Reka plans to invest 100 million francs within five years Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Swiss travel fund Reka plans to invest CHF100 million ($117 million) in the renewal and expansion of its offer. This content was published on October...
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Italy and Switzerland have agreed to shift their shared border in the Alps. Here’s why
Part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is set to be redrawn as the glaciers that mark the boundary melt, in yet another sign of how much humans are changing the world by burning planet-heating fossil fuels.. The two countries have agreed to change the border under the iconic Matterhorn Peak, one of the...
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Swiss Inaugurates New Supercomputer Alps, With Emphasis On AI Solutions
In June, Alps was ranked as the world’s sixth most powerful supercomputer. Geneva, Switzerland: Switzerland on Saturday inaugurated its new supercomputer called Alps — one of the world’s fastest — which it hopes will help place the country first for trustworthy artificial intelligence solutions. The ETH Zurich University officially inaugurated Alps at the Swiss National...
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Cold front leads to record-low temperatures in Switzerland
MeteoSwiss expected another five to 15cm of fresh snow by Saturday evening, especially on the eastern northern slopes of the Alps above 1,400 to 1,800m. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Friday’s cold front caused record temperatures and closed mountain passes. The...
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Construction starts on first large-scale solar park in Swiss Alps
Switzerland wants to develop large solar farms in high-mountain regions to generate lots of extra renewable power, especially in winter. The first major project under the federal government’s “Solar Express” scheme is being built near the village of Sedrun in southeast Switzerland. This content was published on September 13, 2024 – 09:00 Simon Bradley...
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Best Countries Ranking 2024: 5 things that make Switzerland the best country to live in | – Times of India
US News & World Report has given the top rank to Switzerland in it’s annual Best Countries Ranking list and this is the third consecutive year where the European nation has been placed at 1, a remarkable but unsurprising feat. This small yet prosperous nation consistently tops similar lists every year due to the incredibly...
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Swiss set world record for largest alphorn ensemble
Over a thousand alphorn players for world record on Klewenalp NW Keystone-SDA Over a thousand alphorn players gathered on Klewenalp in canton Nidwalden on Saturday. At the gathering, they played choral melodies and broke the world record for the largest alphorn ensemble. This content was published on September 1, 2024 – 11:34 + Get the...
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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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Swiss traffic plans adapt to flood damaged A13
Following the closure of the A13 in Misox, Swiss Transport Minister Albert Rösti wants to manage vacation traffic in the summer as well as possible. This content was published on June 25, 2024 – 14:34 Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. The usual night-time closures of the Gotthard tunnel are to...
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Swiss village considers daytripper tax to curb overtourism
The fee would not apply to those who arrive by public transport. ADVERTISEMENT Lauterbrunnen is a bucolic mountain village set in the natural scenic splendour of the Alps. With velvet green valleys, towering cliffs and the sublime 300m-high Staubbach Falls, the area is an Intagrammable idyll. Visitors now come in their droves, and the 2,400-resident-strong...
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Amusing travel journal reveals Switzerland of 1837
“Where is the Jungfrau?” Mylord and Mylady struggle to navigate the Swiss mountains. Deutsches Tagebucharchiv German theologian Carl August Wildenhahn documented his journey through 19th century Switzerland with humorous observations and comic strip-style pictures. This content was published on May 11, 2024 – 11:00 Gabriel Heim, Blog des Schweizerischen Nationalmuseums In the early summer of...
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A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler’s remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.
The Theodul Glacier was expanding when a mysterious man in thin leather shoes trekked across its surface about 400 years ago. This field of ice high in the Alps, below the iconic and imposing Matterhorn, formed a treacherous pass between what is now Switzerland and Italy. It was the middle of the Little Ice Age,...