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Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:49:00 GMT
Freeze forces SWISS to cancel dozens of flights
Swiss International Air Lines has cancelled 57 flights since the beginning of the year due to the weather. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The airline expects further cancellations in the coming days due to the current wea...

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:03:49 GMT
Preparations ready for Swiss day of mourning for fire victims
More than 1,000 guests are expected to attend a national day of mourning in Switzerland on Friday to commemorate the victims of the devastating fire in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Government officials an...

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 15:04:13 GMT
Swiss pharma industry braced for upheaval
United States trade policy has exposed the Swiss pharmaceutical industry to a period of upheaval, according to Interpharma, which represents Switzerland's research-based pharma firms. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switze...

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:30:13 GMT
Swiss banks less optimistic due to lower interest rates
The fall in interest rates is putting Swiss banks under pressure, according to the new EY Banking Barometer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Just under half of banks expect operating results to decline in 2025, although a ...

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:18:55 GMT
Swiss defence minister condemns Russian disinformation
Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister has denounced an increasing stream of disinformation from Russia. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Pfister interprets this as an attempt to influence Swiss politics and to unsettle the ...

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:24:44 GMT
Swiss inflation slowed sharply in 2025
Inflation slowed to 0.2% in Switzerland last year, as an acceleration in rents was offset by a fall in energy costs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This trend could encourage the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to maintain the ...

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:11:26 GMT
Jungfrau Railways visitor numbers top a million in 2025
The Jungfrau Railway Group once again transported over a million guests to the Jungfraujoch in 2025. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The group also presented new medium-term targets. As in the previous year, a total of 1.0...

Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:09:41 GMT
Swiss property prices continued to rise in 2025
Asking prices for owner-occupied apartments rose significantly in Switzerland last year. Inflation was less pronounced for single-family homes. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nationwide, prices for condominiums rose by 4....

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:02:13 GMT
Italy mourns Swiss bar fire victims
Italy has commemorated the victims of the New Year's Eve fire tragedy at a Swiss bar in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A minute's silence was held in all Italian schools, while the city of Milan declared a ...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 12:47:41 GMT
Swiss flu wave expected to be one of the most severe on record
The 2025-2026 Swiss influenza wave threatens to be one of the most severe on record, according to the health authorities. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Despite infection rates falling back last week, the peak of the flu ...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 12:38:50 GMT
Switzerland uncovers global bird smuggling scam
Customs investigators have uncovered a trade in protected birds between Switzerland and several European countries. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security, dozens of...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 11:21:06 GMT
Swiss consumers buying fewer new cars
The Swiss are buying fewer cars and the vehicle fleet is ageing, according to the vehicle importers' association Auto-Swiss. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Specifically, according to data released on January 2 by Auto-Swi...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 11:10:57 GMT
Swiss film journalist Sennhauser wins 'Prix d'honneur'
The Prix d'honneur prize of the 61st Solothurn Film Days, endowed with CHF10,000, is to be awarded to film journalist Michael Sennhauser, a leading figure in the field in German-speaking Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in y...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 10:20:08 GMT
Swiss retail resilient despite difficult economic climate
The Swiss retail sector proved resilient last year, with sales boosted by rising real wages. According to UBS economists, the sector should continue on this path in 2026. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nominal sales in th...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 10:16:14 GMT
Nestlé recalls BEBA and Alfamino infant milk in Switzerland
Swiss food multinational Nestlé is recalling certain batches of its BEBA and Alfamino infant milk brands in Switzerland. The product recall affects a total of 31 countries and accounts for less than 0.5% of group sales. +Get the most important news ...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:09:57 GMT
Data reveals historic shipments of Venezuelan gold to Switzerland
Venezuela delivered 127 tons of gold to Switzerland 10 years ago in an act of desperation to avoid bankruptcy, according to analysis of customs data by Swiss public broadcaster RTS. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Between ...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 08:34:31 GMT
Swiss trees stunted by climate change
Climate change is slowing down the growth of important tree species in Switzerland, according to a new study. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Although trees are starting to grow earlier in the year due to rising temperatur...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 08:21:40 GMT
Swiss media study identifies growing pressure from AI
Media companies are losing consumer share and revenues in the face of new digital platforms and artificial intelligence (AI), according to a Swiss study. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The "Media Use 2035" study by the Re...

