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Swiss dairy cooperative marks 10th anniversary with emoji-faced cheese

Milchmanufaktur in Einsiedeln celebrates its 10th anniversary with Emutschli, an emoji-adorned cheese, merging digital culture and traditional cheesemaking.

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Switzerland indicts two men on charges of links to so-called IS

The suspects face charges including participation in a terrorist group, bribery of public officials and money laundering.

Destinations

Why Zurich’s creative side makes it a top city break destination

While Basel shines during art week, Zurich offers travellers a year-round creative scene and cultural discoveries.

World News

France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants due to heatwave

To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at a higher temperature. However, this process can threaten local biodiversity if water is released which is too hot.

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Art

Never-before-seen Picasso ceramics break record at auction in Geneva

The expection-breaking total sum of €290,000 “reflects the public's enthusiasm for the master's works in all their forms,” stated Piguet, who handled the sale in Geneva.

Economy

Swiss deflation fuels talks of negative interest rates: Is SNB ready?

Switzerland may become the first advanced economy to revive negative interest rates, as inflation turned negative in May for the first time since 2021.

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Dozens evacuated in Switzerland's Valais canton following mudslide

Residents of Val de Bagne woke up on Monday to new debris flows after a major mudslide forced around 30 people to evacuate.

Moments

Fancy a multi-stop train trip but no time to plan? Try a guided tour

Keen to save time on planning, Vicky Smith tried a guided train trip with small-group adventure company Intrepid.

Europe News

Swiss villages on flood alert after glacier collapse buries Blatten

Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as a result of dammed water flows caused by debris.

Europe News

Search suspended for missing man after landslide buries Swiss village

The regional government said that a large chunk of the Birch Glacier above Glatten had broken off, causing the landslide, which also buried the nearby Lonza River bed.

Travel News

Swiss trims summer schedule as pilot crisis spreads across Europe

Switzerland’s national carrier isn’t the only European airline cutting summer flights.

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Aerial footage shows Alpine village buried by Birch glacier slide

Footage captured the aftermath of a massive landslide in southern Switzerland, where a glacier collapse sent rock and ice crashing down a mountainside.

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Massive glacier collapse devastates Swiss village of Blatten

A large section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, resulting in a torrent of ice, mud, and rock that has submerged the majority of a village evacuated earlier this month as a security precaution.

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Blatten remains evacuated as Birch Glacier continues to break apart

A section of the Birch Glacier in the Lötschental remains unstable following a major landslide, with millions of cubic metres of debris pushing the ice dangerously downhill.

EuroVerify

Fact check: Did NATO create the Eurovision Song Contest?

Social media users and alternative news outlets claim that decades-old NATO documents reveal that the military alliance was the mastermind behind Eurovision.

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Cows airlifted as Swiss village evacuated over rockslide fears

Dozens of cows have been airlifted from an Alpine village in southern Switzerland as geologists warn of an imminent rockslide.

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French government hid Nestlé's illegal treatment of bottled water

Last year, the Swiss company publicly acknowledged having used treatments on mineral waters and agreed to pay a €2 million fine to avoid legal action.

Culture news

Austria's JJ hopes classical training will lead to Eurovision success

Johannes Pietsch - aka: JJ - seems comfortable carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. The 24 year old Austrian-Filippino is one of the big favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest and believes his roots as a counter-tenor can help him conquer Europe.

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Ukraine and Sweden qualify in first round of Eurovision semi finals

The first of two Eurovision semi-finals saw sauna-loving trio KAJ and Dutch balladeer Claude among the ten acts voted through to the grand final, while five countries were sent home.

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Swiss president hopes 'Holy Spirit' will guide US-China tariff talks

The Swiss government said its talks with Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer were “convivial and constructive” and were aimed to lay out the guidelines for a deal on the issue of customs duties to be discussed again in coming weeks.