3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (232+ words) “Adapting to climate change is a task for society as a whole. We cities will only be able to tackle it by working together with the cantons and the federal government,” Hanspeter Hilfiker, president of the Swiss Cities Association, told…...

58+ min ago   (806+ words) Young audiences are returningExternal link to movie theatres, raising industry’s hopes that the massive impact of streaming services, video games and social media can be offset by a renewed appetite for shared cultural experiences. Coincidence or not, a remarkable number…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (606+ words) The film tells the story of the relationship between a widowed father and his teenage son who, at night and without his father’s knowledge, commits acts of vandalism. The Romanian film, which has been awarded CHF75,000 ($92,000), beat 16 other films in the…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (157+ words) The funding was announced in Kyiv on Saturday by Jacques Gerber, the Swiss government’s delegate for Ukraine, during events marking the monastic complex’s 975th anniversary. The complex, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, is one of Ukraine’s most important…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (895+ words) Whether paddleboarding across Lake Neuchâtel, floating through Bern on the River Aare, or plunging into the turquoise pools of Ticino’s Verzasca Valley, Switzerland’s lakes and rivers help define the summer season. The popularity of swimming and other water activities comes…...

12+ hour, 32+ min ago   (666+ words) Erich Fischer is a climatologist at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich. He researches extreme weather events and develops worst-case climate scenarios to help society, policymakers and businesses prepare for the future. He is also a lead author of the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (683+ words) Let’s start with the controversial question: is fondue really Swiss? Savoy in neighbouring France, in particular, also claims to have invented the dish – a claim that is not entirely without foundation. More broadly speaking, people were melting cheese long before…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (262+ words) The 22-year-old from Fribourg pulled clear of Britain’s Hodgkinson over the final 150 metres to cross the line in 1:54.81 and claim her first major elite title. Hodgkinson took silver in 1:55.01, while Dutch athlete Femke Bol-Broeders finished third in 1:55.54. The eagerly anticipated…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (259+ words) The increase may be partly due to growing numbers of people heading into the mountains, particularly for mountaineering and rock climbing. Rega spokesperson Mathias Gehrig said it was difficult to identify the precise causes of individual incidents. “The reason why…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (538+ words) Where the Capibaribe River meets the concrete shores of Recife, the Brazilian northeastern capital of Pernambuco, it becomes a muddy swamp. Somewhat isolated from the frenzy of city life, this swamp is a point of fascination for filmmakers Enock Carvalho…...