Wed, 7 Jan 2026 08:02:09 GMT
Owners of Swiss fatal fire bar break silence
The owners of a Swiss bar that caught fire on New Year's Eve, claiming multiple lives, have pledged to cooperate with an ongoing investigation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We are devastated and full of grief," the own...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 14:34:00 GMT
German base jumper dies in Swiss extreme sports hotspot
A base jumper had a fatal accident on Sunday afternoon during a jump in Gimmelwald in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen. The emergency services found the man lifeless below the jump site, as reported by the Bern cantonal police on Tuesday. +Get the m...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 13:52:40 GMT
Parents' exercise habits rub off on their children, according to Swiss study
Exercise is contagious - at least in the family. A Swiss study published on Tuesday shows that if parents are physically active, their children also tend to be more active. The researchers from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TP...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 13:03:00 GMT
Al Jazeera Arabic pulled from Swiss television over Hamas coverage
Following accusations of propaganda, Swiss television programming operators Swisscom and Sunrise have withdrawn the Qatari channel Al Jazeera Arabic from their offer. A spokesperson told news agency Keystone-SDA that Al Jazeera Arabic will no longer ...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 12:12:00 GMT
Forever chemical increases sharply in Swiss water bodies
The pollution of Swiss waters with a 'forever chemical' has increased massively over the last 25 years. A new study shows that concentrations of trifluoroacetate (TFA) have increased four- to six-fold since the mid-1990s. Researchers at the Swiss Fed...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 11:16:00 GMT
Swiss bar that caught fire had not been inspected since 2019
The last inspection of the fire-ravaged Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana took place in 2019. The ski resort's town council says it bitterly regrets this, citing a failure to carry out periodic inspections over the period 2020-2025. The bar's fir...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:35:00 GMT
Crans-Montana fire victims and their families will receive financial support
The victims of the bar fire in Crans-Montana and their families will receive financial assistance. The Valais cantonal government announced the proposed measure in a press release on Tuesday. The details have yet to be worked out, however. The Valais...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 09:37:00 GMT
Relaxation of fire safety rules by Swiss insurers put on hold
The relaxation of Swiss fire safety rules planned as part of a total revision of the existing regulations has been put on ice. Efforts to simplify the regulations have come to a standstill, according to an enquiry on Monday. Rolf Meier, spokesperson ...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 08:48:00 GMT
Switzerland experiences lowest temperatures of the winter
Tuesday night was the coldest night of the winter in Switzerland so far. Epiphany started with temperatures of -10°C in the lowlands. A mostly clear night and the influx of polar air led to the lowest temperatures of this winter in many parts of Swi...

Tue, 6 Jan 2026 08:14:47 GMT
Italy's president expected at memorial ceremony for Crans-Montana fire victims
Sergio Mattarella is expected to attend the memorial ceremony for the victims of the Crans-Montana fire in on Friday. Discussions about a proposed visit were shared by the Ansa news agency that obtained the information from diplomatic circles. A tota...

Mon, 5 Jan 2026 14:13:25 GMT
All 116 people injured in Crans-Montana fire have been identified
All persons injured in the fire at the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana have been identified. This was indicated today by the cantonal police, who also revised downwards the number of injured persons from 119 to 116. +Get the most important news...

Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:41:57 GMT
Nestlé launches large baby food recall in Europe
Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé is recalling batches of baby food in several European countries as a precautionary measure. This appears to be one of the largest product recall campaigns in Nestlé's corporate history. The products in question ...

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