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At the first-ever public city clean-up initiative in Zurich on Saturday, 90 volunteers cleared 167 kilogrammes of small items of waste.
Half-fare travel card here to stay, says Swisspass chief
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The CEO of Alliance SwissPass told the SonntagsBlick newspaper that the half-fare travel card for public transport will be maintained, dispelling rumours it would be discontinued.
Valendas joins exclusive Swiss list of ‘Best Tourism Villages’
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The municipality of Valendas in Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, now ranks among the best villages on the planet in terms of sustainable tourism.
PETA calls for Swiss agricultural and food fair to drop animals
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The animal welfare organisation PETA has called on the organisers of the OLMA agricultural fair in St Gallen to remove animals from its programme.
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Canton Valais has made the first payments to residents of Blatten, the Swiss mountain village destroyed in a landslide in May.
Swiss boat PlanetSolar circumnavigates Lake Titicaca
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The Swiss solar boat PlanetSolar II has successfully circumnavigated Lake Titicaca in South America, covering some 500km.
More than 150 cheeses enter Raclette World Championships
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The Raclette World Championships are returning to Morgins, canton Valais. More than 150 cheeses from 13 countries will be competing.
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Two Swiss projects have been awarded the European Solar Prize: the climate-friendly positive-energy “Alte Schmitte” building complex in Güttingen and the Stanserhorn funicular railway.
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Around 6,562,600 motor vehicles (excluding mopeds) were authorised to be driven in Switzerland at the end of September, 0.9% more than in 2024.
