Shout-out for yodeling? Swiss seek recognition from UN cultural agency as tradition turns modern

Yodel teacher Nadja Raess yodels in Lucerne, Switzerland Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently

Nestlé cuts 16,000 jobs as part of an intensifying cost-cutting campaign

Nestlé is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as the Swiss food giant cuts costs as part of its efforts to revive its financial performance. Nestlé, which makes Nescafé

A driver faces $110,000 in fines for speeding on a Swiss street. But he can afford it

The driver was clocked going 27 kilometers per hour (17 mph) over the speed limit on a street in the Swiss city of Lausanne, and now he’s

Little green man becomes little green woman with soccer ball for Euro 2025 in Switzerland

Law-abiding pedestrians wait for the green woman kicking a soccer ball before they cross the road during the Women’s European Championship. Authorities in the Swiss city of

Wildfire kills two in Spain as parts of the continent bake in heat wave

A European heat wave helped fuel a virulent wildfire in Spain that killed two farmers before hundreds of firefighters brought it under control thanks to a timely rainstorm,

What to know about the song contest as Switzerland prepares to host

Get out the glitter balls, sew on the sequins and prepare to party: The Eurovision Song Contest approaches. The 69th annual musical extravaganza takes place in Basel,

Activists release images of foxes at Finnish fur farms to push EU to ban the trade

A red fox frantically scratches the wires of its small cage. An Arctic fox meanders lazily with a bloody tail. Other furry creatures, some with teary eyes,

Regulator finds 30 Swiss banks shortcomings in money-laundering controls

Switzerland’s financial markets authority said yesterday that an in-depth review of more than 30 banks conducted this spring found that “a large number” failed to meet basic requirements for

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