After a decade as Switzerland’s No. 1 goalkeeper, Yann Sommer retired from the national team on Monday at age 35 to focus on playing for Inter Milan. Sommer’s decision announced by the Swiss football federation will likely see Gregor Kobel of Borussia Dortmund step up as the first-choice ’keeper. Sommer went to three World Cups...
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Switzerland Offers Nearly Rs 50 Lakh For Solutions To Clear Ammunition From Lakes
The submerged ammunition is covered by a fine sediment layer (Representational) The Swiss government is looking for innovative solutions to remove thousands of tonnes of ammunition dumped in the lakes. And it comes with a massive 50,000 franc (Rs 48.5 lakhs) prize money. The ammunition, estimated to be around 3,300 tonnes in Lake Lucerne and...
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Switzerland offers $95k cash prize in bid to clear lakes of munitions
The picturesque lakes of Lucerne, Thun or Neuchatel are iconic tourist attractions in the Swiss Alps known for their beauty. But hidden below the glimmering surface of those pristine waters lie the discarded remnants of Switzerland’s military past. For almost five decades, from 1918 and 1964, the lakes served as the dumping ground for the...
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UAE, US, Switzerland, Others Release Joint Statement On Sudan
The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Nations and the African Union delegations assembled in Switzerland have issued the following joint statement on Sudan: “The international delegations assembled in Switzerland for the Sudan talks welcome the decision by the Sovereign Council of Sudan to open the Adre...
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Sudan’s RSF to ‘cooperate’ on aid: Swiss talks
Sudan’s paramilitaries have agreed to cooperate on humanitarian deliveries, following the Sudanese government’s decision to open a key border crossing with Chad, countries staging talks in Switzerland said Saturday. Sudan’s RSF to ‘cooperate’ on aid: Swiss talks War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s de facto ruler Abdel Fattah...
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Swiss Air Lines Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing In Kazakhstan Due To Medical Incident
Swiss confirmed that none of 319 passengers onboard were injured due to the incident. (Representational) A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Swiss International Air Lines flying from Tokyo to Zurich made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Saturday due to a medical incident onboard, followed by issues after the aircraft landed, the airline said in...
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Sudan peace talks begin in Switzerland despite army’s no-show
Talks aimed at ending Sudan’s shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the military dampened hopes for imminent steps to alleviate the country’s humanitarian crisis. UN officials have warned that Sudan is at “breaking point” and that there will be tens of thousands of preventable deaths from hunger, disease,...
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Sudan Peace Talks Begin In Switzerland Despite Army’s No-Show
Opening session with international and technical partners representing Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the African Union, and the United Nations Talks aimed at ending Sudan’s shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland. Absence Of The Military The absence of the military from the talks, however dampened hopes...
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Global Affairs Canada liaising with Swiss officials over Canadian detained under allegations of spying
A Canadian man detained in Switzerland under allegations of spying is a consultant in the clean-energy and environment sector, who frequently worked with Chinese institutions and travelled to China for work. Canadian officials are in contact with Swiss officials over the man’s detention, the federal government said Friday. International media reported this week the middle-aged...
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Tourist in Swiss Alps left in tears after capturing viral post of massive glacier melt
An English software developer’s vacation photograph has gone viral, showing the effects of climate change on Switzerland’s Rhône Glacier Glaciers in the Swiss Alps don’t look like they used to, with one tourist’s viral vacation photo illustrating the effects of a warming planet at one of Switzerland’s natural wonders. Duncan Porter, a software developer from...
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Want to burn through a travel budget? Visit the most expensive city in the world
The index used more than 9.1 million prices provided by almost 809,000 people from 11,761 cities to calculate the average cost for restaurant meals, groceries, childcare, transport, clothes, rent and utilities. A final list of 218 cities is included on the index, with Geneva ranked the most expensive, with a score of 101.7, followed by...
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Global Affairs Canada ‘aware’ of Canadian detained in Switzerland over espionage concerns
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) tells CTV News it “is aware of reports of a Canadian being detained in Switzerland,” following media reports Thursday that a former Canadian UN official is being held over espionage suspicions. “Due to privacy considerations, no further information can be disclosed,” the GAC spokesperson said. The story was...