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St. Gallen police chief causes an accident while drunk
The head of the regional police force of the St. Gallen cantonal police caused an accident while drunk.
Swiss hang-glider crashes in Vorarlberg
A Swiss man crashed with a motorized hang glider early Sunday evening in Langen near Bregenz (Austria) after colliding with a tree from a height of 10 to 15 meters.
UN: Urgent ceasefire needed for humanitarian aid in Sudan
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is urgently calling for a ceasefire in Sudan.
Pension funds with positive performance again in July
Swiss pension funds once again achieved a positive performance on average in July.
Schlatter Group affected by hacker attack
The mechanical engineering company Schlatter has fallen victim to a cyber attack.
Swiss-German press gives the Olympic Games top marks
The Swiss-German press has given the Olympic Games in Paris top marks. Games like those in Paris should become the standard, headlined the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" in its commentary on the conclusion of the Summer Games.
Own SBB connections abroad are not worthwhile
Monika Ribar, Chairwoman of the SBB Board of Directors, has justified the rail company's decision not to operate its own trains abroad.
Northern Lights and shooting stars in the Swiss night sky
The northern lights and shooting stars could be seen from Piz Corvatsch GR on Monday night.
One in five young people has no job, education or training
According to a report by the International Labor Organization (ILO), one in five young people worldwide is not in employment, education or training.
Success of the “Plage des Six Pompes” in its new form
After a year of forced closure due to the storm, the La Plage des Six Pompes festival came to an end on Sunday.
Marché-Concours once again attracts crowds to the Jura
The Marché-Concours in Saignelégier JU came to a sunny close on Sunday with the big folklore parade and the horse races.
Alpinist has a fatal accident on the Sulzfluh in St. Anttönien GR
A 50-year-old mountaineer suffered fatal injuries in a fall on the Sulzfluh in St.
Heatwave also reaches the north side of the Alps on Sunday
The heatwave also reached the northern side of the Alps on Sunday with temperatures widely exceeding 30 degrees.
Brian Keller arrested in Germany following arrest warrant
Around two weeks after his release, Brian Keller, "Switzerland's most famous prisoner", was arrested again in Germany on Saturday evening.
Another annual temperature record in Biasca TI
A new annual high temperature for Switzerland was measured again in Biasca TI on Sunday afternoon.
50,000 visitors to the Maison Suisse
Shortly before the end of the Summer Olympics in Paris, the head of Presence Switzerland, Alexandre Edelmann, gave a positive assessment of the operation of the Maison Suisse.
Three men arrested in Lugano
Three men were arrested in Lugano TI on Saturday following an altercation. A man was injured in the dispute at the train station.
Another traffic jam on the Gotthard before the start of the school year in many cantons
The return journey from the south was once again a test of patience for many in numerous cantons on the last weekend of the school holidays.

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