The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is likely to continue its current zero interest rate policy on Thursday. Most economists do not expect the key interest rate to change in 2026 either. In a survey conducted by the news agency AWP, there is a broad consen...

Swiss and American researchers have used weather radar data to estimate the number of insects flying in the skies over the United States. This method should help reveal historical changes in insect fauna. A researcher from the Swiss Federal Institute...

A 55-year-old tram driver will be on trial at the Zurich District Court on Wednesday. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter because didn't do everything possible to prevent a fatal collision with an American tourist. The accident happened on Oc...

Around a tenth of the Swiss population moved house last year. This means that the number of relocations remains at a historically low level, according to the government's new relocation statistics. In addition, the smaller the home, the higher the li...

The Swiss hotel industry remains on course for a record year. After another increase in overnight stays in October, the industry can look back on a consistently strong summer season. In October, the number of overnight stays climbed by 4.1% year-on-y...

The canton of St. Gallen presented Switzerland's first e-collecting project on Monday. The pilot project for the electronic collection of signatures for referendums and initiatives will start in spring 2026. Initiative committees can use the canton's...

One in six people in Switzerland say they have experienced racial discrimination in the last five years. In response to this problem, the government has adopted the first national strategy against racism and anti-Semitism. The strategy will be effect...

Verena Nold, the departing head of Santésuisse, has outlined her vision of the future healthcare system. She would place hospitals at the end of the care chain and introduce telemedicine on a large scale, she told CH Media. An efficient outpatient c...

On Sunday, the city of Yverdon-les-Bains broke the record for the largest Lego mural in the world. The 24 metre long and two metre high fresco made of 300,000 Lego bricks depicts symbolic places in the region. The purpose of the record attempt was to...

The Covid pandemic has forced red kites in Switzerland to rethink their behaviour. During the lockdown, there was less traffic – and therefore less roadkill. The birds, some of which fed on road casualties, had to adapt their hunting strategy. +Get...

Is Switzerland taking on a pioneering role with the new Cannabis Products Act or is it still too early to implement it? The responses to the consultation on the new bill differ widely. There is particular disagreement on the protection of minors. +Ge...

Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in Switzerland, particularly due to the arrival of people from regions of the world where the disease is more prevalent, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) told the Swiss news agency Keystone-ATS. +Get the m...

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis wants to use Switzerland's OSCE Chairmanship in 2026 to prepare for a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "My goal is that we as the OSCE are ready," Cassis ...

Several hundred people demonstrated peacefully in Lausanne on Saturday against police violence. The demonstration was organised by the anti-racist coalition of French-speaking Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox T...

One year after its launch, the fundraising project of the Digger Mine Action Foundation with schools from the Bernese Jura and Biel/Bienne has come to a successful conclusion: a demining machine can now be sent to Ukraine. +Get the most important new...

More than 30,000 people celebrated St Nicholas and his entourage in the Swiss city of Fribourg on Saturday. In his address, the city saint delivered his message of peace and criticised the cantonal austerity measures. +Get the most important news fro...

Speaking at the Dies academicus of the University of Bern, rector Virginia Richter has warned against political pressure on universities. Science must remain free, she said – in the choice of topics, methods and cooperation partners. +Get the most ...

A lorry plunged off a bridge into the River Aare between Olten and Winznau in an accident on Friday afternoon. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The driver could only be pulled out of the water dead, a spokesperson for the c...

For many Swiss, the Christmas tree is part of the Christmas tradition. According to the Forest Owners Association, around 1.7 million Christmas trees are sold every year. The Nordmann fir is by far the most popular. +Get the most important news from ...

Switzerland were “not unlucky” when the draw for the 2026 World Cup was made in Washington, DC, on Friday, according to Swiss public broadcaster RTS. In Group B, they will face Canada, Qatar and a play-off team, which could be Italy. +Get the mos...

Migros and Lindt & Sprüngli have reached an agreement in the dispute over purchase prices. This means that Lindt chocolate will once again be available in all Migros and Denner shops during the Christmas period. +Get the most important news from Swi...

It will no longer be necessary to present limited quantities of liquids and a laptop before boarding a plane in Zurich from the summer. Switzerland's largest airport is introducing new-generation scanners for its security checks. +Get the most import...

A monumental 2,600-year-old burial site has been discovered in Grandvillard, canton Fribourg. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On Friday, the Fribourg State Archaeological Service (SAEF) presented a monumental burial site d...

The Swiss online auction for the number plate "SO 1" will be reorganised. This is due to problematic bids that were received late on Thursday evening. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The State Chancellery of canton Solothu...

The Swiss government has the backing from a clear majority of groups it has consulted over its proposed new agreement with the European Union, the Federal Council said on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The consult...

The Swiss government approved the draft negotiating mandate for a trade agreement with the United States on Friday. It will now consult the relevant parliamentary committees and the cantons. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...

Rail passengers will soon be able to enjoy new direct connections between Brig in canton Valais and Mannheim, Frankfurt and Berlin in Germany for the first time, when a new timetable comes into force on December 14. +Get the most important news from ...

Switzerland has signed a contract with the American manufacturer Lockheed Martin for the purchase of eight F-35 fighter jets, the Federal Office for Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) announced on Thursday. Two further contracts for 28 additional aircr...

The new rules on tobacco advertising to protect children adopted by the Swiss parliament this summer should come into force at the beginning of 2027. On Friday, the government launched an official consultation process. +Get the most important news fr...

Around half of the Swiss population uses artificial intelligence (AI). But the new technology is also widening the digital divide in Switzerland, according to a survey on internet use by Swiss households. +Get the most important news from Switzerland...