Chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli has expanded its cocoa mass production plant in Olten, canton Solothurn, at a cost of CHF100 million ($111 million). After a construction period of around three years, the expansion of the Lindt Cocoa Centre was opened on Friday. In addition to new production lines, the expansion also includes a modernised...

Zurich city police arrested a notorious repeat offender, known as Brian, on Thursday evening after a brawl. The public prosecutor's office has opened proceedings on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm. The 28-year-old has been provisionally detained for the time being, the Zurich public prosecutor's office announced on Friday. It remains to...

Almost one in three people felt they had been the victim of discrimination between 2016 and 2022. Discrimination occurred most often in the form of verbal and psychological violence. These are the findings of a new survey by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO). It showed that last year, most victims of discrimination in Switzerland were disadvantaged...

The go-ahead has been given to build Switzerland's first large-scale solar project in the Bernese Oberland. The project must now forge ahead before winter arrives. Planning permission for the solar plant on Alp Morgeten in the Simmental was given by the Frutigen-Niedersimmental District Governor's Office. In future, the plant will produce electricity...

Squirrels could have played a role in the spread of leprosy in the Middle Ages. Researchers at the University of Basel have identified the pathogen that caused the disease in medieval squirrel bones, according to a study published on Friday. However, it is not yet clear exactly what role the animals played in the spread and transmission of leprosy,...

In 2023, a quarter more incidents were reported on flights by commercial aircraft and small aeroplanes than in 2022. This was announced by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) in a new report. Specifically, in 2023 FOCA processed nearly 10,000 incidents. These included an aircraft damaged during ground handling and a near-collision between two...