When Switzerland turns its clocks back on Sunday night, it’s not just sleep patterns that shift. Scientists have found that the biannual clock change influences everything from hospital admissions to judicial decisions. The measure,...
The 555th edition of the Basel Autumn Fair opened at midday on Saturday. Switzerland’s largest and oldest amusement fair features 460 rides and stalls across the city. In keeping with tradition, the fair was officially opened at exactly...
The Social Democratic Party (SP) is meeting in Sursee, canton Lucerne, on Saturday to launch a popular initiative to reduce health insurance premiums for middle- and lower-income households. + Get the most important news from Switzerland...
Swiss People’s Party president and parliamentarian Marcel Dettling on Saturday urged his party to reject Switzerland’s bilateral treaty updates with the European Union, saying they undermine the country’s independence. + Get the most...
As part of the Latsis University 2025 awards at the University of Geneva, Cambridge professor Mary Beard will give a lecture on how Roman authors depicted their emperors. She will challenge these long-standing portrayals of imperial...
Lift and escalator manufacturer Schindler cut around 1,200 jobs in the third quarter. These redundancies are mainly linked to the reorganisation of new installations activities in China. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in...
In Lucerne, blueprints meet basslines as the Echolot Festival turns architects’ studios and tiny theatres into stages for rising musicians. The three-day celebration of sound returns for its fifth edition on October 30. + Get the most...
At 7:11 a.m. on Saturday, Swiss’s first Airbus A350 Lausanne,departed Zurich for Palma de Mallorca on its inaugural passenger flight with 233 passengers on board. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Over the next...
With autumn and the changeover to winter time, night-time driving becomes more dangerous. The risk of accidents for pedestrians, cyclists and scooter riders triples in the dark and can increase tenfold in rain or snow. + Get the most...
In the recent sensational theft at the Louvre, jewellery from Napoleon Bonaparte's collection was stolen. Now in Geneva, Sotheby's, in its "Royal & Noble Sale", is auctioning off the French emperor's own jewellery, which, however, has...