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) said on Friday. According to the FSVO, various...

A fatal crash occurred yesterday afternoon in the Crap Ner area of Laax when a 24-year-old paraglider crashed onto a steep slope. According to initial reports from the Graubünden Cantonal Police, the 24-year-old was flying from Upper Valais towards ...

FIFA announced on Friday that it intended to press ahead with its plan to set up a commercial company open to foreign investors, despite criticism and threats of a boycott from European nations. "The consultation process we had planned has been disru...

Birds flee, find it hard to rest and avoid their roosts for days afterwards, a new study carried out in Basel shows. "After a fireworks display, you often see lots of birds sleeping during the day. With their heads buried in their feathers, they try ...

Only one of two bearded vultures released into the wild in the Swiss canton of Obwalden on May 25 has survived. The other raptor died just a week after being released. The Pro Bartgeier Foundation announced on Thursday that the bearded vulture, named...

According to CEO Philipp Navratil, Nestlé intends to reduce its debt by selling off non-core assets and through its own efforts. Selling its multi-billion stake in the cosmetics group L'Oréal is not on the cards for the time being. "Of course, we n...

Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail has signed a contract with VIA Rail Canada, a company based in Montréal, to supply 45 hybrid locomotives for passenger transport. The agreement, which the Swiss group describes as a significant milestone in its ...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) posted a profit of CHF25.17 billion ($39.2 billion) in the first half of the year, mainly thanks to its foreign currency holdings. Its gold reserves dragged the result down. Foreign currency positions generated a profit ...

The Swiss outdoor brand Mammut is changing hands. The investment firm Jacobs Capital is selling the Aargau-based company to a Chinese investor. Mammut will remain headquartered in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...

The highest temperature of the year so far was recorded in Basel-Binningen on Thursday. According to Meteoschweiz, the thermometer rose to 39.7 degrees by 2:10 pm. This also marked a return to the highest temperature ever recorded on the northern sid...

Passenger rail transport in Switzerland reached a new record in the second quarter of 2026, totalling 6.3 billion passenger-kilometres. Freight traffic is also showing signs of a slight recovery, according to figures released on Thursday by LITRA and...

The official fireworks displays to mark Swiss National Day on the Rhine and at Bruderholz in Basel have been cancelled. The reason for this is the ongoing drought and heatwave, as the government announced on Thursday. +Get the most important news fro...

In Switzerland, despite the heatwave, people continue to wear pants to work. Shorts have no place in the office – far less so than in other European countries. This is according to a study by the YouGov institute published Tuesday on behalf of the ...

High housing costs in French-speaking Switzerland have fuelled interest in moving to France. A survey by the comparison service Comparis found that an estimated 92,400 people from French-speaking Switzerland are actively looking for a property in the...

Do pets make us happy and healthy? A new Swiss study raises some doubts. In some cases, owners of dogs, cats and other pets fare even worse than people who don't own pets. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For the study publ...

Mystery solved: An international research team has identified the likely cause of abrupt cold spells over the last 12,000 years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the findings, volcanic eruptions triggered the c...

Sexual and labour exploitation remains a serious problem in Switzerland. In 2025, 532 victims, mostly women, received support from aid organisations. Some 87 criminal proceedings relating to human trafficking were pending, but only a few resulted in ...

A headphone case that had become lodged in a seat caused smoke to develop on a Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) flight from Zurich to New York last Monday. The aircraft therefore made an unscheduled landing in Bangor, in the US state of Maine. +G...

According to various reports, FIFA, the world football governing body, has set a deadline for approval of a planned investor deal and, in return, has promised a one-off payment. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This has bee...

Temperature records were broken in several places across Switzerland on Wednesday. In Engelberg in canton Obwalden, the temperature reached 29.1 degrees, exceeding the highest temperature ever recorded on July 29 by more than two degrees. +Get the mo...

Generic drug manufacturer Sandoz is continuing to expand its presence in the market for novel GLP-1 diabetes treatments. The Basel-based company has confirmed that a new semaglutide generic has been granted marketing authorisation in Brazil, accordin...

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has classified an osteopathy diploma obtained in Germany as largely equivalent to a Swiss qualification. Only one gap needs to be addressed through a specific measure. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

Swiss workers are among the most advanced in Europe when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence , but rapid technological progress is raising social concerns. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox More than half of employe...

There is a new arrival among the gorillas at Zurich Zoo. Mayumi, a female gorilla, has given birth to her first baby. The zoo is “cautiously optimistic”. The first few weeks are always the most critical. +Get the most important news from Switzerl...

Three Swiss Army helicopters took off from a military airbase in Locarno in canton Ticino on Tuesday to help fight forest fires on the French island of Corsica. The mission presents a number of challenges, including heat, smoke and unexpected develop...