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European court condemns Switzerland for COVID ban on demonstrations

Between March and June 2020, Swiss citizens faced up to three years in prison if they held public or private demonstrations.

Tech News

CERN suspends Russia's observer status following Ukraine invasion

The decision is the latest falling-out among the international scientific community following Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the end of February.

Food and Drink

A robot that makes fondue? It has to be Switzerland...

Tradition is wonderful. Automation is brilliant.

Switzerland

Credit Suisse leak alleges bank stashed billions in illicit funds

Credit Suisse 'strongly rejects' the accusations.

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Swiss-Belarusian ‘political prisoner’ freed after 17 months

The 52-year-old was arrested in September 2020 for taking part in opposition demonstrations in Belarus.

Europe News

'Finger cutter': Police arrest one of Europe's most-wanted criminals

One of Europe's most-wanted criminals has been arrested in Switzerland.

Women Beyond Borders

Meet the pioneer extreme sports star riding across slopes and skies

Géraldine Fasnacht found her sports through a love of nature. By snow or by air, she is always on an adventure in the mountains.

Green News

This region of Switzerland wants to give primates fundamental rights

Monkeys and apes in Basel-Stadt could be recognised as having the right to life and to have their mental and physical integrity respected, just like people.

Health news

New spinal implant helps three paralysed patients walk again

The device, developed by Swiss researchers, is tailored to the needs of individual patients and is controlled by a touchscreen tablet.

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Unique parallel freeride event at the Corvatsch North Face in Silvaplana, Switzerland

Austria's Tao Kreibich and Julian Uberbacher won the Unique parallel freeride event at the Corvatsch North Face in Silvaplana, Switzerland

Tech News

This hiking robot dog could swap the Swiss Alps for other planets

Its creators hope the dog, which uses its sense of touch to navigate, will help humans get to previously inaccessible, dangerous places.

Switzerland

Red Cross' cyber attack exposes data of 515,000 vulnerable people

“An attack on the data of people who are missing makes the anguish and suffering for families even more difficult to endure,” Robert Mardini, the ICRC's director-general, said in a statement.

Switzerland

Four on trial over poster at Swiss rally saying 'Kill Erdogan'

Erdogan referred to the poster in 2017 while campaigning for constitutional changes to grant him sweeping new powers.

Destinations

Swiss ski resort celebrates 100th anniversary of the slalom

The first-ever timed slalom ski race was organised in Mürren in January 1922.

Climate

Is this Swiss ice cave a natural wonder or a natural warning?

There may be nothing left by the year 2100

Food and Drink

Gruyere refers to style not location says US trademark ruling

American consumers do not associate the gruyere name with cheese made specifically from that region, said U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis.

Climate

France: 'Warmest ever' end of year good for sunseekers, bad for skiers

Temperatures are 10 degrees above average in several French regions, while a lack of snow is posing problems for Alpine ski resorts.

Destinations

What happened when I went skiing in record snowfall at Crans Montana

This is what it's like skiing off-piste in the powdery pine forests of Switzerland.

Tech News

Hopes of a ban on ‘killer robots’ are dim as UN weapons group meets

A UN committee on weapons is meeting this week to regulate the development of “killer robots”. But some world powers oppose any strict limit or ban on such weapons.

Switzerland

NGOs and activists call for a ban on the use of autonomous weapons

The move comes as the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), chaired by ambassador Yann Hwang of France, takes place in Geneva this week.