On Friday morning, Borussia Dortmund departed Dortmund Airport for St. Gallen-Altenrhein. The Black & Yellows will be met there by team buses to take them to Bad Ragaz, where they will stay until 23 July to lay the foundations for the new season. The players that will attend the training camp are Karim Adeyemi, Manuel...
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Swiss gym subscriptions climb beyond pre-pandemic levels
Big business: lifting weights in a gym near Zurich. Keystone / Gaetan Bally On average, people worked out 1.3 times a week last year, according to an industry association survey. This content was published on June 11, 2024 – 14:37 In total, over 1.3 million people – around 15% of the population – trained in...
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Fighter jets land on highway in emergency training exercise
The Swiss air force on Wednesday conducted emergency drills on a major highway in the west of the country, with American-made F/A-18 fighter jets both landing on and taking off from the roadway. The “Alpha Uno” exercise saw a stretch of the A1 highway between the towns of Avenches and Payerne temporarily turned into a...
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Switzerland lands fighter planes on motorway, in training exercise ahead of peace summit
PAYERNE, Switzerland – Switzerland’s armed forces landed fighter jets on a stretch of motorway in the west of the country on June 5, testing the ability of combat aircraft to operate from improvised locations amid heightened national security concerns in Europe. Broadcast live on Swiss television, the F/A-18 fighter jets were scheduled to both land...
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The Favourites Prep for the Tour de France – PezCycling News
The Top Riders Prepare: There are four weeks to go before the start of the behemoth that is the biggest bike race on the calendar: the Tour de France. The top favourites are now either on an altitude training camp or racing in the Criterium du Dauphiné. We look at the plans of the top...
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‘Alpha Uno’: Swiss fighter jets take off and land on motorway
This is not the first time the Swiss Air Force has conducted exercises on the motorway: on September 3, 1988, the Swiss Air Force conducted a manoeuvre called “NOSTRA” on a motorway in canton Obwalden. Keystone-SDA The Swiss Air Force is conducting a military exercise on the motorway in canton Vaud between the Payerne and...
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Jetbroom Clears Highway for Historic Swiss Air Force Alpha Uno Landing Exercise
In a landmark event, the Swiss Air Force successfully conducted the “Alpha Uno” military exercise, showcasing the remarkable capabilities of the Boschung Jetbroom 10000 in preparing the A1 highway for F/A-18 fighter jets’ landing. This exercise demonstrated the Swiss Air Force’s readiness to use public roads as runways in emergencies. The “Alpha Uno” operation, led...
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Swiss army taking part in NATO exercise in Germany
In Germany, Swiss Air Force pilots will use four F/A-18 aircraft to deepen their knowledge and skills in cross-border air defence. Keystone / Dominic Favre The Swiss army will be taking part in the multinational NATO exercise, “Tiger Meet” in Schleswig, Germany, until June 13. This is one of the largest air-operations exercises in Europe,...
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Fighter jets to use Swiss motorway as runway
Part of the road which will be occupied by the jets. Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott To prepare for an emergency, Switzerland will have fighter jets take off and land on a motorway next week. Eight F/A-18s are expected to be deployed, the Swiss Air Force announced on Thursday. This content was published on May 31, 2024 –...
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Swiss Air Force to use motorway for test exercise
The Air Force wants to use the ‘Alpha Uno’ exercise to test whether its fighter jets can take off and land at improvised locations. Keystone / Michael Buholzer Swiss Air Force F/A-18 fighter jets will practice taking off and landing on the A1 motorway between Payerne and Avenches in canton Vaud on June 5. This...
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Fitness update on Hurtig, Ilestedt and Walti
Jonas Eidevall expects Lina Hurtig, Amanda Ilestedt and Lia Walti to all be in contention for Sunday’s Barclays Women’s Super League game against Manchester City. Lina couldn’t travel with Sweden during the October international break, Jonas explained, “because she had an injury that wouldn’t have made it possible for her to play any of the...
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Edible gel prevents and treats alcohol intoxication in mice
A transmission electron micrograph of beta-lactoglobulin, the main whey protein in cow’s milk, which was used to make the gel SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A gel based on a milk protein drastically reduced the level of alcohol in the blood of intoxicated mice. With further research, it could one day be used to tackle the harmful...