Europe Switzerland Drivers will be allowed to use self-driving technology on Swiss motorways and let go of their steering wheel starting 1 March 2025; following the decree recently adopted by Federal Council, they must be ready to take control at any time
Europe Switzerland The number of catfish caught in Switzerland has increased tenfold in 20 years, as warmer watercourses encourage these predators to reproduce and grow more in size: of the thousands of yearly catches, those above 2m meters are regularly hooked
Europe Switzerland The suicide rate among older people in Switzerland has reached record levels, the main reason being euthanasia, while the suicide rate among younger population has fallen around 30% in the past two decades
Europe Switzerland Swiss running shoe company On has opened its first production site for the innovative Lightspray shoe: the fully automated robotic process makes a shoe ready in three minutes; equal output with a standard process would require 300 people
Europe Switzerland Food labels in Switzerland will have to disclose if products of animal origin involve painful practices starting 1 July; the new rule has been decided at federal level with a series of ordinances requiring the labelling of meat, eggs and foie gras