Despite growing popularity, the national Hérens cowfighting championship could be cancelled in 2025 for lack of organisers. No breeding syndicate has announced its intention to organise the next final, traditionally held in May. "In the future, we m...

More than 3,600 of the signatures submitted for the initiative for the security of medical supplies were invalid. The majority of the problematic signatures, previously validated by the municipalities and cantons, came from Geneva. The popular initia...

The investigation into the death of a Swiss diplomat in Iran in 2021 has been closed, according to the Office of the Attorney General. The investigation provided a "clear picture" and no "criminal intervention by a third party" could be proven, the O...

A cable car in the Swiss ski resort of Veysonnaz broke down on Saturday leaving a few dozen passengers stranded. "We were forced to evacuate customers, some by helicopter, following a mid-afternoon power failure on the Veysonnaz ski lift," said an NV...

According to the Swiss federal authorities, fireworks release 200 to 400 tonnes of particulate matter every year. On Saturday, the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) drew attention to the environmental impact of fireworks in view of the upcomi...

Three months into his new role as Secretary General of the Council of Europe, former Swiss minister Alain Berset says he is focusing on the war in Ukraine and the crisis in Georgia. He has already visited Ukraine three times in the space of a year. "...

The first measures taken under Geneva's crack cocaine action plan have stabilised the crisis after just one year. The plan launched by the canton is due to last three years. The situation is under control, which wasn't the case a year ago when the nu...

The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis will probably have to face up to the allegations of a whistleblower regarding the sale of the multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya. According to Reuters, the 2nd Court of Appeals in Manhattan, New York, made the d...

In an interview, Implenia CEO André Wyss emphasised the importance of tunnel construction in view of urbanisation and the growing transport needs in Europe. According to him, this is why there will continue to be new and major construction projects ...

Eric Hänni, silver medallist in judo at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, died on December 25, aged 86, announced the Swiss Judo and Ju-jitsu Federation. Eric Hänni was one of the key figures in Swiss judo. His silver medal in Tokyo was Switzerland’s firs...

Measures to encourage more people in Switzerland to use generic medicine in place of brand name originals appear to be working. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Anyone who wants an original brand medication today in Switze...

A ten-kilometer traffic jam formed early Friday afternoon in front of the Gotthard north portal, heading south. Waiting time was around one hour and 20 minutes. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The slowdown in traffic betw...

The inventor of the modern Tetra Pak drinks carton, Ake Gustafson, has died in Switzerland at the age of 101. The Swedish national died on Thursday, December 19, at his home in Châtel-St-Denis, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg, as his trustee announc...

The science magazine Nature expects breakthroughs in mind-reading machines, new remedies for weight loss and advances in particle physics in 2025. Switzerland is set to make important contributions to these breakthroughs. Obesity breakthroughs Nature...

The Federal Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a Swiss former fighter for the Islamic State held in Syria. The Swiss foreign ministry must now consider the 30-year-old’s request for repatriation. In December 2023, the detainee’s lawyer lodg...

Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter wants to use Platform X to communicate with the public during her year as President of the Swiss Confederation in 2025. Her first tweet was posted on Friday morning. + Get the most important news from Switze...

Swiss Post delivered a total of 22.3 million parcels between the Black Friday promotional week at the end of November and Christmas, a volume up 3.5% year-on-year and following two years of decline. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in y...

A cabin crew member of the SWISS Airbus A220 which made an emergency landing in Graz, Austria, on Monday is still in intensive care. The airline is continuing its investigation into the cause of the failure, which appears to be engine-related. + Get ...

Over the Christmas holidays, from December 24 to 26, Rega’s rescue helicopters flew more than 150 missions, 20% more than over the same period in 2023. Rega’s assistance was also in demand abroad. From there, ambulance jets brought people back to...

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) wants to test a converted FV-Dosto train on long-distance services in 2025. As SBB CEO Vincent Ducrot explained in an interview with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the prototype should ensure a smoother journey. + Get the mos...

Global biodiversity continues to be under massive threat. According to the WWF’s Living Planet Report 2024 published on Friday, the wild animal populations surveyed have shrunk by an average of 73% over the last 50 years. + Get the most important n...

Twenty years ago, a catastrophic tsunami in Southeast Asia led to a big downturn in Swiss tourists heading to the region. Today, countries like Thailand are again among top destinations, including at Christmas. + Get the most important news from Swit...

Twenty-five years after Hurricane Lothar caused unprecedented damage across the country, Swiss forests are better prepared to cope with such an exceptional disaster, says the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). + Ge...

In Switzerland, medical services carried out abroad are billed at Swiss rates, despite costing less due to being outsourced, public broadcaster RTS reports. In principle, such services should not even be covered by the Swiss system of mandatory healt...

The emergency landing of a Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) aircraft in Graz, Austria, on Monday was due to a technical issue, Swiss authorities have said. Investigations into the incident are ongoing. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

The Bernese cantonal police used tear gas and rubber bullets against ice hockey fans in Biel on Monday evening. According to the police, they were able to prevent supporters of the two ice hockey clubs, EHC Biel and SC Bern, from clashing. The visiti...

The Swiss-Ski federation has announced the tragic death of Sophie Hediger, a member of the national snowboard cross team. Hediger was swept away by an avalanche in the Swiss mountain resort Arosa on Monday. Sophie Hediger was 26 years old. +Get the m...

Several Swiss films exceeded the 100,000 admissions mark worldwide in 2024. Le procès du chien (Dog on Trial), the first feature film by and starring French-Swiss director Laetitia Dosch, has become the best-marketed Swiss film internationally in 20...

Many areas at low altitudes in Switzerland are enjoying a blanket of snow. In the mountains, the intense precipitation of the last few days has delighted skiers. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Snow has arrived in almost a...

Nestlé completed its latest share buyback programme on Monday. Since the start of the programme in January 2022, the Swiss food company has bought back 187.4 million shares on the stock exchange for a total of CHF20 billion ($22 billion). +Get the m...