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Pierre Mirabaud has been given a two-year suspended sentence for corruption

Ex head of Swiss Bankers Association convicted of corruption

This content was published on Sep 8, 2026 On Tuesday the Swiss Federal Criminal Court found Pierre Mirabaud guilty of bribing foreign public officials and money laundering.

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VD: Two convictions in connection with the injury to a skater at the Youth Olympic Games

Two convicted for injury to skater at Lausanne Youth Olympics

This content was published on Sep 8, 2026 The Lausanne Police Court has convicted two people in connection with the serious accident involving a Russian skater.

Third consecutive tropical night in September in Locarno (TI)

Locarno records third September tropical night in a row

This content was published on Sep 8, 2026 On Sunday night, Locarno in southern Switzerland recorded its third consecutive tropical night.

SIX launches new service for European stock market data

This content was published on Sep 8, 2026 The Swiss stock exchange operator SIX is launching a new service for real-time stock market data.

La Poste is cutting costs and plans to make up to 110 redundancies

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Swiss Post plans 110 redundancies

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Swiss Post plans to cut costs by the end of 2027, which could result in up to 110 redundancies.

Drilling to great depths is to resume in the canton of St Gallen

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Swiss geothermal drilling could resume in St Gallen

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Cantonal study concludes that St Gallen is “geothermally attractive”.

Bern Cantonal Police are searching for four football fans who attended the cup final

Bern police search for four pyrotechnic football fans

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Police suspect four fans set off flares and firecrackers at Swiss cup final in 2025.

Workplace

Swiss labour market remains strong

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Swiss labour market shows signs of strength amid geopolitical and economic uncertainties.

Mountaineer falls to his death on the Weissmies in the Upper Valais

Mountaineer falls to death on Swiss Weissmies peak

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Spanish mountaineer dies while descending from Weissmies peak.

Luna Wedler receives the Golden Eye Award at the ZFF

Luna Wedler receives Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Luna Wedler first Swiss actress to receive Golden Eye Award at the Zurich Film Festival.

Swiss school routes deemed too dangerous

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Four in ten parents consider their child’s journey to school to be dangerous.

Climate: Over 130 organisations call for protests

Climate adaptation

Over 130 Swiss groups call for climate protests

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Thirteen rallies planned across Switzerland in September and October.

Impact of AI on telecoms staff: Syndicom sets out its demands

Workplace

Swiss union analyses AI impact on telecoms staff

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) is now widely used in the ICT sector, but its impact on work is mixed.

Thousands of fans are celebrating Freddie Mercury’s 80th birthday

Freddie Mercury’s 80th birthday celebrated in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Freddie Mercury fans celebrate former Queen singer’s 80th birthday in front of Montreux statue.

Workplace

Swiss start-ups wrestle with European funding gap

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Swiss start-ups struggle with dearth of big money funding rounds.

Free delivery is becoming less common in Swiss online shops

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Free delivery less common in Swiss online shops

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Free delivery increasingly the exception at largest Swiss online shops.

Swiss Re warns of growing risks in the reinsurance market

Natural disasters insurance bill could top $300bn: Swiss Re

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Swiss Re sees growing demand for insurance cover as risks become increasingly complex.

The sale of cannabis in pharmacies promotes safer consumption

Legal Swiss cannabis sales ‘promote safer consumption’

This content was published on Sep 7, 2026 Regulated cannabis sales in pharmacies encourages shift towards lower-risk consumption.

Flowers at the site of the mass shooting in Aarau, Switzerland, August 2026

Demographics

Semi-automatic rifles circulating in Switzerland despite ban

This content was published on Sep 6, 2026 Semi-automatic rifles with large magazines have been banned in Switzerland since a change in the law in 2019 but with a special permit, sports shooters and collectors can still obtain them.

New support centre for adults affected by digital violence

Digital Democracy

New Swiss support line for adult victims of online hate to go live

This content was published on Sep 6, 2026 A new helpline for victims of digital violence in German-speaking Switzerland is set to go live at the end of October.

Agribusiness

Swiss fishermen and women launch ‘wild fish’ label

This content was published on Sep 6, 2026 Swiss commercial fishers have launched a new label to identify wild fish from the country’s lakes.

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