Microsoft has released their 18th World Update for MSFS 2020. World Update XVIII, as announced in a developer stream just over a week ago, takes us back to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The update adds high resolution aerial photography, elevation data and TIN (triangulated irregular network) data, alongside several hand-crafted airport. In Germany, the cities...
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44Cup World Championship in Brunnen, Switzerland – Day 1
44Cup World Championship in Brunnen, Switzerland – Day 1 by 44Cup 22 Aug 21:31 UTC 21-25 August 2024 With the accuracy of a Swiss watch, the 15+ knot thermal wind kicked in on time as advertised on the Urnersee – north-south section of Lake Uri (Lake Lucerne) – enabling three races to be held...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update Adds Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is launching this November, but the series’ acclaimed 2020 revival is still going strong, and continuing to receive new content at a steady clip. In fact, its sixteenth world update has just released, adding more new painstakingly recreated locations to the game’s massive world. Specifically, the newest world update adds Germany, Austria,...
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From the ‘Switzerland of America’ to an ‘uncrowded’ Italian beauty and a Greek ‘hidden gem’: Tourists reveal the best ‘non-mainstream’ cities in the world
Fancy a memorable city break but don’t fancy having your spirit broken by fighting your way through writhing masses of tourists once you’re there? Then scroll down to discover eight non-mainstream crowd-free cities that are highly likely to win your heart. They were named and described by tourists on a Reddit discussion that was started...
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Switzerland implements new measures targeting Russia | News.az
Switzerland has introduced additional measures as part of the EU’s 14th sanctions package against Russia, according to a statement from the Federal Council, News.Az reports citing TASS . “On August 21, the Federal Council decided to adopt further measures of the EU’s 14th package of sanctions against Russia. These measures will take effect on August...
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44cup Worlds Brunnen – Can Charisma make it a hat-trick?
44cup Worlds Brunnen – Can Charisma make it a hat-trick? by 44Cup 21 Aug 18:20 UTC 21-25 August 2024 44Cup World Championships 2024 in Brunnen, Switzerland © Nico Martinez / 44Cup The 2024 44Cup Worlds in Brunnen, Switzerland, sets sail tomorrow for the nine high performance one design fleet of owner-driver RC44s. The...
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Switzerland moves towards cashless future with instant payments
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Why is Switzerland offering cash prizes to retrieve munitions from lakes?
The Swiss Federal Department of Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) is offering 50,000 Swiss francs ($57,800) for the three best ideas on how to retrieve some 12,000 tonnes of old munitions from the country’s lakes, including Lake Thun, Lake Brienz and Lake Lucerne. “Armasuisse wants to involve academia and industry in the considerations on how environmentally friendly...
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Switzerland offers $60K cash prize for ideas to rid its iconic Alpine lakes of military ammunition
Switzerland is offering a cash prize for solutions to remove munitions from its lakes. The ammo was dumped in lakes between 1918 and 1964 as the Swiss military believed it to be safe. Any salvage operation is expected to cost billions, the BBC reported. Tourists heading to some of Switzerland’s most iconic lakes may be...
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Joint Statement from the United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the African Union, and the United Nations on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day – Africa.com
“We started today with a moment of silence in recognition of World Humanitarian Day. We aspire to honor the commitment of humanitarian workers who have fallen in the line of work through our continued efforts together in Switzerland to reopen all major arteries for food and medicine to reach the millions of people starving and...
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Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer quits international football
Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer announced his international retirement on Monday at the age of 35, ending a 12-year career with the national team. Sommer made 94 appearances for his country since making his debut in 2012. Sommer helped Switzerland reach the quarterfinals of the European Championship last month, losing to eventual runners-up England on penalties....
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Switzerland Goalie Yann Sommer Calls Time on International Career – News18
FILE -Switzerland’s goalkeeper Yann Sommer dives to attempt a save during a quarterfinal match between England and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) Sommer went to three World Cups and three European Championships with Switzerland after making his debut in 2012. The last of...