An international eye on Swiss news collated by Peter Hulm for NuseReal
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Loetschental, Valais: Blatten avalanche and aftermath summary (LINK)
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September 2025
The 10 most innovative countries: Switzerland still no 1: 66 vs Sweden 62 (LINK) 16 September 2025
Work on U.N.-Ferney tram beginning: line due to open in December 2028 (LINK) 15 September 2025
Police arrest 20 thieves and pickpockets in Swiss tourism hotspots (LINK) 15 September 2025
Melting glaciers mean an uncertain future for Europe's rivers: Zurich ETH research (LINK) 15 September 2025
UBS threatens relocation to US over Swiss capital demands that would force the bank to hold an additional $26 billion in reserves (LINK) — ground.news: 15 media reports (LINK) 14 September 2025
8 best European cities for expats: where to live, work, and thrive: 1. Zurich, satisfaction rate 97% (LINK) 15 September 2025
The most expensive for expats (1. Switzerland) and the cheapest (1. Mexico, 2. Lithuania): (LINK) 10 September 2025
Nature study from ETH Zurich ties 180 fossil-fuel and cement producers to heatwave intensification worldwide (LINK) — ground.news: 126 media reports (LINK) 12 September 2025
— The research has been hailed as a "leap forward" in the legal battle to hold big oil accountable for the damages being caused by the climate crisis.
Swatch sells watch lampooning Trump's 39% tariffs on Switzerland, flips the location of the 3 and 9 numerals (LINK) — ground.news: 31 media reports (LINK) 12 September 2025
David Bowie's 90,000-piece archive opens in London. It's as dazzling as he was (LINK) 11 September 2025
French group to buy Chaplin Museum in Switzerland (LINK) 10 September 2025
Climate change was responsible for 1,700 heat-related deaths in the Swiss canton of Zurich between 1969 and 2018, according to new research from the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise: nearly one third of all heat-related mortality in the region during that period (LINK) 10 September 2025
— ECtHR's finding was that the implementation of adaptation measures is insufficient to offset the increased number of heat-related deaths driven by rising temperatures. Emission reductions are therefore required for Switzerland to meet its legal obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Is Fall the best time to visit Switzerland? Roger Federer thinks so (LINK) 9 September 2025
Fewer apartments vacant in Switzerland: 1%, a fall in the vacancy rate of 6.8%. The lowest vacancy rate was in Geneva (0.34%), followed by Zug (0.42%) and Zurich (0.48%) (LINK) 9 September 2025
IWC Schaffhausen launches Curated: a new digital collectibles platform for watches (LINK) 7 September 2025
— This initiative creates a secure digital certificate for each registered timepiece. IWC Curated acts as a digital vault for every IWC watch.
Some 6% of Swiss surface area suitable for solar plants (LINK) 6 September 2025
— But Basel and Geneva have hardly any suitable areas available.
Swiss minister heads to Washington to relaunch trade talks (LINK) 5 September 2025
Discover Switzerland's 100 most promising startups (LINK) 5 September 2025
Switzerland and France sign accords to manage shared waters such as Rhône River and Lake Geneva, almost 14 years after discussions began (LINK) 4 September 2025
On company criticised for Swiss cross on its shoes made in Asia (LINK) 3 September 2025
— Swissness Enforcement (SE), an association campaigning for compliance with the legislation protecting the indication of Swiss origin, lodged the complaint with Chinese authorities. On defends its use of the Swiss cross, stating it is only used in conjunction with the phrase "Swiss Engineering", which emphasizes its Zurich location where more than 300 are employed. The dispute may end up in the Swiss courts, with potential implications for other Swiss companies using the Swiss cross for advertising abroad.
Zurich-based firm, which boasts tennis great Roger Federer as an investor, in 2024 was accused of making high profits at the expense of Vietnamese workers and Swiss customers — (LINK)
— The company started in 2010 as a partnership among three friends to commercialise a cushioning technology developed at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich. On is now the fifth most valuable shoe company in the world in market capitalization. The company has been criticized for high markups, with some On shoe models selling for over 10 times the factory price. On denies exploiting workers, claiming to pay them a fair wage and conducting regular audits to ensure compliance with labor guidelines.
Official opening of Geneva Watch Days 2025 at the Palais Eynard (LINK) 3 September 2025
The Fondation Haute Horlogerie livens up Geneva Watch Days 4-7 September (LINK) 28 August 2025
Insider's guide, historian's perspective (LINK)
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 2000-year-old Roman bridge on a construction site in Aegerten in canton Bern. More than 300 oak piles, which have been preserved in the groundwater, came to light during the construction work. (LINK) 3 September 2025
Switzerland launches its own open-source AI model Apertus: trained only on publicly available data, it says (LINK) 2 September 2025
The Swiss government has accepted a proposal in principle to end the option of not paying a fine, and going to prison instead (if the fine is under CHF5000) (LINK) 2 September 2025
Nestle dismisses CEO Laurent Freixe after code of conduct breach for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a direct subordinate, appoints veteran insider Philipp Navratil (LINK) 1 September 2025
— Freixe had initially denied the relationship to the board, a spokesperson said. The ousted executive will not receive an exit package after his dismissal, Nestle told Reuters. The CEO's abrupt removal comes exactly one year after Nestle ousted his predecessor Mark Schneider.
August 2025
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