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As for money, we now know what the new Swiss banknotes will look like. But we'll have to wait several more years before we can put them in our wallets.

This content was published on Mar 4, 2026 Big money in the news today with the presentation of the next Swiss banknotes – and good budget news for Swissinfo.

Anxious Swiss nationals in Gulf caught in limbo

This content was published on Mar 4, 2026 Missile alerts, airspace closures and frantic phone calls from home: the escalation in the Middle East has left Swiss citizens in the region in a state of uncertainty.

In recent days, air traffic between Europe and Asia has come to a standstill as numerous flights have been canceled due to the escalation in the Middle East.

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This content was published on Mar 3, 2026 Various countries are evacuating their citizens who are stranded in the Middle East – Switzerland is holding back for now.

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This content was published on Mar 3, 2026 Bus drivers from Stadtbus Winterthur stopped work for several hours in a dispute over working conditions. The strike is the latest development in a long-running conflict between drivers and management.

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This content was published on Mar 2, 2026 On Sunday, during the traditional “Chalandamarz” (Chalanda = first, Marz = March), children walked through Graubünden villages in southeastern Switzerland ringing cowbells to chase away winter and welcome spring.

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This content was published on Mar 2, 2026 The Swiss foreign ministry helpline is overwhelmed, but so far no repatriation requests have come from Swiss nationals in the Middle East.

Over 4,000 Swiss travellers stranded amid conflict in Middle East

This content was published on Mar 2, 2026 The Swiss foreign ministry has so far ruled out repatriation assistance as the airspace in the region remains closed, but says it's looking for a solution.

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The mysterious Swiss woman and her giant mausoleum in Argentina

This content was published on Mar 1, 2026 In the middle of Argentina, an 82-metre concrete wing rises into the sky. While locals know its history, in Switzerland hardly anyone knows that one of Argentina's tallest monuments is dedicated to a Swiss.

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 28, 2026 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

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This content was published on Feb 28, 2026 Revellers parade through the streets during Basel Carnival on Monday. (Keystone/Georgios Kefalas)

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