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Flush with cash: toilets in Switzerland found stuffed with €500 notes

Over €83,000 in high-denomination banknotes was found stuffed in toilets in Geneva’s financial district

Sport

US Open: Roger Federer defeated by Juan Martin del Potro

US Open: Federer defeated by Juan Martin del Potro

Switzerland

Non-stop rain over 72 hours floods eastern Switzerland

Eastern Switzerland is suffering flooding after 72 hours of non-stop rain.

Switzerland

Swiss suspend search for missing hikers amid fresh landslide fears

Swiss police are expecting more landslides in the remote valley where eight people went missing

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Second mudslide hits devastated Bondo in Swiss Alps

The search continues for eight hikers, missing presumed dead, as a second mudslide hits the village of Bondo in the Swiss Alps.

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Search resumed for eight missing hikers in Bondo, Switzerland

The rescue effort, which had been called off overnight, resumed on Friday, for eight hikers missing since the occurrence of a massive landslide on Wednesday

Germany

Almost a fifth of 'Europeans' wouldn't want to live next door to a Muslim

Almost a fifth of participants from five European countries would not want to have a Muslim as a neighbour, a recent study found.

Switzerland

Up to 14 people missing after devastating Swiss landslide

Up to 14 people missing after a massive landslide struck Switzerland's Piz Cengalo mountain on Wednesday morning.

Switzerland

8 people missing after Swiss landslide

Dramatic drone footage captures moment as raging torrent of mud careers through Bondo

Switzerland

Take a shower before swimming, hotel tells its Jewish guests

Controversial sign sparks diplomatic intervention.

Switzerland

How climate change could lead to more grim discoveries among Europe’s peaks

There have been three finds of frozen remains in the last month alone.

Switzerland

Man pays €8,700 for a glass of whisky

Switzerland

'World's longest' pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Switzerland

The longest suspension bridge in the world was inaugurated yesterday in Randa, Switzerland.

Germany

Two people killed in shoot out with police in southern Germany

German police say two people have died after a 34-year-old man opened fire in a nightclub in the southern German city of Constance.

Switzerland

Switzerland: Five injured in Schaffhausen chainsaw attack

An attack by a man armed with a chainsaw in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen has left five people injured, two seriously, according to police.

Switzerland

Daughter of frozen parents feels a 'sense of calm' after discovery

The daughter of a couple who went missing 75 years ago in the Swiss Alps says she feels "a deep sense of calm" after the discovery of their frozen remains.

Switzerland

Frozen bodies of couple missing since 1942 found in Swiss Alps

They were last seen going to milk their cows midway through World War II.

Cult

George Benson at the Montreux Jazz Festival

Legendary 74 old American jazz-man George Benson performed for the 25th time at this year's Montreux Jazz festival, proving he still has the voice.

World News

Roger Federer wins Wimbledon men's final for the eighth time 6:3, 6:1, 6:4.

The 35-year-old Swiss beat Marin Cilic in three straight sets to set a new record for the number of Wimbledon Men's Singles titles.

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Montreux Jazz Festival: Something for Everyone

The annual music showcase features acts from Tom Jones to Beth Ditto and hip hop legends 'The Roots'