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Swiss glaciers melting away at record rate : Switzerlands glaciers lost six percent of their total volume this year due to a dry winter and repeated summer ...
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Swiss glaciers melt at record rate, lose over 6% volume in 2022 : The scale of the ice melt was so drastic that several bodies and a plane that were buried deep ...
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Climate crisis: Swiss glaciers lose six percent of their ice volume: Little snow in winter, Saharan dust in spring, great heat in summer: the glaciers in the ...
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Swiss glaciers melting away at record rate : Switzerlands glaciers lost six percent of their total volume this year due to a dry winter and repeated summer ...
thejakartapost.com/culture/2022/09/28/swiss-glaciers-melting-away-at-record-rate-.html
Swiss glaciers melt at record rate, lose over 6% volume in 2022 : The scale of the ice melt was so drastic that several bodies and a plane that were buried deep ...
wionews.com/world/swiss-glaciers-melt-at-record-rate-lose-over-6-volume-in-2022-520537
Climate crisis: Swiss glaciers lose six percent of their ice volume: Little snow in winter, Saharan dust in spring, great heat in summer: the glaciers in the ...
zeit.de/wissen/umwelt/2022-09/klimakrise-gletscher-schweiz-schmelze
Swiss glaciers melting at record pace.: Global warming and Saharan dust are taking their toll on glaciers. Experts worry about long-term trends.
de.euronews.com/2022/09/28/schweizer-gletscher-schmelzen-im-rekordtempo
F/A-18 fighter jets intercept private jet in airspace over Laufen BL: On Friday, air traffic control was unable to establish radio contact with a private ...
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Norwegian Billionaires Head to Switzerland With Bankers Following: Steep hikes in wealth and dividend taxes by Norway’s left-leaning government have prompted ...
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Sting, Deep Purple return to Montreux Jazz Festival: Deep Purple, Sting and Lenny Kravitz will return for this year's Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland ...
thelocal.ch/20240419/sting-deep-purple-return-to-montreux-jazz-festival
ECtHR in Strasbourg: Swiss lawyer Alain Chablais becomes judge: Alain Chablais failed to save Switzerland from the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights ...
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Sinnesberger in the squad - Zelger no more: Swiss Ski's squad selection in the Alpine skiing discipline was published on Friday. From a local perspective ...
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How to research your Swiss ancestry: If you are a descendant of a Switzerland-born person and would like to find out more about them, there are ways to do that.
thelocal.ch/20240418/how-to-research-your-swiss-ancestry
Swiss Beer Awards: That's why the Eastern Swiss breweries were so good: Eastern Swiss breweries won the most awards at this year's Swiss Beer Awards ...
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Strasbourg climate ruling divides the Federal Council: Beat Jans contradicts Albert Rösti - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Russian foreign minister derides Switzerland as ‘openly hostile country’ : Following on Putin's criticisms of the planned Ukraine peace conference in ...
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Google Maps – a Swiss story - SWI swissinfo.ch: Few people know that behind Google Maps lies a Swiss entrepreneur’s intuition as well as the Alpine nation’s long ...
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Holidaymaker can hardly believe her eyes when she is served the bill in Switzerland
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US tourist shocked by $143,000 cell phone bill on Switzerland holiday: American tourist Rene Remund racked up a $143,000 T-Mobile cell phone bill while traveling ...
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Unknown private jet in Swiss airspace - Swiss fighter jets in action because of private jets
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Iran's attack against Israel shows Revolutionary Guards are toughening their stance
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Quick Glance: Iran's Revolutionary Guards Influencing Islamic Republic's Foreign Policy Since US Withdrawal from Nuclear Deal
- Since the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal in 2018, the regime's ideological army has significantly influenced the Islamic Republic's foreign policy.
- The Swiss ambassador in Iran was not received by diplomatic representatives of the Foreign Ministry on April 14, but by the Revolutionary Guards, who initiated the 'Honest Promise' operation and fired projectiles at Israel.
- The military operation 'Honest Promise,' led by the aerospace branch of the Islamic Republic's ideological army, highlights the Revolutionary Guards' control over the country's affairs.
