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Switzerland should brace for blackouts

As tensions mount between Russia and Europe over the raging war in Ukraine, Europe struggles to contend with Russia's deliberate reduction in gas supply to the continent.

LSD and magic mushrooms: Inside Swiss psychedelic therapy

As studies continue to tout the benefits of psychedelic-assisted therapy, Swiss patients may have access again to LSD to treat disorders such as depression.

Despite sky-high expenses, Swiss population growing

Switzerland’s four largest cities are also four of the most expensive places on the planet; yet, immigration to Switzerland continues to surge and the overall population swells.

How to summer like the Swiss

Although most travelers save Switzerland for the winter months, our own Swiss writer says summer is the best time to enjoy the country, meet the locals and ingratiate yourself in some of the traditional customs.

Tracing Nazi gold through Switzerland

When a mysterious shipment of $200 million in Russian gold showed up in Switzerland this spring – months after the country announced it would impose tough sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine – Swiss gold refineries were quick to play the “not it” game.

Switzerland expands sanctions against Russia

It has been more than 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine and provoked a war that has garnered global attention.

Why Switzerland is a Russian ‘espionage hotspot’

Switzerland's famous allegiance to neutrality -- even during times of war -- has provided the perfect loophole for Russian spies to slip into the country.

Saving Switzerland: How the country fights climate change

The world’s top climate scientists warn that significantly reducing greenhouses gas emissions is imperative to reduce global warming and avoid the most catastrophic effects to the planet.

The magic of growing up in Switzerland

Kindergarteners walk to school alone, use knives and cook over open flames. Are Swiss children being given too much freedom or are the rest of us holding on too tightly? Tourists in Switzerland may find one of the more familiar sights downright shocking – four- and five-year-olds walking around cities without their parents.

How sanctions are squeezing the Swiss luxury market

After Western countries mounted sanctions against Russian assets abroad in response to the war in Ukraine, a cat-and-mouse game regarding that wealth started in Switzerland between regulators and oligarchs.

How Switzerland’s views on refugees have evolved

More than 40,000 Ukrainian refugees have been welcomed with open arms by Switzerland, which historians say breaks with Switzerland's tradition of being closed to those fleeing repression and war.

Will Switzerland ever join NATO?

Russia’s war against Ukraine has not swayed the historically neutral Switzerland from joining NATO, but some Swiss officials are contemplating a closer relationship with the alliance.

Switzerland’s wealth distribution: Is it equal?

While the gap between rich and poor has been steadily widening in many countries, the situation in Switzerland has remained stable over the past decades, according to recent statistics.

Sex boxes and fellatio cafes: How legal prostitution works in Switzerland

Yes, prostitution is legal in Switzerland. It surprises many outsiders who see the country as a conservative nation of dairy farmers and buttoned-up bankers; but, Switzerland has long embraced socially liberal values and free thinking among its citizens.

Amid war, Switzerland is pushed to define neutrality

After Switzerland banned an export of ammunition to help Ukraine’s war efforts, politicians are calling for the famously neutral country to redefine how far neutrality extends.

Is the pocketknife the most Swiss thing about Switzerland?

In the world of stereotypes, the French walk with a baguette under their arm and the Swiss always have a knife in their pocket.

Swiss gardens: A pharmacy in one’s backyard

Throughout Switzerland, you will find treasure troves of healing herbs and medicinal plants grown in home gardens – a veritable pharmacy in one’s front yard.

Q&A with a Swiss gun expert: Peter Nussbaumer

We sat down with Swiss gun expert and administrator at the gun club Pistolenschützen Ägerital – Morgarten, Peter Nussbaumer.

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