12+ hour, 36+ min ago  (220+ words) The Swiss Federal Court is reported to have handed down this sentence in a judgment that has been seen by the Tamedia newspaper group. The procedure was previously unknown because tax trials in Switzerland are not public. + Strip clubs and…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago  (99+ words) Police were forced to fire rubber bullets and use sprays in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police were called out because of a reported noise disturbance. A patrol that arrived shortly after 2: 30am was pelted with bottles and stones by…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (542+ words) Returning to Switzerland on Saturday afternoon, seven of the eight Swiss members of the recent Gaza flotilla were greeted by their families and supporters. "They are doing reasonably well and are almost unharmed, at least physically. But they are still…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (235+ words) Seven of the eight Swiss participants, wearing keffiyehs on their heads, landed at Geneva airport on Saturday, welcomed by family members and activists who had taken part in previous flotilla missions. The Israeli army had stopped the boats heading towards…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (943+ words) Ten years ago, Adrian Locher set out to find the ideal location to develop an AI ecosystem " and ultimately chose Germany over Switzerland....

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (946+ words) The Swiss market was too small for his fintech idea, so Nils Feigenwinter founded the start-up Bling in Berlin....

10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1351+ words) Lucas Rondez's entrepreneurial journey started at the age of 15 when he organised a downhill roller-skating race in his home village of Bassecourt, in the canton of Jura. He managed to find found sponsors, obtain permits to close the road and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (86+ words) Two concerts are scheduled for May 29 and May 31, said the Protestant Church of Geneva. Another will follow a week later. As part of the Church Assembly, a "Black Church" show will take place on May 30. A discussion will accompany the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (991+ words) The air is filled with the smell of barbecued meat and roasted corn on the cob. Charcoal smoke is mixing with the dust whirled up by the minibus taxis along Washington Street. It's lunchtime in Langa, Cape Town's oldest township....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1174+ words) Based in Geneva, I cover the work of the United Nations and other international organisations there. My focus is on humanitarian aid, human rights, and peace diplomacy. I studied business and economics at the University of Lausanne before training as…...