Zurich

A facility for capturing carbon dioxide from the air of Swiss Climeworks is placed on the roof of a waste incinerating plant in Hinwil, Switzerland, July 18, 2017. 

Can direct air capture make a real impact on climate change?

The Big Fix

Swiss direct air capture company Climeworks is counting on it.

Executive Committee member Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (R) congratulates FIFA President Sepp Blatter after he was re-elected at the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, May 29, 2015.

The men who want to clean up world soccer all have mud on their shoes

Sports

Where are you traveling in 2014? How about one of these?

Lifestyle & Belief

Insurance industry looking at revising rates to reflect changing climate

Environment

Tracking Employees to Boost Productivity

Swiss Worry About ‘Americanization’ of Gun Debate

Conflict & Justice

While Washington debates what to do about guns, some gun advocates are looking abroad for inspiration, to Switzerland. They say the Swiss have high gun ownership rates, low crime, and lots of freedom. But some Swiss reject the comparison.

The World

A List of Cities Compiled by International Economists

Zurich, Tokyo, Geneva, Osaka Kobe, Oslo are the top five cities of a list compiled by international economists.

The World

Making Money by Making Money

Billions of dollars, euros and yen zap around the globe electronically in milliseconds these days. That’s the way that modern economies work. But there’s still a need for cold, hard cash.

The World

Swiss National Bank Headquarters

Looking for two cities that serve as headquarters for the Swiss National Bank headquarters.

The World

Scholars get first peek at Franz Kafka’s hidden, private papers

Conflict & Justice

For decades, unpublished papers by the Jewish Czech writer, Franz Kafka, have been hidden away in safety deposit boxes in Zurich, Switzerland and Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel’s supreme court recently ordered that the boxes be opened.