GENEVA (AP) — The volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than 10%, scientific experts reported Tuesday. The cryosphere observation team at the Swiss Academy of Sciences reported that high temperatures in July and August, combined...
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Melting Alps Glacier Means Switzerland and Italy’s Border Has to Move
(Bloomberg) — Switzerland and Italy tweaked their mountain border under the Matterhorn peak as climate change in the Alps is melting the glaciers that have historically marked the frontier between the two countries. “Significant sections of the border are defined by the watershed or the ridge lines of glaciers, firn or perpetual snow,” the Swiss...
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Matildas add to hectic workload
The Matildas have been given another match in a jam-packed end-of-year schedule. A game against Switzerland in Zurich will make it six matches in 43 days across three countries for interim coach Tom Sermanni and his players. A day after the announcement of two matches against Brazil in Queensland, the Matildas on Wednesday confirmed a...
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Switzerland opens probe into use of suicide booth
Police have detained several people over the death of a woman in Sarco suicide capsule. Swiss police have launched an investigation after a woman died in a “suicide pod”. Several people have been taken into custody and face criminal charges, the authorities announced on Tuesday. The action came after police learned that the Sarco suicide...
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Swiss police detain several people in connection with suspected death in a ‘suicide capsule’
GENEVA (AP) — Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a “suicide capsule.” The “Sarco” capsule, which has never been used before, is presumably designed to allow a person sitting in a reclining seat inside...
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Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country’s fragile biodiversity
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world’s richest countries whose plant and animal life is under the greatest threat. Environmentalists were seeking better protections for the country’s biodiversity in a nationwide vote that culminated Sunday. The Swiss public broadcaster SSR, citing exit polls...
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Swiss Government Sees Sharp Drop in Inflation Rate Next Year
(Bloomberg) — Switzerland’s government slashed its inflation forecasts, a move in line with expectations that the central bank will cut interest rates again when officials meet next week. Consumer prices will grow at an annual 1.2% in 2024 and 0.7% in the following year, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said on Thursday. That’s down...
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Heavens Portfolio Launches its 17th Office in Switzerland, Broadening Luxury Travel Services Across Monaco, Greece, and Beyond – Travel And Tour World
Heavens Portfolio Launches its 17th Office in Switzerland, Broadening Luxury Travel Services Across Monaco, Greece, and Beyond – Travel And Tour World Copyright © Travel And Tour World – All Rights Reserved We use cookies on our website of Travel And Tour World to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and...
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Travel On A ‘Foliage’ Train From Italy To Switzerland For Only $30 This Season
Share The Article Last Updated 11 mins ago If you’re heading to the autumnal dreamland that is Europe in the coming weeks, and you can feel your heart flutter just thinking of the season’s snuggly coziness and all the fairy-tail-ish small towns nestled amid lush foliage you could visit, we have (incredible) news for you:...
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Miss Switzerland finalist was dismembered by husband and put in blender
A former model and Miss Switzerland finalist who was allegedly murdered by her husband was found to have been strangled, dismembered and her remains put through a handheld blender, medical reports reveal. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, in February. Her husband and father of her two children,...
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Swiss take double Paralympic gold in wheelchair marathon as Games close
Switzerland won both Paralympic wheelchair marathons on Sunday while the Netherlands secured back-to-back women’s wheelchair basketball titles, denying the United States on the final day of competition. China finished top of the medals table in Paris, as they have for every Paralympics since Athens in 2004. They had 94 golds, followed by Britain with 49...
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LIVE: Switzerland vs Spain – Nations League football Group A4
Hello, welcome and thanks for joining our live coverage of Switzerland against Spain in Group 4 of League A of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25. In their first game of the campaign, Switzerland had two players sent off as they crashed to a two-goal defeat away at Denmark. Spain played Serbia in their first match...