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This is what the world's greatest watchmakers think will define 2018

The new watches starring at ‘Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie’ in Geneva.

Switzerland

Zermatt: 13,000 stranded as high risk of avalanche threatens ski resor

The Swiss resort has been fully closed to traffic in and out since Monday evening after authorities raised the avalanche risk to the maximum level of five.

Switzerland

Wind blows a train carriage off the rails in Switzerland

Eight people injured after wind blows a train carriage off the rails in Switzerland. The accident happened in the central region near Lenk. All of the injured people were taken to hospital

Living

Underwater with Blancpain

From the Fifty Fathoms to marine adventure photography and real 'Ocean Commitment'.

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The best watches of 2017

From the unique to the extreme, and a few dotted in-between, here are the best pieces of 2017.

Switzerland

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.

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