- Iran's direct attack on Israel on April 14 was a strategic decision to prevent escalation following the death of General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who was killed in April.
Sebastian Steudtner's world record? Surfer conquers monster wave in Nazaré: Sebastian Steudtner wants to have improved his own world record for the largest wave ...
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Booking.com: Fraud with fake advertisements for “dream apartments”: The online booking portal Booking promises serious offers. But even there you are not always ...
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Speeder verdict: Tesla passenger punished more harshly - why?: After a test drive in a Tesla, the person in the passenger seat is punished more harshly than the ...
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Superyachts: Can the super-rich no longer afford anything?: Fewer super-rich people are buying superyachts - and the champagne also becomes a slow seller ...
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Exclusive: UBS shuts some China private funds, will lay off staff, sources say: UBS is shutting down some of its China private funds business and will lay off ...
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Zurich Marathon: “The slowest runners are men,” says the founder: The Zurich Marathon takes place on Sunday and Lafranchi made it popular. He says any healthy ...
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REVEALED : Are ‘discount' supermarkets in Switzerland really cheaper?: Lidl, Aldi and Denner claim their prices beat those of large Swiss retailers ...
thelocal.ch/20240418/revealed-are-discount-supermarkets-in-switzerland-really-cheaper
Zurich: The Neumarkt Theater shies away from confrontation: A Swiss-Israeli actor feels disadvantaged. But that doesn't seem to concern the Zurich theater very ...
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World Photography Awards: Which will be the best picture in the world?: The most important photo reports will be honored in London. A few eye-catchers from the ...
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ABB shares hit record high after Swiss engineering group's confident start to 2024
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Swiss filmmaker and critic Ulrike Koch dies aged 73 : Koch made several documentaries, one of which ranks among the most successful Swiss films of the past 50 ...
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Column by Dani von Wattenwyl: When men mature: I'll be 52 this September, and when I read that number, I have to admit I'm a little impressed.
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Interview Ottolinger: “We were children when the cell phone area code 079 was introduced”
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Swiss climate activists continue to protest, but change ‘is not easy’ - SWI swissinfo.ch
swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-change/fridays-for-future/75936445
‘Dialogue’: Are you concerned about increasing violence and radicalisation among young people in Switzerland?
swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/dialogue-are-you-concerned-about-increasing-violence-and-radicalisation-of-young-people-in-switzerland/75845436
Bankruptcy and trouble with Bank Cler: Basel restaurateur Tom Wiederkehr to the station at Aeschenplatz
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Nestlé criticized for sugar in baby food: 50 years ago, Nestlé was pilloried for advertising baby milk powder in developing countries ...
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From Luxembourg to Swiss wine country: Lesser known UNESCO sites to visit in 2024
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Floods in Dubai: Heaviest rain since 1949: The storms in Dubai also have a major impact on international air traffic. Swiss flights are affected ...
bzbasel.ch/international/starke-regenfaelle-heftige-unwetter-in-dubai-swiss-kreist-stundenlang-und-wird-umgeleitet-ld.2608113
Jail terms sought for accused in US$1.8 billion 1MDB fund fraud: PetroSaudi chief executive Tarek Obaid and his right-hand man are accused of squandering the ...
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In Bonn, Germany, these sleek bike elevators help store more bikes in a tiny footprint
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In Switzerland, the ‘no-blame’ approach brings bullies and bullied students together
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Billionaires pay more in Switzerland: Germany spares the super-rich: The middle class in Germany and Austria pays more taxes than billionaires and ...
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FSC wood: How good is the seal really for tropical wood?: The label seems to work for the protection of wild animals. But it was actually intended to promote ...
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Drug trafficking: Cocaine king Flor Bresser's helpers in court: Aida P. and Giulia S. went to great lengths for a customer with a fake identity ...
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Foreign national arrested on child sexual offense charges at Athens airport: Athens Airport Police arrested a 35-year-old foreign national, wanted for sexual ...
