Swiss Identity

Swiss filmmakers take on virtual reality to draw viewers into ecstasy and exile

Scene of "Rave", Patrick Muroni's VR film.

This content was published on Nov 21, 2025 Domenico Singha Pedroli and Patrick Muroni ask what cinema becomes when audiences no longer watch from a distance but step inside the story.

History

How the far right became a Europe-wide movement

This content was published on Nov 19, 2025 New research shows how extremists rebuilt cross-border networks in Europe and the part Switzerland played.

Swiss economy shrinks significantly in the third quarter

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Q3: Swiss GDP falls amid global slowdown, tariff shock

This content was published on Nov 17, 2025 The Swiss economy has felt the full impact of the introduction of 39% US tariffs in August and the slowdown in the global economy.

Nuts are healthy and make you smart. Healthy fats and vitamins promote a healthy mind. That's why the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property provides its employees with nuts.

Workplace

Why Switzerland’s patent office spends tens of thousands on nuts

This content was published on Nov 17, 2025 The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property has an eight-year budget to keep its staff mentally fit by getting them to eat nuts.

Vincent Ducrot, CEO of Swiss Federal Railways.

Workplace

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.

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