(Bloomberg) — BNP Paribas SA is considering eliminating as many as 150 jobs in Geneva in a bid to cut costs and streamline its operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The French ...

(Bloomberg) — Two initiatives designed to limit what Swiss citizens have to pay for health care are on track to pass in a national vote next month, according to a preliminary poll. The twin motions ...

Olten, a Swiss rail network hub near the capital Bern, is where cocoa beans are delivered by cargo train to the Lindt factory ...

Chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli has expanded its cocoa mass production plant in Olten, canton Solothurn, at a cost of ...

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. Franco-Russian journalist Elena Servettaz, who has been working for SWI swissinfo.ch for ...

The recent selloff in UBS Group AG shares underscores the Swiss bank’s challenge to demonstrate its Credit Suisse Group AG acquisition is on solid ground. Results next week will be overshadowed by ...

Two drivers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were killed by gunmen in Sudan on Thursday. Three other staff members were injured in the attack, the Geneva-based ICRC announced.

World Press Freedom Day isn’t just a catchy slogan. Denying fair and open scrutiny of the facts is a disservice to society. And as SWI swissinfo.ch’s own journalists can attest, repression of the ...

The approval was met with satisfaction by the project's organisers, but it also brings with it a certain amount of pressure.

The 28-year-old has been provisionally detained for the time being, the Zurich public prosecutor’s office announced on Friday. It remains to be seen whether Keller will remain in custody for longer.

According to the organisation Reporters Without Borders, Switzerland is now one of the ten countries that best protect freedom of the press worldwide. It now occupies 9th place in this ranking, up ...

GPS malfunctions, in particular, saw a large increase over the previous year, according to flight safety statistics.