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Swiss Gotthard road tunnel to close for 12 nights in August
2026-08-05
The Gotthard road tunnel in southern Switzerland will be closed to traffic for 12 nights between August 10 and 27, 11pm to 5am. The closure for maintenance work will only apply at night time from Monday to Thursday, said the Federal Roads Office. + The Gotthard Base Tunnel ten years on The overnight restrictions will …
Swiss national killed in attack in Central African Republic
2026-08-03
A Swiss national and a Central African soldier were killed on Thursday in an attack north of Bangui – the capital of the Central African Republic. According to military sources, the attackers were “as yet unidentified armed bandits”. The Swiss national had travelled to the region to search for mineral deposits – a process known …
Swiss firm Holcim sells operations in Philippines to Chinese company
2026-08-03
The building materials giant Holcim has formalised an agreement with the Chinese company Huaxin Building Materials for the sale of its operations in the Philippines. The entire transaction was valued at a total of $807 million dollars (CHF654 million). According to a statement issued yesterday by the Zug-based group, the first phase of the divestment …
Brazil approves generic GLP-1 drug sold by Swiss firm Sandoz
2026-07-29
Generic drug manufacturer Sandoz is continuing to expand its presence in the market for novel GLP-1 diabetes treatments. The Basel-based company has confirmed that a new semaglutide generic has been granted marketing authorisation in Brazil, according to a press release issued on Wednesday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to …
Switzerland to open more train services to south of France
2026-04-16
For the summer, Swiss Federal Railways will offer further direct services to European destinations such as Rimini, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Passengers will have to be patient, however, as works are expected to disrupt some services. Direct TGV services will run from Thursday to Monday to …
From e-cigarettes to lab devices: surprising facts about Swiss patents
2026-04-15
Switzerland is the most innovative country in Europe in terms of patents, according to statistics from the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich. Swiss companies, researchers and developers registered 9,914 patents last year – more per capita than anywhere else. Here are the five most exciting points about the new statistics. 1 Roche beats Novartis …
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