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Vontobel's relocation should force Zurich authorities to reconsider their tax and building regulations.
Among people from the asylum and refugee sector, the number receiving employment support rose by roughly a third, to 1,624 people.
Swiss said it could not yet determine with certainty what caused the pungent odor in the economy cabin.
Allegedly CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr, who drives two expensive company vehicles, said that executive team members declined to accept pay reductions, and that IWC leadership intends to close stores in expensive locations.
Asian and African job seekers face up to 19% worse odds in Switzerland. Zurich just voted to do nothing about it.
Meanwhile, the Green Party City Councillor warns of a "hyper-elaborate experiment that stresses everyone out."
The Lake Zurich Navigation Company (ZSG) suspended its Limmatboat sightseeing tours in mid-August, and further services are now being cancelled.
More than 75% of vacant homes in the canton are rental properties.
Authorities have not released further details about the man’s condition or the nature of his injuries.
At the opening of the appeal, Vincenz’s lawyer asked the Zurich High Court to dismiss the case. Defence lawyers have also argued that some of the alleged offences are time-barred, an issue that could prevent the court from examining particular accusations.
Zurich Street Parade 2026 recorded 906 medical treatments before the last medical post closed shortly after midnight.
Luxury-watch theft has been a recurring issue in Zurich in recent years. The city police began recording watch thefts separately in August 2022 after observing an increase in such offences
Zurich permits cooling, but it pushes residents and building owners toward passive measures first.
Adam Beyer will kick off the Zurich Street Parade 2026, the Parade's 33rd edition.
The city is expected to remain mostly sunny and very warm, with the highest temperatures likely arriving later in the week.
Search of the 65-year-old Austrian doctor’s practice and the seizure of digital material revealed photos and videos of naked women.
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.
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 UK-Swiss trade deal also aims to scrap mobile roaming fees for travellers between both the countries.
Petrol and diesel prices rose during the weekend, with diesel now selling at CHF 2.00 per litre.
Record heatwaves in 2025 and 2026 have made cooling devices a near-necessity for many households.
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.
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.
Domestic violence in Zürich is more prevalent than thought. Three out of four people affected by domestic violence are women.
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.
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.
Fire ban imposed across Zürich Canton as drought pushes forest fire risk to Level 4 to 5.
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.
The Zürich-Vienna service is the ninth route on which the next-generation Nightjet now operates. The Zürich–Amsterdam route is expected to follow later in 2026.
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.
Flight LX155 had departed Mumbai at 21:34 CEST on Thursday evening when the fault was detected. This is the second recent failure on SWISS India route.
Zurich companies assessed their current business situation positively in May, but the canton said the outlook for the next six months remains muted.
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.
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.
Zurich police reimburses the Winterthur crypto catfishing scam victim in full as they seize CHF 800,000
Zurich bans Rottweilers and confiscates dogs from owners who refused to comply
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