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Fri, 8 May 2026 08:08:46 GMTSwiss glaciers face significant snow deficit
Swiss glaciers received little snow this winter, with sizeable deficits in the Upper Valais, Ticino and Graubünden regions – a shortfall that could accelerate glacier melt this summer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A ...
Fri, 8 May 2026 07:58:45 GMTCrans-Montana: last Swiss fire victim treated abroad set to return home
Only one Swiss national remains hospitalised abroad in connection with the Crans-Montana fire tragedy. He will be able to return to Switzerland next week. A total of 41 people died in the disaster, and 115 were injured; 38 remain in hospital or are r...
Fri, 8 May 2026 07:17:04 GMTWHO seeks to calm concerns over hantavirus
The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) says further cases of hantavirus are possible beyond the handful recently confirmed but insists this is “not the start of an epidemic”. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox S...
Thu, 7 May 2026 14:34:21 GMTIran war expected to negatively impact Swiss tourism
The war in the Middle East will lead to a "moderate decline" in overnight hotel stays this year, warns Switzerland Tourism. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, the industry's promotional organisation is expecting stab...
Thu, 7 May 2026 14:23:45 GMTSwiss pharma firm Roche acquires AI specialist PathAI
Swiss pharmaceutica giant Roche is expanding in the field of digital pathology with an agreement to acquire United States firm PathAI. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox With this acquisition, Roche aims to expand its positio...
Thu, 7 May 2026 14:11:59 GMTMonaco slaps UBS with €6 million money laundering fine
Monaco's financial markets watchdog has fined UBS €6 million for "numerous serious breaches" in money laundering and terrorist financing controls. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "The number and repetition of these short...
Thu, 7 May 2026 13:50:24 GMTSwitzerland imports record number of organs
More people received transplants in Switzerland in 2025 thanks to a record number of imported organs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Last year, 185 deceased people in Switzerland donated their organs, according to the ann...
Thu, 7 May 2026 12:25:33 GMTIran war squeezes Swiss gas imports
The war in Iran and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz pose a risk to the security of Switzerland's electricity supply over the winter. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The trend in electricity and gas prices is also unce...
Thu, 7 May 2026 11:36:07 GMTSwitzerland 'violated freedom of assembly': ECHR verdict
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Switzerland violated the freedom of assembly and association of a demonstration organiser. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The demonstration, which took place in Gen...
Thu, 7 May 2026 11:11:29 GMTSwiss parliamentary committee backs Erasmus+ funding
The Education Committee of the Swiss Senate has narrowly approved funding for Switzerland's participation in the EU education and training programme Erasmus+ for 2027. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The decision was taken...
Thu, 7 May 2026 11:05:00 GMTOSCE urged to adopt common approach to new technologies
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ignazio Cassis has called on the member states to anticipate scientific and technological developments at an early stage. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At a two-day conference of the Organisati...
Thu, 7 May 2026 09:58:28 GMTMystery surrounds potential Swiss property links to Epstein
The Swiss government is unable to say whether Jeffrey Epstein owned property in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The government was responding to a parliamentary question, at a time when the American paedophile...
Thu, 7 May 2026 08:50:20 GMTSwiss media adopts AI code of conduct
The Swiss media industry is adopting a code of conduct for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This instrument, which is based on a Council of Europe convention, aims to str...
Thu, 7 May 2026 08:03:15 GMTRussian exiles warn of Kremlin Victory Day propaganda in Switzerland
The Kremlin will leverage its Victory Day event to spread propaganda in Switzerland warns Russian exiles living in the Alpine state. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox that the Kremlin is misusing the commemoration of the vic...
Thu, 7 May 2026 07:19:52 GMTItalian ambassador to Bern defends fire row diplomacy
The Italian ambassador to Bern has reacted to criticism of his diplomacy style from Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis, during a row over the Crans-Montana fire. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "I speak my mind, that's ...
Wed, 6 May 2026 14:04:24 GMTSwiss president meets Pope Leo XIV
Guy Parmelin met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday morning ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Swiss Guards. The two men discussed the construction project for the new barracks of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the Vatican. The aim is ...
