Here are the top stories we're following in the week starting September 5. (Keystone) (Keystone) Monday The 119 nations that signed on to the UN convention on cluster munitions – Russia, China and the United States are not included – gather in Geneva to review their efforts. We look at where things ...

Serbia's Prime Minister and the US Ambassador to Switzerland share how both countries are looking to Switzerland for guidance on new types of career training.xa0 Some of the challenges involve getting companies to invest and trust teens, as well as changing laws that stand in the way.xa0 Let's block...

Sep 3, 2016 - 11:00Jo “Seppi” Siffert is part of motor racing history, inspiring a film and the likes of Steve McQueen. The Swiss Formula One driver’s life and his lesser-known friendship with the kinetic artist Jean Tinguely is the subject of a new exhibition.xa0Bo 80 years ago in Fribourg, he star...

Switzerland is currently responsible for 0.1% of global emissions. (RDB) Switzerland plans to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in relation to 1990 levels. To reach this target, the gove ment has launched the consultation period for three climate projects. Environmental organisations have b...

Scientist are calling for the replacement of old heating systems in Swiss buildings. An innovative facade producing solar energy was added to a renovated apartment house in the city of Zurich (Stephanie Hess) A renowned energy specialist has called on Zurich’s cantonal parliament to replace old oil ...

Questions are being raised about canton Zug’s practice of granting a special residency permit to a wealthy Russian, who has rarely been seen at his Swiss property. Swiss cantons define their own rules for granting these kinds of permits to wealthy foreigners.xa0 Attracting the rich is one way canton...

For the first time, Switzerland has 2 million foreigners living in its midst. As of last year, these non-Swiss – often the subject of political debatexa0–xa0accounted for nearly a quarter of the nation's 8.3 million population. But just who exactly are they? These graphics offer an explanation. Swit...

Aug 30, 2016 - 11:13The inte ationally-known Swiss artist died on August 30, 1991, at the age of 66. He was most famous for his whimsical kinetic sculptures – they were cheerful and playful, creative and humorous, but there was also a touch of melancholy.Tinguely, also known as Jeannot, was bo in Fr...

Credit Suisse now leases its building in Uetlihof (Keystone) Credit Suisse’s great Zurich property sell-off continues unabated with another landmark building coming under the hammer this month. The Zurich-headquartered bank has sold five properties in its home city – a move that has confounded some ...

A helicopter searches for the missing F/A-18 jet plane at the Susten Pass in central Switzerland (Keystone) The wreckage of an F/A-18 fighter jet that went missing over the Swiss Alps yesterday has been found in the mountains near the Susten Pass, army officials have said. Searches are continuing fo...

Kids on their way to school in the northe canton of Aargau (Keystone) Children in Switzerland typically walk or play outside each day without strict supervision, part of a cultural legacy put at risk by fearful headlines that play into parental anxieties. When business consultant Christoph Hunziker ...

A peak into the past. Who's nostalgic for the days of the Cold War? (Keystone) Once described as a Swiss sickness, nostalgia has become a powerful weapon in the hands of politicians from Trump to Putin to Brexit proponents. The more we understand nostalgia and its Swiss beginnings, the more we under...

Here are the top stories we're following in the week beginning August 29. (AFP) (Keystone) Monday In Switzerland, children walk to and from school or play outside without their parents from a young age. We find out how Swiss parents resist the fear factor that often stops their counterparts in some ...

Even with the Swiss Alps in their backyard, many young climbers in Switzerland now see what they do as a mostly indoors, urban sport. One of the best Swiss sport climbers, Sascha Lehmann, is an example.xa0 Climbing in all its varied forms – including bouldering, rock and ice climbing, and fast-and-l...

Botanical gardens “The earth laughs in flowers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) In Switzerland almost half of natural habitats and a third of the flora are in danger. Preserving biodiversity in the long term will require a range of measures, with botanical gardens playing an important role. Botanic...

The bull that will be awarded to the king of the competition poses with its cowherd and Lauriane Sallin, Miss Switzerland 2016. (Keystone) Switzerland is gearing up for a wrestling festival of unparalleled proportions. The traditional event only takes place every three years and tickets are like gol...

Net debt, which once stood at $29 billion, should fall to $17 billion by the year’s end (Keystone) In business, a near-debt experience can easily tu into a near-death one. A year ago, shareholders were slapping the pallid cheeks of commodities-and-mining group Glencore and beseeching: “Don’t go towa...

The Place des Nations square, with the renovated Broken Chair statue, is a popular meeting place for protestors and tourists (swiss-image.ch/Christof Schuerpf) Colossal amounts of money are being spent on makeovers for many of the inte ational organisation headquarters based in Geneva. So what’s cha...

Young people have been described as “news deprived” in a recent Swiss report (Keystone) Social media influence on the news in Switzerland is rising - and this is proving to be both a friend and enemy to Swiss media companies. Media researcher Linards Udris says that social media is needed to reach a...

An acupuncture session with electrostimulation in Lausanne (Keystone) Switzerland is swimming against the tide with its decision to grant complementary therapies the same status as conventional medicine. Is it a case of the people’s will winning over science? ‘Absurd.’ ‘Unacceptable.’ ‘Startling.’ ‘...