MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns

Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/22/mps-question-uk-palantir-contracts-security-concerns-investigation

 

Trump accused of caving to big business after deal to cut Swiss tariffs to 15%

 Rolex denies 'any negotiation' with US although luxury watchmaker entertained Trump and gave him gold clock…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/14/tariffs-swiss-goods-reduced

As Switzerland’s Glaciers Shrink, a Way of Life May Melt Away - The New York Times

Rising temperatures and retreating glaciers threaten Europe's water tower, forcing local farmers to adapt and presaging larger troubles downstream...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/world/europe/switzerland-glaciers.html

Cacti replacing snow on Swiss mountainsides due to global heating

Invasive species proliferating in Valais is encroaching on natural reserves and posing a biodiversity threat…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/10/cacti-replacing-snow-on-swiss-mountainsides-due-to-global-heating

Land documents claiming Ukrainian officials bought fancy properties in Switzerland are forged - PolitiFact

A website claimed that three high-ranking Ukrainian officials had purchased luxury property in the resort town of Gstaad, Switzerland. 

 A Swiss land registry official said the documents cited as evidence were forged; errors in them prove that they did not come from the registry, the official said…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/13/blog-posting/land-documents-claiming-ukrainian-officials-bought/

Sarco suicide capsule ‘passes legal review’ in Switzerland - SWI swissinfo.ch

…The capsule is sitting on a piece of equipment that will flood the interior with nitrogen, rapidly reducing the oxygen level to 1 per cent from 21 per cent. The person will feel a little disoriented and may feel slightly euphoric before they lose consciousness. The whole thing takes about 30 seconds. Death takes place through hypoxia and hypocapnia, oxygen and carbon dioxide deprivation, respectively. There is no panic, no choking feeling…

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/sarco-suicide-capsule--passes-legal-review--in-switzerland/46966510

Defund the police? Lessons from Sweden, England, Scotland, Finland, Switzerland - The Washington Post

Amid the protest wave following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the rallying cry of "defund the police" has gained momentum. President Trump is “appalled” by the movement, according to White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany. To some critics, it sounds radical. But advocates say it is simply about narrowing the role of police and investing in services specifically designed to address issues such as mental health, rehabilitation and homelessness. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/police-protests-countries-reforms/2020/06/13/596eab16-abf2-11ea-a43b-be9f6494a87d_story.html

Switzerland switches off nuclear plant as it begins exit from atomic power - Reuters

Switzerland's Muehleberg nuclear power station went off the grid on Friday after 47 years, marking the end of an era as the shutdown starts the country's exit from atomic power.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-nuclearpower/switzerland-switches-off-nuclear-plant-as-it-begins-exit-from-atomic-power-idUSKBN1YO19J

Trump Donor Contacted Russian Official to Boast About Campaign Connections, Proposed Switzerland Meeting - Newsweek

A Russian-born U.S. citizen offered to meet a Russian official in Switzerland. ....
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-donor-contacted-russian-official-boast-about-campaign-connections-1143897

David Goodall: For assisted suicide, 104-year-old went from Australia to Switzerland - The Washington Post

On his final day, before he went to a Swiss clinic to die, David Goodall spoke about his 104 years of life — and his scheduled death....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/05/09/this-104-year-old-plans-to-die-tomorrow-and-hopes-to-change-views-on-assisted-suicide/

Designer Viruses Stimulate the Immune System to Fight Cancer

Swiss scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, and the University of Basel have created artificial viruses that can be used to target cancer. These designer viruses alert the immune system and cause it to send killer cells to help fight the tumor. The results, published in the journal Nature Communications, provide a basis for innovative cancer treatments....
http://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/en/2017/cdp260517/

The USA can learn from these foreign health care systems

Here is a look at how top-rated nations provide effective health care coverage. ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/04/18/foreign-health-care-systems-united-states/100115642