Actor Tony Leung will visit Switzerland for film premiere
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Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai will be in Lausanne on January 17. He will attend the premiere of the film Silent Friend by Ildikó Enyedi in which he stars alongside Swiss actor Luna Wedler.
Ex-Swiss intelligence officer to appeal EU sanctions for pro-Russia propaganda
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Jacques Baud is to appeal to the European Union (EU) against the sanctions imposed on him in connection with the war in Ukraine.
Fewer jobs and more unemployment in the Swiss banking sector
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The largest Swiss banks have advertised few jobs, while the number of unemployed people who previously worked in the banking sector is rising sharply.
Disappointing Black Friday sales leave Swiss retailers in the red
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Black Friday has clearly lost its lustre for the Swiss retail trade. Consumers have given retailers the cold shoulder this year.
Swiss camera will help monitor the close flyby of asteroid Apophis
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In April 2029, a camera from the University of Bern will help to analyse the asteroid “Apophis” as it passes close to Earth. The information obtained should help to improve the protection of the Earth from asteroid impacts.
The last free Swiss commuter newspaper bids farewell to its print edition
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20 Minutes has bid farewell to its print version on Tuesday with a special edition. The commuter newspaper, which was launched in 1999, will only be published digitally in future.
Overcrowding prompts passenger restrictions on popular Bernina train line
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Due to the increased number of passengers on the Bernina line over the festive period, the Rhaetian Railway is planning to regulate access to the trains in Tirano and St. Moritz and restrict it if necessary.
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The risk of falling is particularly high in winter. During this period, around 22,000 emergency hospital admissions are due to injuries caused by falls and accidents. This is 9% more than during the rest of the year, the SFSO announced on Monday.
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It was a year of contrasts for Swiss agriculture. Good harvests replenished stocks, but low producer prices, pressure from imports and the appearance of new pests reduced yields on many farms.
![The four-metre-long painting "Sonntag der Bergbauern" [Sunday of the Mountain Farmers, 1923-24/26] had to be removed by a crane from the German Chancellery in Berlin for the exhibition in Bern.](https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/01_Pressebild_KirchnerxKirchner.jpg?crop=1165px,0px,1670px,1670px&w=480&ver=1ea8acae)
