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Eritrean Community Festival In Switzerland
(MENAFN- APO Group) The 2025 Eritrean Community Festival in Switzerland was enthusiastically held in Zurich on 5 July. The annual festival was officially opened by Mr. Habtom Zeray, Chargé d'Affaires at the Eritrean Embassy in Switzerland and...

Two-thirds of Swiss value role of International Geneva
International Geneva important to 65% of the Swiss, survey shows Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence....

French gangs target luxury cars in Switzerland
Criminals are targeting Swiss car dealerships Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share For several...

Life on thin ice: Switzerland’s glacier collapse rings global alarm
or people who live near the Swiss Alps, life is quiet and serene. This is especially true for the 300 or so inhabitants of a tiny village called Blatten in Valais, a canton in southern Switzerland. But few among the village residents, let alone...

ǀAsase nî Zurich-ǀAeǁgams ǁga !oa!ū hâ anikuniǁkhanas ge !hū!nāsi !narisarimasa nî khui!nâ
Sîsenao-i xa xoahe hâ Air Connect Namibias ge ra ǁkhoreǁhare, ǁnāti ī ǁkhana!oabas hîa ǀgam !nāra wekhekorobeEdelweiss anikunis xa, Zurich Anikuniǂgās tsî ǀAeǁgams Hosea Kutako Hoa !Hūbaisi Anikuniǂgās (WDH) hâra ǁaegu nî !khoe kaihesa. Nē...

Chihuahua helps Swiss rescuers find a man who fell into a glacier
GENEVA — Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier nearby. The man, who was not identified, was...

After 3 seasons with Chicago Bears, Lake Zurich’s Jack Sanborn is ‘grateful’ for new start with Dallas Cowboys
As Jack Sanborn enters his first season with the Dallas Cowboys, consider some of the previous stops in his football career. He started at middle linebacker as a freshman at Lake Zurich in 2014. He played in 11 games as a freshman at Wisconsin in...

Swift action by Delhi ATC prevents potential mid-air collision involving SWISS flight
Swift action by Delhi ATC prevents potential mid-air collision involving SWISS flight The alertness of Delhi air traffic control (ATC) and pilots operating a SWISS flight to IGIA late Sunday saved the day when another aircraft ahead of the...

Do you have Swiss ancestors? Are you planning to visit where they lived in Switzerland?
If you’d like to discover where your ancestors lived before leaving Switzerland in search of a better life, we’d love to hear more about your genealogical research. Tell us how you traced your relatives’ migration path.

Meet Ben Baba: The Swiss techie who walked barefoot through 18 countries to find peace in India
Driven by a quest for inner peace, Ben, a 29-year-old from Switzerland, traded his comfortable life for a spiritual journey to India. After a four-year barefoot trek through 18 countries, the former web designer now lives a simple life in Himachal...

Novartis Gets Swiss Approval For First Malaria Drug For Babies
Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, approved Novartis AG’s NVS Coartem (artemether-lumefantrine) Baby on Tuesday. This marks the first malaria medicine specifically approved for newborns and young infants. The new treatment,...

A pacing Chihuahua helps Swiss rescuers find a man who fell into a glacier
By AP News Published Jul 8, 2025 05:08 am Updated Jul 8, 2025 06:05 am GENEVA (AP) — Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a...
A pacing dog helps Swiss rescuers find a man who fell into a glacier
GENEVA (AP) — Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier nearby. The man, who was not identified, was...

Pickleball fans in New Bern beat summer heat creatively at Creekside Park
Picklers share their favorite ways to beat the heat in New Bern. The summer heat settled over Craven County this week, and while some people stayed inside to cool off, others found ways to keep moving outdoors. At Creekside Park in James City,...

Rovco and Vaarst’s recently shut-down brand acquired by Swiss group
Rosenxt UK, part of Swiss technology group Rosenxt Holding, has acquired selected assets and talent from subsea robotics and engineering firm Beam, which ceased operations earlier this year. Source: Beam Beam, formed by the merger of UK-based...

Tiny pet dog credited with helping to save hiker trapped in Swiss glacier
A small pet dog is being hailed as a “four-legged hero” for helping to save his owner’s life after he fell down an icy crevasse in the Swiss Alps. The Air Zermatt helicopter company credited the pint-sized pooch with drawing their attention to the...

Reconstruction of the destroyed Swiss Val Maggia bridge begins
Reconstruction of the destroyed bridge in Val Maggia (TI) has begun Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence....

The tiny Swiss village struggling with its new Netflix fame
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Ukrainian Oligarchs Have Become Incredibly Rich From The War Writes Swiss Newspaper
Via Remix News, Ukraine was widely recognized as the most corrupt country even before the Ukraine war, but since war broke out and tens of billions of euros have flowed into the country, corruption has flourished like never before. Swiss newspaper...

How the BBC’s Women’s Euro 2025 studio reflects the Swiss landscape
Over the past few years, the BBC has embraced virtual technology as part of its coverage of major sporting events. From the split-level studio for the 2020 Olympics to last year’s open air studio at the Brandenburg Gate for UEFA Euro 2024, the...