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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.
Zurich has already opened three drop-in centres, including supervised consumption spaces and support services.
On social media and discussion forums, Swiss residents have voiced growing frustration with MeteoSwiss forecasts.
The partnership aims to shorten delivery times and make procurement more efficient for all participants.
After the break-in, the three suspects fled in a white car with a black roof and foreign licence plates.
Recently, Football fans in Switzerland took to the streets to protest against FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Demonstrators march against FIFA President Gianni Infantino through Swiss streets chanting slogans including, "Against modern FIFA," "Stop FIFA corruption," and "Infantino out!"
The study indexed New York's salaries at 100 for comparison purposes. Zürich achieved a salary index of 476, while Geneva came in at 457.
The UK-Swiss trade deal also aims to scrap mobile roaming fees for travellers between both the countries.
Negotiations between SBB Cargo and Migros on a long-term freight contract are ongoing, with SBB describing the discussions as "partnership-oriented".
Petrol and diesel prices rose during the weekend, with diesel now selling at CHF 2.00 per litre.
The three suspects, two Swiss men aged 18 and 20, and an 18-year-old woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina, were taken to a police station.
Record heatwaves in 2025 and 2026 have made cooling devices a near-necessity for many households.
The first measure is a federal resolution to raise the standard VAT rate by 0.4% points to 8.5% in order to co-finance the 13th AHV pension, which was approved by voters in March 2026 and is due to be paid out for the first time this year.
A total of 156 apartments owned by Zurich Insurance and 59 owned by a UBS real estate fund are affected, with tenants told they must vacate by 2027–2028.
For high-net-worth individuals, the cost of maintaining a premium standard of living has risen sharply.
UBS has operated a major service hub in Krakow since the early 2010s, initially moving HR, IT and other support functions from Zurich to the Polish city.
There is continued pressure on buyers across the country as single-family homes see strongest annual price increase.
Several people have been arrested and the Zürich Police are now appealing for witnesses to help reconstruct what happened.
The heatwave warning is in place until at least Monday 13 July, with urban areas expected to experience particularly intense overnight heat.
Swiss embassy and its visa partners have "really smoothened" the application process in India, both in terms of securing appointment dates and turnaround time for returning stamped passports.
Domestic violence in Zürich is more prevalent than thought. Three out of four people affected by domestic violence are women.
If weather conditions remain unfavourable, a further postponement to Wednesday, 16 July, is possible. The organising committee is due to make that call on Monday, 6 July.
Zürich Airport's exposure to summer thunderstorms is a well-documented structural challenge. The airport sits in a part of Switzerland that is climatically prone to convective storms.
Over half of all ballots are cast by Swiss voters aged 60 or over. Avenir Suisse warns that this trend should not be ignored.
The June heatwave peaked at 33 to 37 degrees in parts of Switzerland, with the Basel region and the northwest recording the highest levels. MeteoSchweiz may raise warning for another heatwave.
Power outage at Zürich Children’s Hospital triggers emergency precautions. Power cuts cause sewage spill to hit the river Limmat.
The upgrade at Zürich Airport is built on computed tomography (CT) scanning. The new rules do not apply to transfer passengers connecting through Zürich.
Flu and chlamydia together ranked among the top reported diseases, with gonorrhoea and syphilis cases also recorded, though significantly lower in number.
Infection occurs exclusively through the inhalation of tiny water droplets (aerosols) that may contain Legionella. Human-to-human transmission does not occur in Legionella cases.
Fire ban imposed across Zürich Canton as drought pushes forest fire risk to Level 4 to 5.
MeteoSwiss has issued heat warnings at level 3 out of 5, classified as "significant risk," across nearly the entire country, with an elevated warning in the Basel region.
The cantonal health authority reports a steady and accelerating rise in supervisory healthcare complaints across the entire system since the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Robot transport has proven its worth in everyday hospital life. It relieves the burden on staff, simplifies processes and creates more time for core tasks in the hospital," said City Councillor Andreas Hauri, head of the Department of Health and Environment, commenting on Zürich City Hospital's delivery robots.
The seized narcotics include MDMA, marijuana, cocaine, ketamine, hashish and amphetamine, as well as 15 kilograms of silver, as drug network is unravelled in Zürich.
Zürich's city president Raphael Golta expressed his condolences for the teen who lost her life during Zürich Storm. "Today’s news of the 16-year-old’s death fills us all with deep sorrow," he said.
AI jobs in Switzerland rose from approximately 16,000 in 2024 to 25,000 in 2025.
Switzerland's revised Gender Equality Act (GEA) requires companies and public employers with 100 or more employees to carry out an internal equal pay analysis every four years and have the results verified by an independent body.
A man was stabbed and injured at a shop in Zürich's Seebach neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon after an altercation with another man. The suspected attacker was later arrested at his home.
Switzerland remains one of the few wealthy nations without a national statutory minimum wage. Zürich and Winterthur to introduce minimum wage soon.
Within Switzerland's startup ecosystem, Zurich ranks tenth, a respectable result within Europe but well outside the global elite.
In the first five months of 2026, total flight movements at Zurich airport reached 106,715, up 4.1% compared to the first five months of 2025.
In medical documentation, Zurich tested whether AI could help doctors transcribe and structure reports, reducing administrative burden while still meeting strict data-protection requirements.
Zürich suffered the heaviest net corporate emigration of any Swiss canton in 2025, losing a net 252 companies. Bern was the second-largest loser at 117.
Streets will be closed temporarily as ETH Zurich evacuation zone will cover the area around Leonhardstrasse, Tannenstrasse, Universitätsstrasse, Sonneggstrasse and Weinbergfussweg.
Zürich has also lost its crown as the world's most expensive city to Hong Kong.
The three victims are Swiss citizens aged 28, 43, and 52. They were all taken to the hospital. Their conditions have not yet been disclosed.
Temperatures topped 30°C across multiple locations this week, as the Swiss heatwave takes over the country in May.
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