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Beauty made of concrete: The faith bunker is fun again: The Reformed Church in Rotkreuz is a listed building. You can find out what’s so special about her here.
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Money: Saving alone is not enough to build up a fortune: If you are young and have a long investment horizon, you can achieve attractive returns with low-cost ...
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Tour start in Hanover: Swiss and the Others in the Capitol: Frontman Swiss and his band, “Die Andern”, delivered a concert experience in the Capitol that was ...
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Good and Wild in the A squad: SSW members Nicole Good (SC Sardona Pfäfers) and Simone Wild (SC Flumserberg) are among the newcomers after Swiss-Ski's squad ...
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Smoking on the plane: Swiss passenger defends himself against buses: An Oberaargauer causes trouble on a long-haul flight. The Federal Office of Civil Aviation ...
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Swiss astronaut Marco Sieber about his space training: Marco Sieber completed his basic training as an astronaut. Here he reports on the most exciting moments - ...
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Thurgauer under suspicion of terrorism: Interview with expert Dirk Baier: Two Schaffhausen and one Thurgau youth have been in custody since Easter ...
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Böztal: Tractor fan Ueli Basler shows his tractors Grunder and Bührer: Ueli Basler from Böztal owns three vintage tractors that he works with ...
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Summer theater in Münsingen: Encounters on public transport: Franz Hohler's theater currently playing in Münsingen shows what can happen during a journey on ...
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The Venice Biennale shows works by little-known artists: The 60th Venice Art Biennale shows works that have hardly ever been exhibited and introduces artists who ...
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Middle East escalation: Now Swiss is reacting and canceling even more flights to Tel Aviv - Zofinger Tagblatt
zofingertagblatt.ch/aviatik-nahost-eskalation-jetzt-reagiert-die-swiss-und-streicht-noch-mehr-fluege-nach-tel-aviv/
Shortly before retirement: Will the Graubünden floorball legend also win a World Cup medal?
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Solothurn Beer Days see themselves as a “showcase of Swiss beer culture”: The Solothurn Beer Days are celebrating their 20th birthday. Co-organizer Moritz Künzle ...
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Management change: Nestlé appoints new European boss: Nestlé appoints a new person responsible for the Europe region. Marco Settembri's successor already holds a ...
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Danger of Bitcoin halving: Swiss crypto insiders are now warning about this and then the rally will continue
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Quick Glance: Bitcoin Halving: Impacts and Debates
- Bitcoin is about to undergo a halving event that may trigger a significant rally.
- The halving effectively reduces the supply of new bitcoins, increasing their value.
- Previous halvings led to rallies, but debates on the impact on energy consumption persist.
- Experts speculate on the price effects, energy efficiency, and future acceptance of Bitcoin.
Swiss-based grain trader enters Romania - The Romania Journal: The international grain trader MK Merchants, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland ...
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Taiwan-Swiss collaboration develops high vitamin B1 rice | Taiwan News | Apr. 19, 2024 15:39
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday: Police reports that radicalised teens are on the rise; MPs decide not to test population's ...
thelocal.ch/20240419/today-in-switzerland-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-136
Expansion: New Zleep Hotel planned in Lucerne: Säntis Home AG and H World International have signed a franchise agreement for a new Zleep Hotel ...
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“Aemmerhof”: Stéphane Collart also fails in front of the Federal Court: Since the agricultural property was foreclosed on April 21, 2023, the legal tug of war ...
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Crime podcast “Under Suspicion” - Listen to all episodes of Case 1: Poison in Coffee | here
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Swiss Watches Exports See the Biggest Monthly Decline in 4 Years
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Nestlé criticized for adding sugar to baby food: Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé is being criticized for adding sugar to its baby food in some countries ...
omanobserver.om/article/1152489/features/food/nestle-criticized-for-adding-sugar-to-baby-food
Quick Glance: Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries
- Nestlé adds sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products in poorer countries, contradicting international guidelines.
- Public Eye's investigation revealed that products like Nido and Cerelac contain added sugar in many countries, while this is not the case in European markets.
