Remains of missing hiker found 37 years later in melting glacier
The hiker’s body was discovered on a thawing portion of the Theodul Glacier near the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps.
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Body of hiker missing since 1986 found near Matterhorn
Police confirm remains discovered on melting glacier in Swiss mountains are those of German climber The remains of a German mountain climber who disappeared while crossing a glacier near the Matterhorn mountain nearly 40 years ago have been discovered …
Lightning strikes twice as rescuers of Swiss victims are also hit
Police officer and helicopter pilot struck on the way to help victims of earlier blast in Fribourg canton of SwitzerlandLightning never strikes twice, until it does: a police officer and helicopter pilot rushing to help two people injured in a lightnin…
Why Is Switzerland — of All Places — Importing So Much Cheese?
The cheese-proud country has recently imported more of the stuff than it exports, a worry for farmers and traditionalists.
Tourists evacuated from Swiss Alps ski resort after cable car breaks down
Helicopters and chairlift used to carry almost 300 people from ski station at altitude of 3,000 metres Helicopters have been used to evacuate nearly 300 people from a high-mountain station in the Swiss Alps after a cable car to the top broke down.A tec…
Heatwave last summer killed 61,000 people in Europe, research finds
Hottest summer on record – fuelled by climate crisis – brought unusually high mortality rates, statistics showSearing heat killed more than 60,000 people in Europe last summer, scientists have found, in a disaster made deadlier by greenhouse gases baki…
Robots say they have no plans to steal jobs or rebel against humans
Humanoid robots speak – with some awkward pauses – in ‘world first’ press conference at Geneva AI summitRobots have no plans to steal the jobs of humans or rebel against their creators, but would like to make the world their playground, nine of the mos…
Neutral nations Austria and Switzerland agree to join European Sky Shield Initiative
Switzerland made clear that it will “examine” areas where co-operation can be strengthened, with a plan to specifically address information exchange and training for the US-made Patriot air defense system, of which it ordered five units in June 2021.
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Switzerland and Austria Join Sky Shield Air Defense Initiative Amid Threats Raised by Russia-Ukraine War
The Sky Shield initiative is aimed at strengthening Europe’s air defenses to deal with threats highlighted by Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
Swiss government rejects Leopard 1 export to Ukraine
The Swiss Federal Council on Wednesday rejected a request by the state-owned defense company Ruag to sell 96 Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks to Ukraine. The government’s press service said the decision was motivated by Switzerland’s neutral status….