Wed, 6 May 2026 13:04:00 GMTSwitzerland's security situation has deteriorated significantly
The security situation in Switzerland and Europe has deteriorated significantly over the past year, the Swiss government noted in a report on Wednesday. Expectations that Switzerland will make a greater contribution to the security of the continent a...
Wed, 6 May 2026 12:14:00 GMTSwiss luxury property prices continue to rise
Luxury properties became more expensive in Switzerland last year, although the trend is slowing down. According to the Swiss bank UBS, the prices are likely to plateau soon. According to the "UBS Luxury Property Focus 2026" report published on Thursd...
Wed, 6 May 2026 11:04:42 GMTSwitzerland to introduce checks at French border due to G7 summit
Due to the G7 summit in Evian, France, Switzerland is again temporarily introducing border checks. The measure will apply from June 10 to 19. On Wednesday, the Swiss government announced the decision to introduce border checks. Even though the summit...
Wed, 6 May 2026 10:12:27 GMTFood waste still too high in Switzerland, says government
Food waste in Switzerland remains too high, the government said on Wednesday, drawing mixed conclusions four years after launching an action plan to halve food waste by 2030. While progress has been made in retail and catering, households continue to...
Wed, 6 May 2026 09:47:21 GMTNestlé will keep Nespresso capsule production in Switzerland
Nestlé has no intention of relocating its Nespresso capsule production outside Switzerland, despite US tariffs, Chief Executive Officer Philipp Navratil told CH Media in an interview on Wednesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in you...
Wed, 6 May 2026 09:18:13 GMTMan with hantavirus is being treated at Zurich University Hospital
A man infected with hantavirus is being treated at the Zurich University Hospital, the Swiss government said on Wednesday, adding there is currently no danger to the Swiss population. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ma...
Wed, 6 May 2026 08:27:29 GMTMiddle East conflict boosts SWISS Q1 figures
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has posted a solid first quarter, with higher revenues and profits driven by surging demand linked to the Middle East conflict, especially on Asian routes. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your in...
Wed, 6 May 2026 08:08:07 GMTRich Lavaux biodiversity masks fragile ecosystem, study finds
A study has hailed the richness of Lavaux’s biodiversity, while highlighting the extreme fragility of the ecosystem in Switzerland’s largest single vineyard. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We're disappointed in a goo...
Wed, 6 May 2026 07:41:31 GMTNovartis to close site in Germany and cut 220 jobs
Swiss drugmaker Novartis says it will cut around 220 jobs in Germany as part of the planned closure of a production site in Wehr by the end of 2028. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Novartis says the production site in W...
Wed, 6 May 2026 07:19:09 GMTCrans-Montana: Swiss president confirms no bills for Italian fire victims
Hospital bills for Italian victims of the Crans-Montana fire will no longer be forwarded to victims’ families, Swiss President Guy Parmelin confirmed on Tuesday during a visit to Rome. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Par...
Tue, 5 May 2026 16:02:00 GMTChildhood bullying found to encourage belief in conspiracy theories
Those who lose trust in the world as young people are more likely to become conspiracy theorists later on, according to a long-term study in Zurich which shows how bullying can pave the way for this. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in y...
Tue, 5 May 2026 15:22:00 GMTMental illness costs Switzerland more and more
The cost of mental health treatment in Switzerland will continue to rise in 2024. Girls and young women remain a particular risk group, according to a report by the Swiss Health Observatory. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox...
Tue, 5 May 2026 14:33:00 GMTDarren Aronofsky to receive Leopard of Honour at Locarno
American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky will be given the Leopard of Honour (Pardo d’Onore) at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. Aronofsky will receive the award on August 14 on the Piazza Grande. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inb...
Tue, 5 May 2026 13:41:00 GMTUniversity Hospital Zurich confirms serious errors in heart surgery
The University Hospital Zurich has admitted to serious errors in cardiac surgery from 2016 to 2020. A report documents dozens of deaths. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox An independent investigation has revealed an excess m...