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The Olympic Museum in Lausanne has presented some of the more than 300 objects collected during the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina.
Swiss shops will not be open more often on Sundays
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The Senate has rejected a proposal to allow stores in Switzerland to open on 12 Sundays a year, compared with the current four.
Victim counselling and payments increase in Switzerland
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Victim support centres in Switzerland provided 7% more counselling in 2025 than in the previous year. At the same time, compensation and reparations paid out rose by 10%.
Bern remains ‘winner’ in cantonal compensation scheme
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Some CHF4.6 billion ($5.75 billion) will be transferred from the richer to the poorer cantons as part of the Swiss financial equalisation system in 2027.
Indian watchdog targets owners of Ticino gold refiner Valcambi
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The Indian stock exchange regulator has accused Rajesh Exports, owner of Ticino gold refinery Valcambi, of massive accounting irregularities.
Swiss World Cup training camp infested with rattlesnakes
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The area adjacent to the national football team’s training centre at the San Diego Jewish Academy is infested with venomous snakes.
‘The Scream’ projected onto Swiss parliament during nuclear debate
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Environmental organisation Greenpeace has protested against the parliamentary debate on the construction of new nuclear power plants with a light projection onto the Federal Palace.
Swiss youth to face trial after Jewish man stabbed
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A teenager will stand trial on 1 July for an anti-Semitic attack. In March 2024, he attacked an orthodox Jew in Zurich with a knife and caused life-threatening injuries.
