Vaud bans far right conference
Nov. 3, 2016, 7:01 a.m.The government of Vaud has banned a conference on nationalism due to be held in Lausanne this Saturday, due to the ri...
Switzerland may re-start Eritrea aid programme
Nov. 3, 2016, 4:52 a.m.The Swiss government says it could starting giving aid to Eritrea again, ten years after they stopped their developme...
No prosecutions after Patrouille Suisse crash
Nov. 3, 2016, 4:49 a.m.A Dutch investigation into the crash of Swiss Patrouille plane in June in the Netherlands has ended, with the conclus...
Regulations to be eased for financial start-ups
Nov. 3, 2016, 4:46 a.m.The government wants to make life easier for financial technology start-ups in Switzerland by easing regulatory hurdl...
Exhibition to dispel Portuguese stereotypes
Nov. 3, 2016, 4:40 a.m.A photography exhibition aimed at debunking common stereotypes about Portuguese women opens in Fribourg today.
Entit...
Chocolate to help ease period pain
Nov. 3, 2016, 4:38 a.m.A confectioner in Lucerne has developed a chocolate containing 17 Swiss mountain herbs that are supposed to ease peri...
Paraglider dies in Engelberg
Nov. 3, 2016, 4:35 a.m.A speed paraglider has died after a crash above Engelberg.
The 27-year-old man who lived in Switzerland fell into a ...
Vaud MP's call for the creation of anti-radicalisation helpline
Nov. 2, 2016, 3:47 p.m.Politicians in Vaud are calling for the creation of an anti-radicalisation helpline in order to prevent terrorism.
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Rescue operation launched after woman bathes naked in the Rhône
Nov. 2, 2016, 3:08 p.m.A helicopter, a boat and several patrol cars were called out yesterday evening in search of a women who was spotted s...
Computers at the University of Geneva hacked by the NSA
Nov. 2, 2016, 2:57 p.m.US intelligence services launched worldwide cyber-attacks using servers from the University of Geneva between 2000 an...
Users report technical problems on the first day of SBB's new app
Nov. 2, 2016, 2:49 p.m.The launch of SBB's new mobile app hasn't gone according to plan with technical problems being reported by users who ...
Police raid Winterthur mosque after Imam called for violence
Nov. 2, 2016, 12:38 p.m.Police raided the An'Nur mosque in Winterthur, north of Zurich this morning hunting for four people, including an Eth...
Family assaulted after Halloween party in Sierre
Nov. 2, 2016, 7:19 a.m.A family from Valais are recovering after a group of masked youths carrying baseball bats assaulted them as they retu...
Insurers could be allowed to use private detectives
Nov. 2, 2016, 4:39 a.m.The Confederation wants to make it legal for accident insurers to use of private detectives in cases of suspicion of ...
Health insurers are hoarding cash
Nov. 2, 2016, 4:37 a.m.A Swiss magazine has found a surplus on the reserves of health insurance companies that are significantly higher than...
Former Burundi King to be buried in Switzerland
Nov. 2, 2016, 4:34 a.m.After a 4 year legal battle, the remains of the former King of Burundi are to be buried in a cemetery in Meyrin in Ge...
Migros to charge for plastic bags
Nov. 2, 2016, 4:30 a.m.All plastic bags in Migros stores in Switzerland are no longer free, an initiative that will soon be followed by Coop...
Brazil collects over a billion in tax from Swiss accounts
Nov. 2, 2016, 4:28 a.m.Brazil's government will collect CHF1.45 billion from assets held by Brazilian taxpayers in Switzerland under an ...
SBB launches new ticket and schedule app
Nov. 2, 2016, 4:26 a.m.SBB have launched a new app for smartphones to make it easier for customers to check train schedules and buy tickets ...
UBS to cut dozens of jobs
Nov. 2, 2016, 4:23 a.m.UBS is to make dozens of job cuts in wealth management, according to some sources close to the company, as part of a ...
New documentary sheds light on Zurich CFO suicide
Nov. 1, 2016, 4:03 p.m.New details have come to light about the 2013 suicide of former Zurich Insurance Chief Financial Officer Pierre Wauth...
Low-cost bus services from abroad would be a ‘welcome shock’ to Swiss transport providors
Nov. 1, 2016, 3:56 p.m.A price watchdog for Switzerland has said low-cost bus services from abroad would be a ‘welcome shock' to Swiss...
Most Halloween egg bombing in German-speaking cities
Nov. 1, 2016, 3:50 p.m.German-speaking cities had more incidents of egg throwing this Halloween than French-speaking parts, according to pol...
More travel chaos after train hits cow in Valais
Nov. 1, 2016, 3:41 p.m.There was more travel chaos this morning after another train hit animals on the tracks, this time trains between Mart...
