Emotions run high whenever this elusive creature appears. As wolves make a comeback in Switzerland, they spark feelings of awe, fear, anger and fascination.xa0 The anti-wolf camp hunted down the last wild Swiss wolf in the late 19th century. However, Canis lupis survived in other parts of Europe. In...

Two potential Swiss apprentices attend a career fair to consider their future options. More than two-thirds of young people in Switzerland do an apprenticeship after leaving secondary school. (Keystone) US President Donald Trump’s administration is in talks with Swiss leaders about bringing Sw

Barry Callebaut has expanded production of “heat resistant” chocolate, notably for ice-cream parlours in Italy (Keystone) Global chocolate sales are poised for a revival as industry innovation and tumbling cocoa bean prices spur growth, the chief executive of the world’s biggest supplier of ch

An apprentice for the US Navy tests plane fuel on an aircraft carrier. Many of the United States' apprenticeship opportunities today are provided by the country's armed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jared M. Hill) With US President Donald Trump calling for

Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you in the upcoming week. (swissinfo.ch) Monday & Tuesdayxa0 With a Swiss delegation in Washington meeting with US President Trump’s administration about vocational training, we take a look at the Swiss and American apprenticeship

You have toxa0be very patient if you want to become Swiss, or so says Valentin Cazacu, from Moldova. You must be resident in Switzerland for 12 years before you can apply, and it took him fourxa0years to complete the naturalisation process.xa0 Valentin arrived here in 2000 as an exchange student fro...

A quarter of Switzerland’s resident population are not Swiss citizens, giving the country one of the highest ratios of resident foreigners to citizens in the world. But how long do foreigners stay in the country? The issue of foreigners living in Switzerland is a key political debate and swissinfo.c

Is Roger Federer the so-called GOAT, the “greatest of all time”? Arguably yes. What is certain, however, is that he has won the most grand slam titles. But how does his career development compare with those of his current rivals? Is he an early starter or late developer? A swissinfo.ch graphic looks

Federer celebrates after his win and vows to keep on playing (Keystone) It was all Roger Federer in the Swiss news media after his historic win at Wimbledon – and fans can look forward to seeing the tennis great keep playing. "Federer is immortal at Wimbledon,” his hometown newspaper, the Basl

Who would have thought that an egg could say so much about a country? From pack sizes to colours, and an unusual flavouring to go with them, there's a lot of Swissness inside every shell.xa0(Diccon Bewes for swissinfo.ch)

American writer Chantal Panozzo lived in Switzerland for almost ten years – long enough to fill a book with nearly 100 travel tips. In 99.9 Ways To Travel Switzerland Like a Localexte al link, Panozzo focuses on attractions and activities that might go unexplored by the average visitor. (Cross B

This content was published on July 15, 2017 12:00 AM Jul 15, 2017 - 00:00In the early years of the 20thxa0century, boxing was booming in Paris. On the front line was the Swiss former world champion Frank E e, who, in 1908, organised impressively large and spectacular boxing matches. A few years late...

Find and execute a design concept that solves a concrete problem, with minimal resources, in one month, inside a transit centre for asylum seekers. That’s the challenge facing students at the Zurich University of the Arts. (Carlo Pisani, swissinfo.ch) The students are on an unusual four-week course

(Keystone) The threat of cyber attacks like WannaCry and Petya are creating lucrative opportunities for specialists looking to work in the financial sector. Top candidates for a job as a cyber security expert can “easily” command salaries of CHF1 million ($1 million). That’s according to Rober

Tama Vakeesan was bo in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Sometimes it's hard for Tama and her friends ofxa0different ethnic origins to stay true to family traditions. She asks Arjeta what being an ethnic Albanian means to her.xa0(SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)

Switzerland has its own native mosquitoes, but it's exotic species like Aedes japonicus (pictured) that researchers are worried about when it comes to Zika transmission. (Keystone) An escaped research subject buzzes through the air in search of its next victim. This mosquito is in fact healthy

This content was published on July 12, 2017 5:00 PM Jul 12, 2017 - 17:00Crowds bustling through light-filled halls, a lonely attendant’s hut standing in a field – this is the distant past of Swiss railway travel.xa0 Punctual Swiss trains are a well-known cliché, and foreigners are often amazed at Sw...

The pharma industry is relying more and more on data and technology. (Keystone) Big pharma companies are tu ing to big data in an attempt to keep up with shifts in market demand.xa0Swiss-based Novartis is no different. After many years building successful technology businesses, Jeremy Sohn neve

Who in this line-up (of the current cabinet) has not been president? Answer: the two shady characters (Keystone) Germany has one, France and Britain both have four and the United States five. Switzerland, however, has 18 members of the “Living Former Presidents Society”. What does this record

Switzerland remains in a price league of its own, driving a continual flow of thrifty shoppers over its borders. Conce ed by sky-high prices and impact of cross-border shopping, politicians and consumer groups are demanding action.xa0 Any Swiss resident who has bought their groceries in neighbouring