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Record number of Swiss old-age pensions paid out

This content was published on May 26, 2026 A total of 2.64 million old-age pensions were paid out, 1.6% more than in the previous year.

Blatten landslide caused damage totalling CHF255 million

This content was published on May 26, 2026 A year ago a collapsing glacier buried and destroyed large parts of the village of Blatten in the Lötschental valley in canton Valais. The disaster on May 28, 2025, also posed major challenges for the insurance industry.

Swiss pensioner in court for threatening children with gun

This content was published on May 26, 2026 A 70-year-old woman is in court in Basel for allegedly threatening three boys with a loaded pistol and shooting into the air next to them.

KOF Director: war endangers welfare in Switzerland

War threatens Swiss prosperity, warns top economist

This content was published on May 26, 2026 The war in the Middle East is disrupting supply chains and price trends, threatening prosperity in Switzerland, says Jan-Egbert Sturm.

Fifteenth-century frescoes in Swiss church to be conserved

This content was published on May 26, 2026 The frescoes in the Church of Santa Maria del Castello in Mesocco, southeastern Switzerland, will be the subject of a study and conservation project developed in cooperation with the SUPSI Conservation and Restoration Course.