Switzerland

Destinations

Chur: Switzerland’s oldest city boasts aliens, wine and Roman ruins

Chur, a Roman-era Swiss city, is a vibrant Alpine town with an arty edge.

29/08/2022

Tech News

Scientists discover first substance that has memory like human brains

Scientists in Switzerland made the chance discovery, finding that vanadium dioxide behaves in a similar way to neurons in the human brain.

26/08/2022

Earth News

Before and after photos reveal shocking melt of Swiss glaciers 

Climate change is decimating Switzerland’s famous glaciers. By the end of the century, they could have all but disappeared.

23/08/2022

Switzerland

Cannabis to go on sale in Switzerland as part of study into regulation

Long stigmatised for its illicit use, scientists are now looking at the impact of legally selling cannabis

19/08/2022

Cult

Locarno: sexually explicit Brazilian film 'Rule 34' wins top prize

This year's Golden Leopard went to Brazilian drama 'Rule 34' from director Julia Murat, in a ceremony which put women on top.

15/08/2022

Climate

Melting glaciers make Alpine walking routes impassable this summer

Warmer temperatures are speeding up glacier melt and thawing permafrost and scientists it is being driven by climate change.

01/08/2022

Earth News

A melting glacier is moving the Italian-Swiss border

The location of one Italian mountain lodge is uncertain with two-thirds of the building now technically in Switzerland.

26/07/2022

Moments

This Swiss resort gives guests a chance to try nearly 1000 rare cigars

Guests can sample a selection from this collection of nearly 1,000 cigars.

26/07/2022

Culture news

Watch: Athletes compete in gravity-defying Highline World Championship

Last weekend for the first time ever in the sport of slacklining, a world championship took place. 31 athletes from across the globe competed in the gravity-defying competition.

20/07/2022

Cult

Switzerland's Verbier Festival hits the high notes

Set in the stunning Swiss Alps, Cult reports from the prestigious Verbier Festival.

19/07/2022

Switzerland

Swiss experts fear Alpine mountain collapse after Marmolada disaster

Experts fear sections of a Swiss mountain may collapse, threatening a village below, after a deadly avalanche at the Marmolada glacier in the Italian Alps in early July.

10/07/2022

Sport

Ex-FIFA officials Blatter and Platini acquitted of fraud charges

Michel Platini and the former president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, were acquitted on Friday in Switzerland in a fraud case which in 2015 shattered the Frenchman’s ambitions to reach the top of world football.

08/07/2022

Europe News

CERN re-launches particle accelerator to begin new era of experiments

Euronews spoke to CERN scientist Claudio Bortolin about what this means for the organisation's future.

05/07/2022

No Comment

Same-sex marriage in Switzerland is possible as of 1 July 2022

Legislation to open marriage to same-sex couples passed the Swiss Parliament in December 2020. The law was challenged in a referendum on 26 September 2021 by opponents of same-sex marriage and was approved with the support of 64% of voters and a majority in all 26 cantons. The law went into force

01/07/2022

Switzerland

Higgs Boson researchers mark 10 year anniversary with return to particle studies

Higgs Boson researchers mark 10 year anniversary with return to particle studies

01/07/2022

Switzerland

Couple among first to wed as same-sex marriage becomes legal

Switzerland is one of the last countries in western Europe to allow same-sex marriage

01/07/2022

Earth News

Switzerland spent 14 years and €2 billion on this 'water battery'

A large capacity water battery in Switzerland will help stabilise European energy grids.

30/06/2022

Moments

Would you stay the night in a zero star hotel with no walls?

Swiss 'zero star hotel' costs hundreds of euros for a sleepless night.

26/06/2022

Culture Series

Meet the Swiss couple giving their cattle a better life, and death

Georg and Claudia Blunier have been living their dream of sustainable farming in the Swiss mountains for 8 years now.

24/06/2022

Art

Making VR worlds from the comfort of home

As VR becomes increasingly popular in the art world, a tech platform wants to democratise the medium and let anyone have a go at making it.

22/06/2022

Switzerland

Twenty-five people injured after walking on hot coals in Switzerland

Police in Zurich said 13 people were hospitalised with serious injuries.

15/06/2022

No Comment

Major art fair in Switzerland shows support for Ukraine

The world's leading art fair Art Basel opens in Switzerland for its 2022 edition in a more favourable market climate after a two-year gap due to the pandemic. During a press conference, the organisers reiterated their support for Ukraine.

15/06/2022

Europe News

Flight delays after technical glitch closes Swiss airspace

Switzerland has reopened its airspace, following a short closure Wednesday morning due to a 'breakdown' at air traffic control.

15/06/2022

Art

The artist is sorta present: how VR is changing art

In his latest piece, Albert Oehlen asks viewers to enter his studio via VR and watch him draw a new work. The eerie experience gets you up close and personal without ever being near another actual person.

14/06/2022

Art

Art Basel 2022: Here's what's being showcased at the Swiss art fair

From NFTs, to virtual reality experiences, to enormous installations, what's on offer at this year's Art Basel?

14/06/2022

Switzerland

Ex-FIFA officials Blatter and Platini go on trial for corruption

Blatter served as FIFA President from 1998 to 2015, with Platini widely seen as his protege.

08/06/2022