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Breathtaking fireworks show lights up the skies over Geneva

The traditional Geneva fireworks took place on the August 10 in the harbour, lighting up the skies over lake Leman with 2.5 tonnes of gunpowder.

11/08/2019

Switzerland

Watch: 'We need to do so much more,' says activist Greta Thunberg

Thunberg, 16, is attending the five-day Smile For Future event in Lausanne, Switzerland, which will culminate in a "Fridays For Future" strike — also known as "school strike for climate."

05/08/2019

Switzerland

Scientists develop video game that can be controlled by the mind

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a technology which allows people with severely impaired motor functions to play video games, using only their minds.

31/07/2019

Switzerland

Caster Semenya barred from defending 800m title at World Championships

Caster Semenya will not be allowed to compete at the World Championships later this year after the Swiss court overturned its ruling on testosterone regulations.

31/07/2019

Switzerland

World temperatures hotter 'than at any point in the last 2,000 years'

"The speed of global warming has never been as high as it is today," a study released on Wednesday has found.

25/07/2019

Switzerland

Swiss minister under fire for tobacco sponsorship of Expo pavilion

Swiss minister under fire for tobacco sponsorship of Expo pavilion

25/07/2019

Sport

Meet the Swiss league that's the antidote to football's super rich

Meet the Swiss league that's the antidote to football's super rich

20/07/2019

Switzerland

Watch: Once-in-a-generation festival kicks off in Switzerland

The Fête des Vignerons began in 1797 and has developed from an annual street parade into a globally-recognised extravaganza.

19/07/2019

Switzerland

Ruling the roost: Swiss judge imposes crowing schedule on rooster

The cockerel is now allowed out from 8am to 10pm from Monday to Friday and from 9am to 10 pm on Sundays.

10/07/2019

Switzerland

Swiss air force interrupts yodelling festival during fly-by mistake

Members of an aerial display team in the Swiss air force accidentally conducted a fly-by over the wrong location, interrupting a local yodeling festival.

09/07/2019

Switzerland

Swiss barracks under quarantine after dozens of soliders hospitalised

A Swiss military school in Germany has been placed under quarantine after 50 soldiers had to be taken to hospital with "severe" sickness.

05/07/2019

Focus

Crans Montana 2019| global players talk peace, development & stability

In partnership with Crans Montana Forum

Is achieving peace, development and stability a pipe dream? It is the main question being asked at 2019's Crans Montana Forum.

03/07/2019

Switzerland

Watch back: 'Saudi Arabia responsible' for Khashoggi murder, UN envoy

Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur for extrajudicial executions, presented her report at the Human Rights Council, of which Saudi Arabia is a member.

26/06/2019

Switzerland

Khashoggi's fiancée calls for international investigation into murder

"Those responsible must be punished," Hatice Cengiz said on Tuesday during a "Silencing Dissent" event at the UN European headquarters in Geneva.

25/06/2019

World

Stockholm and Milan battle it out to host 2026 Winter Olympics

Voting begins on Monday

24/06/2019

Switzerland

Research shows that people likelier to return wallets with more cash

Study across 355 cities in 40 countries should people are more likely to return a wallet the money it has in it

21/06/2019

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Passenger captures extreme turbulence on Pristina-Basel flight

A passenger on a flight from Pristina in Kosovo to Switzerland has captured the moment a plane hit a severe pocket of turbulence.

19/06/2019

Switzerland

Extreme turbulence captured on video by passenger

Ten people were injured in the incident aboard the ALK Airlines flight including a flight attendant who was thrown into the ceiling.

19/06/2019

Switzerland

Teens in cage protest US immigration policy in front of UN

A Human Rights Council panel is to review a complaint by the American Federation of Teachers against the "inhumane (U.S.) policy of tearing immigrant children from their families who come to our borders seeking asylum and protection."

18/06/2019

Living

Olympic house named one of the world’s most sustainable buildings

The IOC headquarters has been presented with a prestigious energy and environmental award.

14/06/2019

Cult

Art market growing as annual extravaganza opens in Basel

Prices for big-name artists holding firm, say experts.

14/06/2019

Switzerland

Swiss women strike for gender equality

Women across Switzerland are going on strike on Friday to demand more "pay, time, respect" as the gender pay gap hovers around 20%.

14/06/2019

Switzerland

Watch: Art Basel opens with Picasso painting on sale for €28 million

While stock markets have slowed globally, the ultra-high end of the art market has grown to €59 billion.

12/06/2019

World

Basel Art Fair Preview: Who will grab the headlines in 2019?

The world's largest art fair

11/06/2019

Switzerland

At least five people injured in Swiss gondola accident

At least five people were hurt after the cable supporting a gondola at a Swiss mountain resort snapped during maintenance work.

05/06/2019

Switzerland

Mike Pompeo: Iran should behave like 'a normal nation'

Mike Pompeo said the U.S. is prepared to engage with Iran about its nuclear programme but first needs to see the country behaving like "a normal nation."

02/06/2019