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22.05.13 English speakers are the largest foreign language group in Zurich. Anglophones rank 2nd place.

A total of 74,000 inhabitants of the canton of Zurich claim English as their primary language. The results of a 2010 poll reveal a 6 percent growth in Anglophones.

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15.05.13 Taxi strike for 24 hours in Zurich

The cabbies of Zurich-City started a 24-hour strike yesterday at Noon.

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08.05.13 Open de Versoix Nationale Suisse / 10-12 May 2013

The "Petit-Lac" (Small Lake) in the canton of Geneva will host a spectacular sailing competition for the 10th Vulcain Trophy.

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07.05.13 Swiss Solar Impulse Team Fly from California to Arizona to Promote "Clean Generation"

The solar airplane flight from California to Arizona is the first trip of its kind in the United States.

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02.05.13 May 1st Labor Day celebrated with demonstrations in several cantons

Zurich was one of the several cantons that celebrated Labor Day on May 1.

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30.04.13 EU & Switzerland ban pesticides to protect declining bee population

This Monday the European Union ruled that pesticides called neonicotinoids will no longer be used as of early December.

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25.04.13 Every 10th tourist in Interlaken is Chinese

For the 3rd time in a row, Interlaken beat out all other Swiss tourist hot spots for the most overnight hotel stays.

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22.04.13 "Bounce" wins a CHF 15,000 prize this past Saturday's ZKB Jazz competition.

Just bass, percussion, trumpet and tenor sax was the line up of the jazz band from Bern.

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17.04.13 On Monday, CERN announced its plans to host its first Tedx - to be called TEDxCERN.

TEDx is a nonprofit organization started in California 26 years ago.

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15.04.13 "Sechseläuten" spring holiday in Zurich-City today

Today in Zürich a 900 year old tradition celebrating the welcoming of spring is in full swing.

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09.04.13 April Fool's Day pranks popular in media

Last Monday Swiss-based WWF announced a new turbine invention when outfitted on toilets, could harness the power of peeing.

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02.04.13 No end in sight for the cold spell

Temperatures over Easter weekend remained cool across Switzerland, with thermometers reaching double figures only in Ticino.

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02.04.13 Thousands of fish dead following mudslide

A mudslide caused by a faulty dam in the Swiss National Park has killed thousands of fish and wild animals.

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28.03.13 No new rules on commodity trading

Switzerland will not tighten rules on commodity trading companies, the government announced in a long-awaited report published on Wednesday, saying that the country instead needed to regulate the sector without chasing the companies away.

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28.03.13 Dirty money

Swiss bank notes are among the dirtiest in Europe, according a recent study, with each note containing more than 32,000 bacteria.

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27.03.13 Crime rate on the rise in Switzerland

Crime is on the rise in Switzerland, with a nine per cent increase in offences last year over the previous year.

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27.03.13 Credit Suisse to acquire some of Morgan Stanley's businesses

Credit Suisse has signed an agreement to acquire Morgan Stanley's private wealth management businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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26.03.13 SBB loses passengers

The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) carried 10,000 fewer passengers in 2012 compared to the previous year, as the company faced the effects of the strong Swiss franc.

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26.03.13 Nestlé recalls Kit Kat Chunky bars

Nestlé is withdrawing four of its Kit Kat Chunky varieties in eight countries, after customers discovered pieces of plastic in the popular chocolate bars.

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25.03.13 Increase in asylum requests

Asylum requests in Switzerland increased by 33 per cent in 2012, taking the country to sixth on the list of host nations, according to the latest figures from the UN High Commission for Refugees.

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25.03.13 Switzerland's Fanny Smith wins Skicross World Cup

Fanny Smith was given a hand of fate to win the Skicross World Cup when the last race of the season was cancelled due to bad weather.

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21.03.13 Night time ban on sale of alcohol

The Council of States has voted to ban the sale of alcohol between the hours of 10 p.m and 6 a.m and, with the introduction of a minimum price per unit, cheap booze could disappear from the shelves.

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21.03.13 Chihuahuas suffer in Switzerland

Chihuahuas are imported into Switzerland more frequently than any other dog breed – but their popularity is leading to their suffering and mistreatment.

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21.03.13 Switzerland to reform corporate tax law

Switzerland is to present a corporate tax reform by the middle of the year. The move comes following growing criticism of its system by Brussels.

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20.03.13 Accolade for Geneva International Airport

Geneva International Airport has been named 'Airport of the Year 2013' in the 10-30 million passengers category by Air Transport News.

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20.03.13 Cleaning to save money

Civil servants in Geneva are set to start cleaning their own desks and sorting their own rubbish as part of a project designed to save the government millions of francs.

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19.03.13 How do you eat yours?

Easter weekend is just over a week away and the shops are full of chocolate eggs and bunnies – and according to a survey by Chocolat Frey, we like to eat them in a special way.

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19.03.13 Spring is on its way

There were just 126 hours of sunshine in Canton Zurich between December and February – and the winter was similarly grim elsewhere in Switzerland – but with the official start of spring tomorrow, weather forecasts are looking brighter.

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18.03.13 Wild boars make their way into cities

Wild boars have been making themselves comfortable in cities across Switzerland - but they should be approached with caution, warns the Department of the Environment.

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18.03.13 Bern's civil servants protest against austerity measures

Thousands of civil servants gathered in Bern on Saturday to protest against austerity measures in the canton, and to demand salary increases and better working conditions.