Narcissus sits on a pond shore and looks at his reflection. The research, however, looks at "healthy" levels of narcissism (akg-images ) A focus on narcissism may offer new marketing avenues for firms with mass customisable products, say Swiss researchers. In short: prompting narcissistic states cou...

Consensus? It's becoming rarer in Switzerland (swissinfo.ch) The debate leading up to the recent vote on deporting criminal foreigners was often emotional and confrontational. It’s one example, says political communication expert Linards Udris, of how traditional Swiss consensus politics is being re...

A vast range of marine organisms are known to consume plastic debris (raceforwater.com) After completing their around-the-world research trip into plastic pollution, the Swiss-based Race for Water Foundation has given a preview into its findings and argued why large-scale clean-ups are unrealistic. ...

Looking in the rear view mirror, Glencore's CEO says he lea ed the importance of reassuring the company's shareholdersxa0 (Keystone) Ivan Glasenberg, Glencore’s chief executive, yesterday admitted that the miner-cum-trader had “lea t lessons” during a tumultuous year for the natural resources sector...

Mar 2, 2016 - 15:00New sport-utility vehicles, supercars and other four-wheeled concepts are grabbing the spotlight at this year’s Geneva Inte ational Motor Show, reflecting the industry’s improved mood against a backdrop of global economic uncertainty.The emphasis on high-riding SUVs, audaciously s...

Lieli and Oberwil are part of a village outside Zurich. It has attracted many affluent residents but the local council is not keen on accommodating asylum seekers xa0 (Ester Unterfinger/swissinfo.ch) The town hall assembly of Oberwil-Lieli last November might go down in the history of the village ne...

The planned new 17km road tunnel in central Switzerland had the support of registered Swiss expat voters (Keystone) Registered Swiss voters living abroad were generally well aware of the issues at stake in last Sunday’s nationwide ballot, says political scientist Thomas Milic. He has analysed the av...

Christoph Blocher, the conservative right Swiss People’s Party grandee, is calling on his party to stop using people’s initiatives to shape its policies. The comments come shortly after the party’s defeat at the ballot box on Sunday, when its enforcement initiative for foreign criminals was roundly ...

How do banks verify the identity of potential clients? (Keystone) Due diligence efforts, aided by sophisticated software, are growing at Swiss banks. But are they enough to prevent new cases coming to light of politically exposed persons (PEPs) stashing ill-gotten gains in Switzerland? At a recent c...

How do banks verify the identity of potential clients? (Keystone) Due diligence efforts, aided by sophisticated software, are growing at Swiss banks. But are they enough to prevent new cases coming to light of politically exposed persons (PEPs) stashing ill-gotten gains in Switzerland? At a recent c...

Edward Snowden is impressed by direct democracy in Switzerland The American whistleblower Edward Snowden, Swiss justice minister Simonetta Sommaruga, her German counterpart Heiko Maas: they were just some of the people who had something to say about Swiss direct democracy after Sunday's clear 'no' v...

Taxi drivers from all over Switzerland have been demonstrating in the capital Be against “unfair competition” from the ride-sharing service Uber. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The demonstration was organised by Switzerland's largest single trade union, Unia, and the national taxi trade union. Following a demon...

The organisers of an NGO committee against the enforcement initiative celebrate on Sunday (Keystone) Swiss newspapers were united in delight and relief on Monday after voters emphatically rejected a rightwing initiative to automatically deport foreigners who commit certain crimes.xa0 “The no to the ...

The Gotthard road tunnel is the main transport link for cars and trucks crossing the Swiss Alpsxa0 (Keystone) Voters on Sunday will decide on the construction of an additional road tunnel through the central Swiss Alps, one of Europe’s main north-south links for cars, buses and trucks. A broad coali...

Don't commit a crime and you won't get deported, say supporters of the initiative (Keystone) Will Swiss voters agree with the Swiss People’s Party that people without a Swiss passport who commit certain crimes should be deported, no questions asked? A bitter campaign that has split the country and f...

Feb 27, 2016 - 11:00“Every picture is the record of a relationship - the sum of the pictures is a record of time.” This is how photographer Barbara Davatz describes her long-term portrait series, which has become a classic of Swiss photography. The project, As Time Goes By, is currently the subject ...

Gianni Infantino is axa0Swiss citizen from canton Valais, with a long career in football administration (Keystone) UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino has been voted in as FIFA's new president, replacing Swiss compatriot Sepp Blatter.xa0 "We will revive the image and respect of FIFA and everyone...

The Swiss will be going to the polls this weekend to vote on four separate issues. It was only 45 years ago this month that men voted in favour of women’s suffrage. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Despite Switzerland’s democratic tradition, the country was one of the last in Europe to give women the right to vot...

Switzerland is strong and beautiful because it is a democracy. The country is defined by its constructive “debate culture”, for which there is no better training ground than within our villages. A town meeting provides an opportunity to clearly study the conduct, motives and actors within our politi...

Tehran is a draw these days for foreign leaders hoping to capitalise on the nuclear deal Switzerland, like much of the rest of the world, has an eye on deepening its trade relations and other opportunities emerging from Iran’s newly open marketplace; but that’s where many of the comparisons end, bec...