Is the Big Bad Wolf afraid of you?
A Swiss organization is looking for volunteers who learn to make wolf-scaring noises and patrol the mountains, protecting sheep.
Switzerland
Olympic theme wins at 'seafood Olympics'
A Portuguese chef working in Switzerland is this year's top seafood chef.
Swiss rail stations closing ticket windows
Between self-service ticket machines, websites and navigation apps, Swiss Railways has begun removing ticket counters from some stations.
Saving Chamonix from climate change
The famed Swiss resort has a plan to help its skiing industry survive and to develop new attractions, including a glacier education center
Lausanne: Part-time town crier needed
The Swiss city needs help keeping up its 700-year-old tradition.
Switzerland's very Swiss emergency pack
Switzerland, a country that takes national stockpiling very seriously, has a list for households, too.
Swiss opening to U.S. visitors
The U.S. and UK make it off Switzerland's 'red list' while several other countries are added.
Swiss sour on German milk
A Swiss cheesemaker's attempt to get approval for using German milk has run into a chorus of moos, er... boos.
Swiss give new meaning to 'home army'
Switzerland's recruits are training at home to avoid crowded barracks.
Swiss town tolled by a bell
Yet another story of a new resident who'd like to hear less of an old bell.
Swiss glaciers: too much sun, not enough snow
In a year of disaster, a slowly-developing one continues, threatening climate and resource damage.
Nightjet network adds more Swiss sleepers
The return of overnight sleepers in Europe continues, with Switzerland and Austria cooperating on new Swiss routes.
Swiss opt for 'train to the plane'
Swiss Air turns to trains to move its passengers between its international hub at Zurich and regional airports.
Swiss town hit by chocolate snow
The town of Olten, Switzerland had a chocolate snowfall last week, an event that might be thought possible only in a Willie Wonka movie. But Olten's event was real, if accidental. A malfunction in a cooling system at a nearby Lindt chocolate factory that was producing chocolate nibs resulted in a fine powder of chocolate shavings being deposited for several blocks around by brisk winds. Although the company quickly offered to pay for any necessary cleanup, it was reported that no one had...
Swiss rail bosses: Stop working from home!
Switzerland's trains are back to normal, but their passengers—and the government—are cautious about using them.