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Price rises by streaming platforms such as Netflix need to be better regulated, according to the Swiss govement, which on Thursday accepted, without comment, a motion to this effect. The motion, tabled by parliamentarian Alex Farinelli, aims to provide better protection for consumers. In recent years, several providers of subscription-based digital services have repeatedly increased their prices, relying on terms and conditions that give them considerable scope to act unilaterally, Farinelli s...

Switzerland is performing relatively well in Europe when it comes to the energy transition. It ranks fifth in terms of renewable electricity generation per capita, thanks in particular to rapid growth in solar power. Wind power, on the other hand, is struggling to keep pace. The energy transition is making progress in Switzerland, and at a fairly good pace by European standards. This is the conclusion of an analysis published on Friday by the Swiss Energy Foundation (SES), which compared Switzer...

This year’s drought has placed Swiss agriculture under severe pressure. In canton Be, a new 90-kilometre network of underground pipes is expected to secure water supplies for almost 200 farms. The Beese Seeland region in the northwest of the country is preparing for one of Switzerland’s largest irrigation projects. Costing around CHF15 million ($18.6 million), it will combine underground pipelines with electric pumps to deliver water across some 1,700 hectares of farmland. The region’s exist...

Roger Federer is back – on the teis court and in the spotlight. Following a special appearance in New York, he will be inducted into his sport’s Hall of Fame on Saturday in Newport, Rhode Island. The term Hall of Fame is not as common in Europe as it is in North America, and particularly in the US. Even those who know nothing about a particular sport realise that if someone is in the Hall of Fame, they are among the greatest in their field. It comes as no surprise that Roger Federer is to be i...

Swiss citizens living abroad could be excluded from the new 13th state pension payment under a proposal from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party. A year ahead of the federal elections, the People’s Party is proposing new restrictions on the Swiss diaspora. In a motion, parliamentarian Didier Calame has called for “the 13th pension [payment] to be restricted to beneficiaries who are resident in Switzerland”. Calame told Swissinfo: “Pensioners abroad are entitled to the OASI [Swiss old-age and sur...

A sign shows the closed campus of Fullerton College in Fullerton, Califoia USA, 17 July 2020. Keystone / Eugene Garcia This content was published on July 24, 2020 - 11:00 July 24, 2020...

Shooting in the street: Martin Suter revisits the neighbourhood of his childhood in Zurich for the documentary based on his life. Carlo Pisani Martin Suter is one of the most prolific Swis...

Like every other media website our homepage is dominated by scary headlines about the coronavirus. But it tus out there is some good in all this craziness!The coronavirus pandemic has had ...

Producing for diverse audiences is part of the job at an inteational broadcaster(Keystone / Salvatore Di Nolfi) ...

Gredig wants to defend the interest of future generations in parliament.(Thomas Ke/swissinfo.ch) Switz...

Switzerland's seven cabinet members welcome the Indian president in September 2019. Foreign policy strategy aims to involve...

The stand of the Biel-based brand Milus at the last Baselworld watch fair in March 2019.(Keystone / Georgios Kefalas) ...

Mark Zuckerberg appearing before the US Congress hearing into Libra.(Keystone / Michael Reynolds) Mark Zuckerberg testi...

A motorway underpass means the gutting of this district in Zurich and the loss of more affordable apartments.(© Keystone / Gaetan Bally)...

Brunaupark from the air, with Credit Suisse's Uetlihof building on the right(Keystone) In a modest Zurich neighbourhood...

Women candidates from the Green Party celebrate their victories(Keystone / Eddy Risch) From massive shifts in party pow...

Idle moments were when homesickness struck Swiss soldiers most often. Here, four mercenaries take a break in a 1778 engraving.(Musée nat...

Representatives of the Social Democratic Party in parliament have voted more often than any other party in line with the position o...

Filming the most-watched Swiss film of 2018, "Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse" (Wolkenbruch's Wondrous Jo...

Meat may be a delicious staple for most Swiss but it is not so good for the climate.(Keystone) The latest UN climate re...