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Swiss extend support for Sri Lankan adoptees wishing to trace roots

This content was published on Apr 26, 2024 With around seventy people having already benefitted from the programme, it is now being extended through 2025.

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Love Life: new Swiss campaign launched against sex infections

This content was published on Apr 26, 2024 Part of a new federal programme, the campaign aims to increase awareness and decrease rates of infection.

Protesters photographed outside the large stone building and steps of the Federal Chancellery Office. Two activists are in the foreground, photographed from behind. Once is a white man with brown hair, sunglasses, a white and lilac striped short sleeve shirt and beige chinos, as well as a blue ‘Campax’ vest. The other is a woman with dark hair, a brown rucksack, wearing a black long sleeve top and jeans, and holding a cardboard placard that says “’S’ for all war refugees’.

Swiss government against idea to amend S status

This content was published on Apr 25, 2024 Switzerland’s executive body has requested the rejection of a parliamentary motion calling for changes to the rules around the revocation of S permits.

Four round black video cameras, two on either side of the corner of a building. They look like big round bolts, with a rounded, bulbous centre.

Swiss authorities ran fewer surveillance measures last year

This content was published on Apr 25, 2024 Swiss law enforcement authorities and the Federal Intelligence Service ordered fewer surveillance measures last year, particularly aerial searches.

Dozens of black and gold striped honeybees swarm over golden hexacombs.

More bee colonies but fewer beekeepers in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 25, 2024 Despite high annual bee losses, the number of bee colonies bred in Switzerland has grown over the last ten years.

The white, 118-year-old steamboat Schiller sails on Lake Lucerne, with mountains in the background. It's a fairly sunny day with a light blue sky and a few clouds.

Lake Lucerne steamboat first Swiss ‘Treasure of European Film Culture’

This content was published on Apr 25, 2024 A 118-year-old steamboat on Lake Lucerne has been recognised by the European Film Academy as an important place in film history.

Patch panels, LED, fibre optic cables and switches in a server room. A tangle of blue cables is visible at the foreground of the photo with yellow lights in the background.

Swisscom lands CHF18 million fine in fibre-optic cable dispute

This content was published on Apr 25, 2024 Swiss authorities have fined the country’s biggest telecoms provider due to fibre-optic cables in breach of competition rules.

A woman’s hand and the sleeve of a bright yellow fluffy coat are visible taking several Swiss coins out of a brown wallet. The coins are in her palm.

Swiss wages increase but growth slowed by inflation

This content was published on Apr 25, 2024 Wages in Switzerland rose in 2023, but the growth was cancelled out by inflation for the second year in a row.

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Hoax bomb alert: Basel EuroAirport evacuated for fifth time this year

This content was published on Apr 25, 2024 The passenger terminal at the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg had to be temporarily evacuated on Wednesday evening.

SNB returns to quarterly profit thanks to Swiss franc weakness

This content was published on Apr 25, 2024 The Swiss National Bank’s return to a quarterly profit could help officials to rebuild the central bank’s depleted capital base.

Switzerland to strengthen security at asylum centres

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 Proposed measures follow reports of violence at Swiss asylum centres.

French air traffic controller strikes hits SWISS flights

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 SWISS flights have been hit by an air traffic controller strike in France.

Swiss federal police chief steps down

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 The director of the Federal Office of Police, Nicoletta della Valle, is stepping down.

UBS slams Swiss capital buffer plan

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 UBS hits back at Swiss government plans to force the banks to set aside more capital.

A camp for internally displaced Palestinians who fled from Rafah and northern Gaza Strip.

Switzerland delays UNRWA funding decision

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 Switzerland will fund Middle east humanitarian projects with loans.

Locarno Film Festival to honour Jane Campion

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion will be awarded the prestigious Pardo d’Onore Manor prize.

2024 ‘crucial year’ for UBS-Credit Suisse merger

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 UBS executives give a progress update at the bank’s annual general meeting.

EU ‘plans to prioritise international trains’, warns Swiss railway chief

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 Swiss trains could be sacrificed for European rivals, warns Swiss rail boss.

Switzerland violates right to protest: Amnesty International

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 Amnesty International voices criticism of Switzerland in its global report.

Protesters at the last Credit Suisse AGM

Hedge fund joins list of entities suing Credit Suisse

This content was published on Apr 24, 2024 Hedge fund launches US lawsuit over Credit Suisse AT1 bond losses.

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis on the right, in front of the red Swiss flag with the white ‘plus’, and Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg shake hands. Schallenberg is on the left and stands in front of the Austrian flag, two red horizontal stripes with a white stripe in the middle and a black eagle at the centre. Both are wearing dark suits. They stand in front of a golden door in a room with golden wallpaper.

Austrian foreign minister visits Switzerland to discuss security and neutrality

This content was published on Apr 23, 2024 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis received his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, at the Federal Palace in Bern on Tuesday.

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French air traffic controller strikes hits SWISS flights

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