Passenger trains started running again on Saturday morning through the Lötschberg tunnel in the Swiss Alps. This follows repair work inside the tunnel after heavy rains last week....
Switzerland’s government tried to get ahead of criticism of any new deal agreed with the European Union, saying it will include protections for local interests....
The Swiss government has unveiled its draft mandate for renewed negotiations with the European Union, which will be finalised after consultation with parliament and the cantons....
Credit Suisse, which was taken over by UBS, settled a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into prohibited fund services with a payment of a good $10 million....
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai adopted a final deal on Wednesday that for the first time calls on nations to transition away from fossil fuels. The environmental organisation WWF Switzerland called it a “partial success”....
In the future, flight attendants will no longer have to press a button to count passengers boarding an aircraft – artificial intelligence is set to take over passenger counting at SWISS. Cleaning robots will also be able to answer (some) questions at Zurich Airport....
After the intense rainfall in Switzerland, the flood situation has partially calmed down in some parts of the country on Thursday. In other areas, water levels continue to rise, leading to a a risk of flooding, particularly on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel....
Newly elected cabinet minister Beat Jans will take over the portfolio of justice and police from Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, who in turn will become interior minister....
Parliament has elected Beat Jans from Basel to Switzerland’s seven-member Federal Council (executive body). He will replace the outgoing interior minister, Alain Berset....
Flight operations at Geneva Airport were suspended for four hours on Wednesday evening. The reason: A private jet had veered off the only runway and got stuck in the grass....
Credit Suisse has dismissed its entire wealth management team in China, scrapping its ambition to become one of the biggest foreign money managers in the country as UBS decided not to take on the staff, people familiar with the matter said....
The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) seeks to set up an advisory body for refugees in Switzerland and at a multilateral level. The commitment is one of several unveiled by Switzerland at the start of the second World Refugee Forum in Geneva....
On Wednesday, canton Valais halted the shooting of the wolf packs of Hauts-Forts, Nanz and Le Fou-Isérables. The decision follows an appeal by nature conservation organisations to the Federal Administrative Court....
Nearly two out of three people are planning to reduce their spending on Christmas presents this year, according to auditing firm EY, following its traditional end-of-year survey of some 600 consumers. This content was published on December 13, 2023 - 14:07 December 13, 2023 - 14:07 2 minutes Keystone-SDA...
The number of university students requesting financial support has risen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The majority of requests are made from foreign students living in precarious situations....
According to Swiss experts speaking on Monday at COP28, the loss of biodiversity is just as serious a problem for nature and humanity as climate change....