University Hospital Zurich CEO thanks fired ‘whistleblower’ in heart surgery scandal
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Monika Jänicke expressed in an interview her gratitude to the informant who initiated investigations into the irregularities found at the Zurich hospital’s heart surgery clinic.
SWISS to reduce administrative staff levels by 10%
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The airline SWISS has extended its cost-saving measures to ground staff, its CEO Jens Fehlinger said in an interview published on Sunday.
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Exactly 25 years ago on Saturday, Switzerland’s first baby hatch opened in Canton Schwyz. Since then, 31 newborns have been left anonymously at eight locations in the country.
EU agreements a ‘strategic’ necessity: Swiss foreign minister
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Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis spoke at the general assembly of the non-partisan organisation European Movement Switzerland on Saturday.
Major Swiss retailers face tampons shortage amid price negotiations
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Feminine hygiene products have been disappearing from Swiss supermarket shelves, as several retailers negotiate prices with American giant Procter & Gamble.
Comédie de Genève fires its artistic director, Séverine Chavrier
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Séverine Chavrier, director of the Swiss theatre Comédie de Genève since 2023, has been dismissed as controversy swirls around her management of the institution.
Swiss, French ministers meet in Geneva to discuss G7 summit
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Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot to discuss the G7 summit in Evian next June, among other things.
SWISS flight diverted to Kazakhstan over co-pilot illness
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A SWISS flight has safely returned to Zurich after making an unscheduled stop in Kazakhstan due to a medical emergency involving the co‑pilot. The aircraft arrived with 221 passengers on board.
Bern sticks with Swiss‑US trade talks despite court ruling on tariffs
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The conclusion of a trade agreement between Switzerland and the United States remains the Federal Council’s top priority, regardless of Thursday’s US court ruling that President Trump’s tariffs are illegal.
Switzerland to test live offender tracking in domestic violence cases
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Switzerland is planning to step up its fight against domestic violence by introducing round‑the‑clock, real‑time electronic monitoring of perpetrators, it has been reported.
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Around one in four people in the lower middle class in Switzerland could not meet an unexpected CHF2,500 bill ($3,200), according to a survey.
Solar Impulse aircraft destroyed in Gulf of Mexico crash
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Solar Impulse 2, a solar‑powered aircraft built in Switzerland that completed a landmark round‑the‑world flight in 2016, has been destroyed after crashing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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A planned reform of unemployment insurance rules for European Union cross-border workers could prove costly for Switzerland, according to a new estimate.
Swiss consumer confidence edges up but remains weak
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Swiss consumer confidence edged up in April, but economic expectations remain cautious and job insecurity elevated amid persistently high prices.
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Swiss glaciers received little snow this winter, with sizeable deficits in the Upper Valais, Ticino and Graubünden regions – a shortfall that could accelerate glacier melt this summer.
Crans-Montana: last Swiss fire victim treated abroad set to return home
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Only one Swiss national remains in hospital abroad following the deadly Crans‑Montana fire and is set to return home next week. Forty‑one people were killed and dozens remain hospitalised.
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The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) says further cases of hantavirus are possible beyond the handful recently confirmed but insists this is “not the start of an epidemic”.
