The days of picking up copy of 20 Minutes (20 Minuten), a free Swiss print newspaper, from one of the many blue bins are ...

Climate-related risks in Switzerland are rising, driven by intensifying summer droughts and higher temperatures. That is the stark warning from a new report published on Thursday by the Federal Office ...

A newly published report from the Swiss Health Observatory (Obsan), part of the national healthcare atlas, reveals that demand for drugs such as Wegovy—produced by Danish firm Novo Nordisk—has surged ...

On 4 June 2025, Switzerland’s upper house voted to ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, known as vapes, marking a rare show of regulatory boldness in a country with weak laws against smoking. © ...

Switzerland’s Federal Statistical Office (FSO) is set to scale back its operations, trimming both its workforce and the range of data it produces, as it contends with mounting budget constraints, ...

On 19 June 2025, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0%, effective June 20th. The Bank ...

Torrential summer rainstorms are set to become more common—and more severe—in the Alps. A new study by scientists at the ...

Swiss public opinion on energy is shifting. A small majority now supports reconsidering nuclear power, though concerns about ...

Swiss society is undergoing a quiet demographic transformation. Marriages are declining, families are shrinking and children are increasingly seen as optional. New data from the Federal Statistical Of ...

Though they account for just 3% of Switzerland’s road network, motorways carried over 40% of the country's traffic in 2024.