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The world's steepest funicular railway opens in Switzerland

The futuristic Stoos Bahn climbs a 110% gradient between Schywz to the mountain village of Stoos in central Switzerland.

Switzerland

Swiss village votes in favour of paying new residents to live there

Albinen estimates that in the next five years, five to 10 families will benefit from the scheme

Living

Inside the Audemars Piguet workshop

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French pilots pull off daring airplane stunt

The pair jumped off a mountain in the Alps and landed on board an airplane in mid-air.

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Switzerland

The Swiss village that will pay you 60,000 euros to live there

Albinen may offer prospective residents a bounty if they settle

Sport

Switzerland and Croatia book FIFA World Cup places

World News

First blood to Croatia and Swiss in World Cup qualifying playoffs

Switzerland's 1-0 win over Northern Ireland was marked by controversy

Living

Chopard wins the 'Aiguille d'Or' Grand Prix of watchmaking

Business Series

Follow live, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) 2017

The Watchmaking World’s "Oscars ceremony" will be announced on November 8th at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva.

France

Terrorist attack in French city of Nice thwarted?

At least 10 people have been arrested by counter-terrorism police in raids in France and Switzerland

Living

This year's trending watches from Geneva

Super light and resistant materials, artisanship and vintage are the watchwords in Geneva, the capital of horology.

Cult

Hidden treasures of Nazi art dealer go on display

An art stash hoarded by the son of a Nazi art collector has finally gone on public display.

Switzerland

Public invited to show off the power of their minds

An experiment in Lausanne, Switzerland, is inviting the public to hook themsleves up to a brain interface and try and move machinery with the power of thought alone.

Eco-Innovation

Android in the Alps

Exploring Austria with the new Porsche Design Huawei 10 Mate

Switzerland

Teenager arrested in Swiss axe attack

The attack, believed to have been carried out by a 17-year-old Latvian national, left several wounded in the small town of Flums, in north-eastern Switzerland

Sport

Itay to play Sweden in World Cup playoffs, Ireland draw Denmark

Sport

Federer beats Nadal to clinch Shanghai Masters, as Sharapova wins first title since drug ban

Switzerland

More than a million francs worth of gold lost in Swiss sewers every year

More than a million Swiss francs worth of gold is flushed down every year found a new study.

Switzerland

Global warming 'threatens Swiss Alps'

Swiss Alps under pressure as scientists stress negative effects of global warming.

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French team wins Gordon Bennett hot air balloon cup

French pair travel over 1,800 km from Germany to Estonia to claim victory over last year's champions.