Valais: SalorStratos has never flown so high

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SolarStratos completes its highest solar flight

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Aug 11, 2025

The SolarStratos plane didn’t reach its goal of 10,000 metres but still exceeded its highest solar flight ever.

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Hundreds of thousands dance around the Zurich lake basin in sweltering heat

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Some 800,000 people bear brutal heat at Zurich Street Parade

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Aug 11, 2025

Some 800,000 people danced at Zurich Street Parade despite sweltering heat.

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Pharmaceutical companies do not plan job cuts in Switzerland

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US tariffs: pharma firms not planning job cuts in Switzerland

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Aug 10, 2025

The additional investments in the US will not lead to a reduction in jobs in Switzerland. This is according to pharmaceutical giant Roche, which expects the number of employees to remain stable in the current year. The position of Novartis is similar.

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Three animal diseases closely monitored by the federal government

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Switzerland is closely monitoring three livestock diseases

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Aug 10, 2025

The spread of Lumpy skin disease, Bluetongue and African swine fever are keeping Swiss veterinary authorities on the alert.

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Adolf Muschg awarded the "Prize of Honour for Political Culture"

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Swiss writer wins European Prize for Political Culture

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Aug 10, 2025

On Saturday, the Hans Ringier Foundation awarded the 91-year-old Zurich writer Adolf Muschg the European Prize for Political Culture.

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Blatten: the army will complete its mission on Monday evening

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Army to withdraw from buried Swiss village

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Aug 10, 2025

Active in landslide-hit Blatten since June 27, the Swiss army will be leaving the area on Monday evening

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Very close" exchanges between Berne and the business world

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Swiss government working with firms to overcome high US tariffs

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Aug 10, 2025

The Swiss delegation that travelled to Washington has returned from talks on tariffs in the United States. The negotiations are now being conducted under the aegis of the government and the federal administration, according to Seco.

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First Swiss films and series benefit from "Lex Netflix"

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Tax on streaming giants invested in Swiss films and series

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Aug 10, 2025

Figures for 2024 show, they will have to spend CHF30.1 million (about $37 million) on local productions.

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Pensions: the pension is getting lower and lower

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Swiss pensions have fallen by 16% since 2002

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Aug 9, 2025

Those who retire after a lifetime of work are receiving less and less money from the Swiss pension system.

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Swiss and US parliamentarians meet in Geneva

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Swiss and American parliamentarians meet in Geneva

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Aug 9, 2025

Although this meeting is scheduled to take place twice a year regardless of the current crisis, tariffs were discussed.

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