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Counting calories: why a 100 kcal gap rarely ruins progress
How accurate calorie counting needs to be, where hidden energy lurks, why restaurant food is hard to estimate and why the scale can stall despite a deficit.
Global Diesel Squeeze: Why Switzerland May Feel the Price Surge
International diesel prices have risen sharply. What role refineries, Rhine levels, mandatory stockpiles, the franc and levies play for Swiss prices.
Autumn fatigue: what light changes – and when vitamin D helps
Why many people find it harder to get out of bed in autumn, how morning light helps, and for whom vitamin D supplements in Switzerland are actually recommended.
What changes in Switzerland on 1 October 2026: five key updates
Five changes take effect in Switzerland on 1 October 2026. JournalPlus explains who is affected, which deadlines apply and when action is actually required.
Autumn holidays 2026: Six Swiss outings with a rain plan
Six concrete Swiss rain-day destinations for the 2026 autumn holidays – with checked opening hours, time needed, public transport tips and a new suggestion from French-speaking Switzerland.
Pumpkin, mushrooms and chestnuts: healthy – but for very different reasons
Pumpkin is light, chestnuts supply starch and mushrooms bring little energy – yet sweeping health promises are misleading. A sober comparison.
Household costs autumn 2026: what costs more, where relief comes
In autumn, some bills rise because of consumption, others because of tariffs. What electricity, heating, rents, fuel and premiums mean for Swiss households.
Voting Sunday: Two initiatives, two constitutional decisions
The neutrality initiative and the food initiative are on the same ballot, but they would reshape entirely different policy fields. The main consequences compared.
Bracket Creep 2027: What the Automatic Adjustment Does
The new circular sets out the inflation adjustment for direct federal tax in 2027. What matters is how income, deductions and personal circumstances interact.
US deportations: What 25,447 recorded third-country cases reveal
According to investigations, more than 25,000 people have been sent from the US to third countries. The figures, the costs and the legal dispute in a fact check.
Bilateral III: How much autonomy Switzerland really keeps
Bilateral III creates no automatism for all EU law. Yet in six internal market agreements, the political price of a Swiss no is shifting.
Vote on 27 September: Both initiatives trail in the latest SRG poll
The latest SRG trend poll puts both proposals clearly in the no camp. How robust the figures are – and why voting day still must not be pre-empted.
17,000 Cancer Cases: What the Four-Canton Register Really Shows
Four cantons report around 17,000 new cancer cases. The absolute figure shows the care burden, but trends require age-adjusted rates and complete data.
UBS Index 2026: Zurich Carries the Highest Bubble Risk
Zurich tops the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2026. The warning signal points to prices, incomes and financing, but it is not a crash forecast.
"Naza": Venice Prize and Israel Criticism Unresolved
No verifiable information is available on "Naza": the twelve source excerpts contain only JavaScript from the Google News shell, and the Biennale source was not retrieved. This article records the current state and names the open points.
Why chemicals and pharma distorted Swiss foreign trade in August
Foreign trade statistics show a sharp drop in August. One single segment was decisive: chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Without it, export development stayed positive.
Hydrological Yearbook: the dry spring behind the annual average
The Hydrological Yearbook shows a dry spring in 2025, but not a uniform year everywhere. What Lake Constance, the Rhine Falls and changes in the monitoring network reveal about the data.
NDB cyber case: exoneration with a key question open
The Confederation's review of the NDB's former cyber unit is largely exonerating. A possible transfer of network data remains unresolved in criminal law terms.
Chief physician pay: why averages and top figures diverge
With chief physician salaries, the average, the pay band and the top figure tell different stories. The cost debate needs comparable data instead of individual headlines.
First Swiss F-35A signed — the cost dispute remains
The signature on the first F-35A marks visible production progress. It is neither the technical acceptance nor an answer to the dispute over costs and the fixed price.
VAT 2024: why two official figures diverge
Why does the new 2024 VAT statistic show more than the state accounts? Year-end cut-off explains the difference – and the sector data do not reveal the burden on households.
Promoting home ownership: why more purchase aid can raise prices
The ownership rate is falling, and young families without an inheritance struggle. But blanket support does not solve the underlying problem of scarce housing.
Passenger data: Switzerland to screen all foreign flights from 2027
From February 2027, fedpol will match the booking and travel data of international flight passengers against police systems. The law contains safeguards, but initially captures unsuspected travellers too.
Birth in Brazil: why Russian families take the long route
Russian families travel to Brazil to give birth. Behind this lie citizenship law, mobility and future security – combined with medical and legal risks.