People walk in the old town of St. Gallen, April 15, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer ZURICH (Reuters) - Voters in St. Gallen on Sunday approved by a two-thirds majority a ban on facial coverings such ...

A Swiss Guard recruit takes his oath during the induction ceremony for 36 new guards in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 6, 2022. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME – On Sunday citizens of the ...

APPENZELL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Hikers will no longer be able to stroll naked through the idylic Alpine countryside of Appenzell Innerrhoden after the conservative Swiss canton banned nude walking ...

Graubünden in south-eastern Switzerland anticipates costs of around CHF5.5 million ($6.9 million) for a transport and security concept during the Winter Olympics in Italy. The canton expects thousands ...

In all, about 40,000 foreign nationals receive Swiss citizenship every year. But where is the naturalisation rate highest and ...

Most international visitors who fly into Geneva make a beeline for the ski resorts and Alpine playgrounds in the German-speaking eastern part of Switzerland. That is a shame. The canton of Vaud, ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. The future cryptocurrency called ticinocoin (TIC) is a brainchild of ...

The Swiss canton of Zug now allows its residents to pay taxes in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Bitcoin Suisse, a local crypto broker that enabled the new opportunity in ...

Swiss families priced out of Geneva and forced to live just across the border in France are reeling from another blow: their ...

Travel author Everett Potter offers his recommendations for the most charming train rides in the country, with alpine views ...