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Crash report
Driver error likely cause of fatal bus crash
A fatal bus crash that claimed the lives of 28 people, including 22 schoolchildren, last year was almost certainly caused by illness to the driver or by his inattention, according to a report by Swiss investigators. [...]
Harmful correlation
Alcohol abuse linked to domestic violence
Keeping company
Labour agreement faces social test
Neither war nor peace
Battle begins against drones and killer robots
The intensive use of drones by the Obama administration is feeding a wave of protest and criticism which reaches Geneva next week when a coalition of NGOs will call for a halt to the race to build technology for autonomous killing robots. [...]
Corporate taxes
Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform
Swiss banking woes
Minister says end to US tax dispute in sight
Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says a resolution may be not far off to end a long-running dispute with the United States over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of taxes. [...]
Changes at the top
Surprise shake-up marks Glencore Xstrata meeting
Formula for success
Chinese parents drive baby milk powder boom
Ice hockey
Switzerland take silver at world championships
Switzerland won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in 60 years, capturing the silver medal after losing to hosts Sweden 5-1 in the final in Stockholm on Sunday. [...]
Gymnastics coach
'It’s a great feeling to fly, to twist, to rotate'
Aerial mapping
Successful takeoff for Swiss commercial drones
Switzerland’s flying robots used for 3D aerial mapping have been a global commercial success. But security and privacy concerns could curb the enthusiasm of a sector which is in full swing.
[...]Cancer discovery
New imaging gives insight into tumours’ travels
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In depth
Cities come up trumps
Winners and losers in Swiss tourism
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The strong franc has scared off many American and European visitors who once came to the alpine country in droves. Classic tourist destinations have been hardest hit. But Swiss cities have found ways to continue drawing crowds.
(SF/swissinfo.ch)
A century of tourism
Jungfrau Railway is still on top
Not many records are still in place 100 years on but the Jungfraujoch railway station on the shoulder of the Jungfrau mountain in the Bernese Oberland is still the highest in Europe, a century after it opened on Swiss national day. [...]
Media coverage
Keeping a positive spin on Switzerland’s image
Cheese and Roger Federer. Tax evasion and minaret bans. Which issues in Switzerland’s social and political discourse resonate abroad and how does the government counter misinformation in the foreign press? [...]
Enduring story
Heidi’s wholesome message still winning fans
The story of Heidi may have been written in 1880, but author Johanna Spyri’s messages of optimism, altruism and nature appreciation continue to attract new readers around the globe. [...]
Menuhin festival grows
Classical music boosts Gstaad's summer income
On average, Swiss ski resorts generate at least two-thirds of their annual income in winter. Gstaad is an exception. Nearly 40 per cent of its turnover is made in summer, thanks to major events like the Menuhin classical music festival. [...]
Mounting the mountain
Competing to carry tourists up the Alps
Long before the Jungfrau Railway went into service, cogwheel trains were chugging up central Switzerland’s Pilatus mountain. But the railway now faces competition from a shiny new rival on the opposite mountain, the Stanserhorn. [...]
