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Weak but clearly identifiable auroras were visible in parts of Switzerland on Saturday night, captured by MeteoSwiss webcams. The display followed a strong geomagnetic storm that pushed the Northern Lights unusually far south.
Single-family homes rose 2.0% and condominiums 1.7% in the third quarter, as tight supply continues to outweigh higher borrowing costs. Zurich and western Switzerland led the annual increase for houses, while tourist resorts drove condominium prices.
Around 1,000 people joined the demonstration in Bern on Sunday, but police prevented a march through the city centre. The rally marked one year since a Gaza demonstration descended into hours of rioting.
A party at Zurich’s Hardplatz escalated into a night of violence, with police pelted by fireworks, bottles and paving stones. One officer was injured and around two dozen containers were set on fire before police regained control at about 3am.
Unresolved Rolex allocation allegations hang over Bucherer as the head of its central Lucerne flagship store, Beat Schmid, leaves immediately after nearly a decade. The company has appointed tourism-sector newcomer Jessica Ternes amid reports of staff departures.
The City of Zurich recorded 8,225 unemployed people in September, while the number of registered job seekers rose by 11% year-on-year. Foreign nationals and men experienced the sharpest increases.
The city has adopted 20 objectives covering access to services, participation and social cohesion. Preventing discrimination now has its own place in the strategy.
ETH Zurich Falls to 12th Despite Higher Score as Tsinghua Moves Ahead.
The city credits a new park above a covered motorway for much of its first-year progress.
About CHF 800 million is earmarked for individual premium reductions. Eligible residents will see provisional support deducted from their insurance bills from January.
Travellers will be able to book rides through an app, but a safety operator will remain behind the wheel throughout the car trial.
Zurich and Tokyo are the only markets in the highest risk category.
According to Alertswiss, the fire is producing a strong, unpleasant odour and is disrupting traffic in the surrounding area.
Of the 124 people who applied, the City Council selected 25.
A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights has made it necessary to adapt this blanket begging ban so that it remains compatible with fundamental rights.
Someone who arrived in Switzerland at age 30 and contributed faithfully until retirement, for example, would reach only about 80% of the maximum pension.
The scam typically begins with an email or text message claiming that a suspicious or unauthorized transaction has occurred on the recipient's bank account.
The exact cause of the accident is now under investigation by Zurich City Police.
If your lease still references 1.5% or more, you are probably entitled to a reduction and should request it in writing.
The impact will depend on whether AI replaces employees or supports them.
Switzerland is set for another sunny, dry and unusually warm stretch.
The damage was severe: about 40 people injured and dozens of flight cancellations at Zurich Airport.
Among people from the asylum and refugee sector, the number receiving employment support rose by roughly a third, to 1,624 people.
The company is using natural attrition to keep job losses "as low as possible," filling internal-service vacancies "very selectively" since the start of the year.
The bank recently announced plans to create around 3,000 new IT jobs in Hyderabad, India, as it expands its technology footprint there.
Replacement parts are also more expensive.
The potential job reductions could take place at Zurich’s headquarters on Mythenquai in Zurich.
Despite Raiffeisen attracting CHF 3.3 billion in net new money into investment, the bank is making 180 positions redundant.
Jobseekers were singled out as a specific target, lured with fake "dream jobs" or fraudulent investment opportunities.
Kandersteg, home to around 1,300 people in the canton of Bern, sits in a classic Alpine setting of jagged peaks, glaciers and green valleys.
The Lake Zurich Navigation Company (ZSG) suspended its Limmatboat sightseeing tours in mid-August, and further services are now being cancelled.
Switzerland aims to develop partnerships, initiatives and joint approaches that will have a lasting impact beyond the Geneva AI Summit 2027.
More than 75% of vacant homes in the canton are rental properties.
Switzerland could be heading for its second-worst glacier melt on record.
In Zürich, the penumbral phase will begin at 3:23 AM CEST. The visibly darker partial phase will start at 4:33 AM.
Some improvement in business conditions is emerging for the third quarter, particularly in the wholesale sector.
Marking the 60th edition, organizers are introducing a new category called ewz-Limmatstrom for Limmatschwimmen, an exclusive group that will be the first to enter the water and open the swim.
Zurich Street Parade 2026 recorded 906 medical treatments before the last medical post closed shortly after midnight.
Swiss Post will also introduce a new category for bulky letters, aimed at making it easier for customers to send small goods.
Zurich public swimming areas near record after 2.26 million visits during the relentless Swiss Heatwave.
Zurich permits cooling, but it pushes residents and building owners toward passive measures first.
This is Switzerland's fourth significant heatwave of the season.
Adam Beyer will kick off the Zurich Street Parade 2026, the Parade's 33rd edition.
The new electric buses are expected to enter service starting mid-2027.
According to the ruling, undocumented migrants are entitled only to emergency aid.
The city is expected to remain mostly sunny and very warm, with the highest temperatures likely arriving later in the week.
Switzerland is well behind countries such as Sweden, Germany and Norway, which offer much longer maternity and paternity leave.
Meteorologists stress that heatwave predictions this far ahead remain uncertain.
Zurich would allow only three providers, each with up to 1,000 E-scooters, instead of the current eight operators.
The event brought together experts from Novartis, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich and the University of British Columbia.
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