- The World Health Organization warns of rising childhood obesity in poorer countries and emphasizes no added sugars for children under three years old.
- Nestlé defends the quality of its products but states that recipes vary based on regulation and local ingredient availability.
Switzerland: the latest news: NZZ news, background information, opinions from Switzerland, international, sport, digital, business, car & more ...
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Quick Glance: Switzerland: Latest News
- Switzerland to be fully supplied from mandatory reserves for three to four months due to severe scarcity.
- The Federal Council intends to take action in case of miscalculated Covid tests.
- Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2021.
- Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and Covid were the most common causes of death in Switzerland in 2021.
Coach of ThSV Eisenach - Builder Misha celebrates 40th: Coach Misha Kaufmann is the architect of the sporting success at ThSV Eisenach. The meticulous Swiss ...
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Swiss watch exports suffer decline as China, Hong Kong demand dries up: Monthly Swiss watch exports suffered their biggest decline since 2020 as demand for ...
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These 8 Luxury Watch Brands Have Dropped in Price: Prices on the luxury watch market are stabilizing. An analysis by Chrono24 provides insights into the ...
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Fashion professionals will be relying on sneakers from this Swiss brand in 2024: Instead of Adidas “Samba” or Nike “Jordan”, fashion professionals will wear ...
elle.de/fashion/mode-profis-setzen-2024-auf-sneaker-dieser-schweizer-marke
Popular initiative to reduce premiums: Questionable 10 percent cap: The spending structure of Swiss households is changing significantly in the long term ...
nzz.ch/wirtschaft/praemienverbilligungs-initiative-der-starre-10-prozent-deckel-programmiert-unnoetige-kostensteigerungen-auf-jahrzehnte-hinaus-ld.1826554
Banker: “Pension funds are a complex black box for many of those involved.”: Only around half of the Swiss population is aware that their pension fund capital is ...
shn.ch/forum-meinung/forum/2024-04-18/banker-pensionskassen-sind-fuer-viele-beteiligte-eine-komplexe
Swiss investor in Sindelfingen - Hofele Design exits bankruptcy: Thanks to the takeover by a Swiss investor, the Sindelfingen Mercedes tuner Hofele is ...
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Schedule for the second phase of the Super League is available: The Swiss Football League publishes the schedule for the decisive phase in the Super League ...
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Swiss teenager under suspicion of terrorism: he called himself “the bomber” on Instagram - Zofinger Tagblatt
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MATCH PLAN FOR THE LAST FIVE ROUNDS DEFINED: The Swiss Football League (SFL) today published the schedule for the last five championship rounds ...
gcz.ch/news/artikel/1/spielplan-der-letzten-fuenf-runden-definiert/
Here Sisyphus's ball is stuck in Prenzlauer Berg: Victory design by a Swiss artist: Sisyphus' ball stuck to a Berlin school gym - and leaves passersby guessing.
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday: Further flights from Switzerland to the Middle East are suspended; some medications bought abroad ...
thelocal.ch/20240418/today-in-switzerland-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-138
Granit Zuka from Trimbach has established himself in the breakdance scene: Granit Zuka from Trimbach is one of the best Swiss break dancers. On Saturday ...
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Despite immigration and colder winters: Swiss people need less electricity - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Suajb Hetemi from Bellach wants to win the Swiss Men's Award: Suajb Hetemi from Bellach came second in “The Bachelorette” in 2023. Now he is a candidate for the ...
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Middle East conflict: Switzerland abstains from sensitive vote in the UN: The US blocks an application for Palestine's full membership in the United Nations ...
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Quick Glance: Switzerland abstains in sensitive Uno vote on the Middle East conflict
- The USA blocked the application for full membership of Palestine in the United Nations, prompting Switzerland to express concerns.
- Algeria introduced the draft resolution, with 12 out of 15 members approving it, while Switzerland and Great Britain abstained.
- The Federal Council decided that Switzerland would abstain to ease tensions and resolve the conflict, emphasizing support for the two-state solution.
- The United Nations General Assembly can decide on full membership, but the Algerian application is temporarily on hold due to the American veto.
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