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Ana Vaz’s ‘Hanabi’ seeks lucidity in the aftermath of nuclear catastrophe

This content was published on Aug 19, 2026 The nuclear disaster at Fukushima is the focus of the Brazilian director's film, which won a Special Jury Mention at the Locarno Film Festival.

Swiss hotel sector sees a slight increase in overnight stays in July

Tourism Trends

Swiss hotel sector saw small rise in overnight stays in July

This content was published on Aug 17, 2026 The Swiss hotel industry recorded a small increase in overnight stays in July due mainly to stronger domestic demand.

Travailsuisse is calling for a 2 per cent pay rise for 2027

Workplace

Swiss unions seek 2% pay rise, employers back 1%

This content was published on Aug 17, 2026 Trade union umbrella group Travail.Suisse on Monday called for a general wage increase of 2% next year. The Swiss Employers' Union (UPS), however, said an average pay rise of around 1% would be more in line with the economic outlook.

Press: Nestlé faces the prospect of losing its Russian business

Workplace

Report: Nestlé could lose control of five Russian subsidiaries

This content was published on Aug 17, 2026 Nestlé risks losing control of part of its Russian business after a local logistics company reportedly asked President Vladimir Putin to place five of the Swiss group's subsidiaries under temporary state administration.

School resumes on Monday for most young people in French-speaking Switzerland

Education

Classes resume across French-speaking Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 17, 2026 Pupils in French-speaking Switzerland and canton Zurich return to school on Monday, while classes have already resumed in most German-speaking cantons.

Sandoz is expanding its generic medicines business

Pharma supply chains

Sandoz expands biosimilars business with Chinese biotech deal

This content was published on Aug 17, 2026 Sandoz has signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with Chinese biotech company Shanghai Henlius Biotech, stepping up its expansion in biosimilars, the generic versions of complex biological medicines.

Poetry of images: scene of Ghosts and Guests (1989), a long-forgotten work by Swiss film maker Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch. The festival screened two of her films restored by the Cinemathèque Suisse to great acclaim in Locarno.

Culture

Young voices, visual poetics and new money shape Locarno 2026

This content was published on Aug 16, 2026 The 2026 Locarno Film Festival paired coming-of-age stories with bold cinematic experimentation, while record industry attendance signalled growing private investment in independent film.

The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, is one of Ukraine's most important religious and cultural landmarks.

Foreign Affairs

Switzerland allocates CHF600,000 to restore Kyiv monastery

This content was published on Aug 16, 2026 Switzerland will provide CHF600,000 ($737,000) to help secure and restore the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a historic 11th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyiv, Ukraine, damaged in a recent Russian air strike.

The Golden Leopard for the Romanian film "Nu e locul tau aici"

Culture

Florin Serban’s ‘You Don’t Belong Here’ wins Golden Leopard at Locarno

This content was published on Aug 16, 2026 The film Nu e locul tau aici [You Don’t Belong Here], by Romanian director Florin Serban, won the Golden Leopard, the top prize in the international competition, on Saturday at the 79th Locarno Film Festival.

Audrey Werro stormed to the 800-meter title by holding off Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson down the home straight at the European championships on Friday.

Switzerland’s Werro wins European 800m title

This content was published on Aug 15, 2026 Switzerland’s Audrey Werro held off Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to win the 800 metres title at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Friday.

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