The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heat waves. The European court’s decision on the case, brought by more than 2,000 women, could have...
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Swiss government violated women’s human rights by climate change inaction, ECHR rules
The European Court of Human Rights has made a landmark ruling that governments have a duty to protect people from climate change. In a case brought by a group of elderly Swiss women, the Strasbourg judges ruled that Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate change. The ruling is binding and can trickle down...
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International court rules Switzerland violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women | CNN
CNN — An international court in France on Tuesday ruled Switzerland’s failure to adequately tackle the climate crisis was in violation of human rights, in a landmark climate judgment that could have a ripple effect across the globe. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France delivered its ruling in a case brought...
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World Men’s Curling Championship 2024: Schedule, times, TV channel to watch Brad Gushue & Team Canada | Sporting News Canada
Thirteen teams. Three medals. One 2024 curling world champion. The 2024 World Men’s Curling Championship is here, as the top rinks from around the world are gathered to compete for the right to be crowned international titleholders for this year. Scotland enters the competition as the reigning world champions after knocking off Canada in the...
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Swiss farmers dump dead sheep in protest against rising wolf numbers
Farmers in Switzerland dumped the carcasses of sheep that were killed by wolves in front of a regional government building on Saturday as part of a protest to demand more action against the predators. About a dozen breeders came from the Saint-Barthélemy area in the western Swiss canton of Vaud to lay 12 carcasses in...
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Canada’s Gushue thumps Japan, Switzerland in 6 ends apiece at men’s curling worlds | CBC Sports
Brad Gushue’s Canadian team bounced back from a tough loss at the world men’s curling championship by surging into the semifinals with a pair of tidy six-end victories in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Gushue and his St. John’s, N.L., team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker finished the round robin in second place at 10-2...
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Three killed after helicopter crashes in Swiss Alps
Three people have been killed and three others injured after a helicopter crashed while dropping off skiers on the Petit Combin mountain in the Swiss Alps. The B3-type helicopter crashed at a landing site during a heliski drop-off on Tuesday, the Wallis regional police force said in a statement. The statement said: “Having reached the...
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Gushue wins twice at men’s curling worlds, including 50th of career at the event | CBC Sports
Canada’s Brad Gushue posted a pair of wins Tuesday to begin a busy stretch for his St. John’s-based team at the world men’s curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Gushue posted a 7-4 victory over New Zealand’s Anton Hood in the morning draw at the IWC Arena and then dumped American John Shuster 8-2 in the evening...
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American teenager and 2 other people killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt
GENEVA – An American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said Tuesday. One person was flown to a hospital with serious injuries. The avalanche occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the...
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US teenager among three killed in avalanche near Swiss resort of Zermatt
Three people, including a teenager from the US, have been killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said on Tuesday. One person was flown to hospital with serious injuries. The avalanche occurred at about 2pm on Monday in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the Matterhorn....
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2024 World Men’s Curling Championship: All results, scores, schedule and standings – complete list
Niklas Edin produced a nerveless last stone as Sweden defeated Canada 6-5 in the final of the 2024 World Men’s Curling Championship. The event took place in the ice arena at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland from 30 March to 7 April 2024. And it reached a fitting climax as the two best...
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Hydrogen train from Switzerland sets world record – SWI swissinfo.ch
This is already the second entry in the Guinness World Records for the company from Bussnang in canton Thurgau. KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / ENNIO LEANZA A hydrogen-powered train from the Swiss railroad company Stadler has secured a place in the Guinness World Records. The Flirt passenger train covered 2,803 kilometres without refuelling or recharging. This content...