Switzerland's population reached the nine million mark at the end of June. This was announced by the Federal Statistical ...

The monthly family allowances in the canton of Bern will rise from the current CHF 230 to CHF 250 per month from the beginning of 2025. Education allowances will rise from CHF 290 to CHF 310. The ...

The City of Bern's regulations on the climate-adapted design of public streets will come into force next year. No referendum was held, as the municipal council announced on Thursday. The so-called ...

Director and actress Lilo Baur has been awarded this year's Swiss Grand Prix Performing Arts / Hans Reinhart Ring. The award is endowed with 100,000 Swiss francs. The prize recognizes her as a ...

The financial markets in Asia and Europe are reacting with price gains to the interest rate turnaround initiated by the US Federal Reserve the previous evening with a major first step. This is also ...

The documentary "Russians at war" is to be shown at the Zurich Film Festival despite criticism. Filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova is accused of trivializing Russian war crimes in Ukraine with the ...

Hospitals are to receive more money for their further training services. The cantonal government is considering an adjustment of CHF 15,000 per full-time post in further training. In future, the ...

An Israeli citizen has been arrested and charged in Israel for allegedly being recruited by Iran to assassinate high-ranking government officials. The aim was allegedly to kill Prime Minister Benjamin ...

The family drama "The Sparrow in the Chimney" deals with the liberation of mothers in several ways. The film was the only Swiss entry in the international competition at the Locarno Film Festival and ...

The Schwyz government wants to secure cantonal contributions for the renovation of shooting ranges. It wants to extend a regulation that allows the canton to allocate funds until the end of 2025. The ...

Alinghi is not performing as hoped in the 2024 America's Cup campaign off Barcelona. The Swiss sailors are not keeping up with the world's best in their field. In the 5-2 defeat in the semi-finals ...

In August, the Swiss export industry continued the decline that has been ongoing for several months and sold slightly fewer goods abroad. Once again, the decline in exports of chemical-pharmaceutical ...