Sources: Swiss Info
Swiss energy utility Axpo suspends operations at the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant in Döttingen, Aargau, Switzerland, after the temperature of the Aare river, which the plant uses for cooling, reached 25 C. 2026-06-26
Three people are injured in a mass stabbing at a train station in Winterthur, Switzerland. The perpetrator is arrested and authorities declare the attack as an act of terrorism. 2026-05-28
Saudi Arabia and the United States ratify a joint declaration on civil nuclear energy, and the U.S. approves a defense sale that includes future deliveries of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. 2025-11-18
Swiss multinational mining company Glencore agrees to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo $180 million to settle corruption claims dating from 2007 to 2018. Glencore has admitted to bribing African officials in order to secure "improper business advantages", including in the DRC. 2022-12-5
In response to yesterday's leak of client data from Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second largest bank, the EU's European Commission is asked to "re-evaluate Switzerland as a high-risk money-laundering country" by the European People's Party, which is the group with the largest number of seats in the European Parliament. 2022-02-21
In a referendum, Switzerland rejects a proposal to abolish commercial nuclear power by 2029. 2016-11-27
The Philippines recovers US $29 million from Ferdinand Marcos' bank accounts in Switzerland and Singapore. 2014-02-12
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision based in Basel, Switzerland, increases capital requirements for banks around the world to be introduced on 1 January 2015. 2010-09-13
King George Tupou V proposes the use of nuclear energy in Tonga. 2010-06-11