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Swiss commentary on Israeli Olympic bobsleigh team termed ‘discriminatory’
Criticism of Israel's captain Adam Edelman at Winter Olympics breached discrimination rules, Swiss complaints body says.
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Swiss supreme court upholds Liberian ex-rebel commander’s 20-year sentence
Alieu Kosiah killed civilians and unarmed soldiers, and ordered lootings and other crimes against humanity.
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Swiss foreign minister talks political ties on rare visit to North Korea
Switzerland formally reopens diplomatic office in North Korea after its closure in 2020.
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Swiss central bank posts bumper $23 billion profit thanks to gold, foreign assets
Unlike other major central banks, the Swiss National Bank has a significant equity portfolio.
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Xhaka, Embolo return to Swiss squad after fake COVID docs affair
Granit Xhaka and Breel Embolo's return to Switzerland 'the right course of action,' national team director says.
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Uganda orders 21-day Ebola quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo
Kampala says country is Ebola free, but Swiss authorities believe a woman diagnosed in Nigeria was infected in Uganda.
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Carving out a greener future: how the Swiss ski resort of Laax is meeting the climate crisis head on
Gondolas on demand, electric piste-grooming and chemical-free snow cannons – how Laax is ‘greenstyling’ its future It’s the worst ski resort nightmare: hillsides of shaggy yellow grass streaked with slush under a leaden sky that’s coughing up sleet. Parts of Europe – places previously accustomed to crisp snow fields and pristine blue skies – are now facing this calamity, something meteorologists might describe as a British winter. Not everywhere, of course. Only lower altitudes are seeing such disasters. Higher up, normal service continues. I’m in the Swiss resort of Laax, where most of the sl
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Austrian, Swiss women kidnapped in Niger are freed — report
An Austrian woman and a Swiss woman kidnapped in Niger have been freed after 18 months in captivity, local reports say.
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Briton Kartal upsets Bencic at Wuhan Open
Sonay Kartal upsets Swiss ninth seed Belinda Bencic to reach the Wuhan Open third round as she continues to build momentum.
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Clayton beats Humphries to claim Swiss title
Jonny Clayton claims his first ranking title of the year by beating Luke Humphries in the Swiss Darts Trophy final.
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Suspended fine for Xhaka over Covid-19 certificate
Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka says he has received a suspended fine of 150,000 Swiss francs (£136,000) for obtaining a forged Covid-19 vaccination certificate.
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Senegal and Morocco set for AFCON title rematch – in Swiss sports court
Senegal and Morocco on Thursday are again set to fight for the African Cup of Nations title – this time, in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The closed-door hearing comes nine months after the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of their trophy after the team's players walked off the pitch to protest a penalty during the chaotic final roughly nine months ago.
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How Switzerland lost 20 percent of its ice in five years
Swiss glaciers have lost more than 5 percent of their ice, threatening the country’s alpine economy.
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‘Catastrophic year’ as Swiss glaciers lose 5% of ice after heatwaves
Scientists are warning that Switzerland's glaciers have lost an ‘enormous’ amount of ice this year.
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Swiss glaciers lose of more than 5% in ice volume in 2026
Over the last five years, Swiss glaciers have lost nearly 20% of their mass, and 2026 saw the second-biggest loss of glacier volume on record. Experts warn there could be no ice left in the next 10-15 years.
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Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies
Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
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Swiss Football Association withdraws support for FIFA boss Gianni Infantino
Executive committee reverses its support for the Swiss football administrator after endorsing his candidacy in June.
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Will Pocognoli change goalkeeper after Swiss loss?
Andy Burke ponders whether Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli will change goalkeeper after Angus Gunn's performance in the 3-0 defeat by Switzerland.
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Non! Why the Swiss rejected stricter neutrality
A referendum on whether Swiss neutrality should be more strictly, legally enforced in the Constitution.
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Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum
About 71 percent of voters oppose initiative to impose stricter limits on neutrality.