Cluster: Swiss Identity

Report: Swiss Federal Railways boss received death threats after contract awarded to Siemens

This content was published on Nov 16, 2025 Vincent Ducrot, CEO of Swiss Federal Railways, reportedly received death threats after awarding the German group Siemens an order for 116 new double-decker trains.

Dorothee Elmiger is honoured with the 18th Swiss Book Prize

Culture

Dorothee Elmiger wins Swiss Book Prize

This content was published on Nov 16, 2025 Dorothee Elmiger has won the Swiss Book Prize for her novel Die Holländerinnen (The Dutch Women).

Fribourg man wins the Fondue World Championship in Tartegnin VD

Culture

Fribourg and Geneva residents triumph at Fondue World Championship

This content was published on Nov 16, 2025 Around 200 participants took part in the Fondue World Championship held in Tartegnin, canton Vaud, on Saturday.

Milagros Mummenthaler at the latest Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale), in October.

Swiss cinema

Milagros Mumenthaler: a filmmaker crossing currents between Switzerland and Argentina

This content was published on Nov 16, 2025 Milagros Mumenthaler's latest film heralds a triumphant return after a nine-year absence.

Approaching the Helvetic way of life: an event centred on the Celts near Vully in 2017.

Swiss oddities

Why Caesar was wrong about the ‘nomadic trouble-making’ Helvetii

This content was published on Nov 15, 2025 It turns out the Helvetii were sedentary networkers rather than nomadic warriors.

Strike and demonstration by construction workers in Zurich

Workplace

Around 1,500 construction workers protest in Zurich

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 Around 1,500 construction workers took to the Zurich streets on Friday to protest against worsening conditions.

The new RTS Lausanne-Ecublens site will accommodate 950 people,

Culture

New RTS TV and radio studios inaugurated at EPFL campus

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) and its French-language service RTS have inaugurated a new TV and radio production site near Lausanne in western Switzerland.

Swiss cheesemaker Hitz Pius from the Vorderfultigen cheese company takes a pose with the trophy after winning the World Cheese Awards with a Gruyere AOP Special over 18 months cheese, during the award ceremony after the final of the 37th World Cheese Awards, at the Festhalle in Bern, Switzerland, November 13, 2025. More than 5,244 cheeses from 46 countries are competing this year. Switzerland plays a central role as host nation, presenting 948 of the entries. (KEYSTONE/Anthony Anex)

Culture

Swiss Gruyère crowned world’s best cheese

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 A Swiss Gruyère AOP cheese was crowned the world's best cheese at the World Cheese Awards 2025, held this year in Bern, Switzerland.

The pandemic has led to a boom in creative leisure activities such as pottery or photography.

Culture

Survey: how the pandemic changed Swiss leisure activities

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 Fewer Swiss residents went to museums, exhibitions or cinemas last year compared to 2019. But there has been a rise in hobbies and creative activities, especially among 15-29 year-olds, according to a national survey.

Swiss tech sector feels full impact of US tariffs in third quarter

Workplace

Swiss tech sector feels the squeeze of Trump’s tariffs

This content was published on Nov 14, 2025 The Swiss tech industry remains under heavy pressure. On top of global political uncertainty and a strong Swiss franc, US tariffs are making life difficult for companies.

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