The Swiss spent more than ever on health care in 2012, according to the latest data from the Federal Health Office, with 11.5% of the country’s gross domestic product going towards health-related costs. That amounted to total health expenditures of CHF68 billion ($76.5 billion)....
Rejection letter to woman in Neuchatel accuses Russia of provoking a civil war in Ukraine and abusing international law A Russian woman turned down for a teaching post in Switzerland has been told that she was not given the job because of her country's aggressive foreign policy. The rejection letter from the director of the Issal Institute in the city of Lausanne in western Switzerland read: "Many...
A passenger threatened to blow up a plane carrying 150 people from Zurich to Pristina on Sunday, according to a report from Kosovo cited by the Swiss press....
The Swiss public health office on Monday launched a “love life” campaign aimed at combatting the spread of AIDS, backed by a website with a racy video and messages encouraging safe sex....
Alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide each year, more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence combined, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said Monday, warning that booze consumption was on the rise....
Business leaders uneasy at prospect of 18 May vote on proposal to increase minimum to 22 Swiss francs an hour Swiss business leaders shocked by past popular votes on executive pay and immigration are wary of a referendum on 18 May that could see Switzerland adopt the world's highest minimum wage of 22 Swiss francs (£14.70) an hour. A recent opinion poll by gfs.bern found that 64% of voters were...
Feisty competitors kept spectators waiting until nightfall Sunday before a new “queen of queens” was crowned in the annual national cow-fighting championship in the canton of Valais....
German football team Bayer Leverkusen on Monday confirmed the signing of Swiss international striker Josip Drmic from relegated Nuremberg on a five-year deal....
A Swiss-based global sports arbitration panel on Monday upheld a ten-match ban against Croatia defender Josip Simunic for chanting pro-Nazi slogans that eliminates him from his country's World Cup campaign....
The Swiss are largely satisfied with their sex lives, according to a survey by polling organisation GfK. In addition, most are monogamous but eager to experiment. (Photo: Keystone) ...
The Red Cross Saturday called on all sides in the Ukraine crisis to respect the neutrality of its members after nine aid workers were held for hours in the eastern city of Donetsk....
Ageing Hollywood stars Michael Caine, Jane Fonda and Harvey Keitel are in the Swiss Alps for the shooting of a feature film called Youth, according to a news media report....
A 54-year-old motorcyclist died on Sunday following a head-on collision with a car in the Gotthard road tunnel, Uri cantonal police said....
Swisspartners says it will pay a $4.4-million fine to avoid prosecution over its past assistance to US tax dodgers, with Washington hailing the asset manager for its "extraordinary cooperation."...
Sebalter, Switzerland’s entry in the Eurovision contest, finished 13th in the finals in Copenhagen won early Sunday morning by Austria’s Conchita Wurst....
Everyone with half a heart knows that Eurovision is one of the best nights of the year. The music may be fairly mediocre, but it's not about that. It's about the gloriously camp costumes, the ridiculously sumptuous set design, the silly dancing – and the props, of course....
Is climbing an 8,000m Himalayan peak a holiday? Possibly, if your usual job is more gruelling, like circumnavigating the Arctic Circle solo or walking, sailing and kayaking around the equator. swissinfo.ch meets Mike Horn on Mount Makalu. (Photo: mikehorn.com) ...
US thanks Swisspartners for 'extraordinary cooperation' Credit Suisse expected to face big fine and criminal charges The Zurich-based asset manager Swisspartners said on Saturday it would pay a $4.4m (£2.6m) fine to avoid prosecution over its past assistance to US tax dodgers. The US deputy attorney general, James Cole, thanked the firm for its "extraordinary cooperation". Continue...
FIFA president Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, Zurich-based newspaper Blick said on Friday....
Switzerland have made it into the final of the Eurovision Song Contest — for the first time in three years....