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The world-famous Swiss architect turns 80 on April 1, but retirement is out of question for Mario Botta.

There are approximately 13 000 Ukrainian school children in Switzerland. Most don’t know when they’ll go home. Both children and schools are learning how to adapt.

The whole future of money is up for debate. Who prints it, who controls it, who technically owns it and how it is transacted around the world.

A study finds a clear link between media consumption and political participation.

The average Swiss household will see its electricity connection costs double next year, the grid operator has announced.

Banks like Credit Suisse use sophisticated models to analyse and predict risks, but too often they are ignored or bypassed by humans.

Logitech International, a Swiss manufacturer of computer accessories, is laying off about 300 people in a global reorganisation.

Childcare is a private matter and very expensive in Switzerland. The Swiss parliament has decided to lend parents a hand.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ichthyosaurs were a successful group of marine reptiles that prospered during the age of dinosaurs, some reaching up to around 70 feet (21 meters) long - exceeded in size in the history of Earths oceans only by the largest of the whales. But their origins have been a bit mysterious. Fossils dating to about 250 million years ago unearthed in a harsh and remote locale - Norways Arctic island of Spitsbergen - are now providing surprising insight into the rise o...

Artificial snow can slow down the melting of a glacier, but such projects are costly and do not stabilise the glacier, according to a study.