Read more about the article Swiss Explorer Planning 10,000m High World First Trip With Solar Plane
Image shows the solar plane, undated photo. Pilot Raphael Domjan plans to set a new record and travel 10,000 metres with it starting from Valais, Switzerland. (Newsflash)

Swiss Explorer Planning 10,000m High World First Trip With Solar Plane

A Swiss pilot and explorer is attempting to set a new 10,000-metre flight record with a solar and electric plane, hoping to fly as high as commercial airliners. Pilot Raphael…

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Read more about the article Swiss Zoo Welcomes Two Protected Gecko Species To Mark International Day For Biological Diversity
Image shows a standing's day gecko, undated photo. It was brought at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, in May 2024. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Swiss Zoo Welcomes Two Protected Gecko Species To Mark International Day For Biological Diversity

A zoo in Switzerland has introduced two protected gecko species into their terrarium to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity. The Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, received the short-headed Day…

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Read more about the article Canadian Soldier Who Vanished In Swiss Avalanche Found Dead
Image shows the avalanche in Riffelberg, Switzerland, on April 1, 2024. Captain Sean Thomas, 30, was found dead after he went missing in the incident. (Newsflash)

Canadian Soldier Who Vanished In Swiss Avalanche Found Dead

The body of a Canadian soldier who vanished in an avalanche in Switzerland has been found. Captain Sean Thomas, 30, was found dead after he went missing in an avalanche…

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Read more about the article 1,500 Swiss Cabbies Lose Licence Over New German Language Law
Illustrative image shows a taxi, undated. Poor German skills cost 1,500 taxi drivers their jobs. (Newsflash)

1,500 Swiss Cabbies Lose Licence Over New German Language Law

Hundreds of taxi drivers in Switzerland have been stripped of their licences after strict new German language rules came into force. The regulation means any cabbie without advanced qualifications and…

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Read more about the article AI Changes Prices Of Ski Passes Several Times A Day Same As Petrol Stations
Illustrative image shows Zermatt ski area, undated. The lift prices reportedly change several times a day. (Newsflash)

AI Changes Prices Of Ski Passes Several Times A Day Same As Petrol Stations

Artificial intelligence has been changing the prices of Swiss ski resorts several times a day for the first time, it has emerged. The posh Zermatt mountain resort, famous for its…

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Read more about the article Swiss Plane Leaves For Spain Without Luggage Due To Staff Shortage
Image shows an Airbus A220-100, similar to the one that traveled from Zurich, Switzerland, to Bilbao, Spain, undated photo. It arrived at the airport in Spain without the passengers' luggage due to a shortage of staff on Saturday, Sep. 9, 2023. (Swiss International Air Lines Ltd./Newsflash)

Swiss Plane Leaves For Spain Without Luggage Due To Staff Shortage

A Swiss airline has set a new standard after it managed to lose everyone's luggage while on a flight from Switzerland to Spain. The 111 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)…

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Read more about the article Authorities Charge Tourists GBP 4.50 For Selfies At Lake Spot Featured In Korean Netflix Show
Image shows tourists at the Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, undated photo. The place has been overflown with visitors because of the South Korean TV series 'Crash Landing on You' on Netflix. (Postauto/Newsflash)

Authorities Charge Tourists GBP 4.50 For Selfies At Lake Spot Featured In Korean Netflix Show

The Swiss authorities have begun charging tourists to take selfies at an idyllic lake beauty spot featured in a popular South Korean Netflix show after thousands of people started visiting…

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Read more about the article Fears Over 80-year-Old Round-The-World Sailor Missing For Two Months
Peter Baggenstos, 80, poses in undated photo. He was last seen in the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, on Dec. 1, 2022. (Tasmania Police/Newsflash)

Fears Over 80-year-Old Round-The-World Sailor Missing For Two Months

The search for a missing round-the-world sailor has continued nearly two months after he was last seen in New Zealand. Swiss yachtsman Peter Baggenstos, aged 80, vanished in the middle…

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Read more about the article Dad Of Two Dead After Avalanche On Swiss Mountain Buried Him Alive
Image shows the area around the mountainous village of San Bernardino, canton of Grisons, in Switzerland, where the incident happened, undated photo. A 56-eyar-old man died in the hospital after being buried by an avalanche on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (Kantonspolizei Graubuenden/Newsflash)

Dad Of Two Dead After Avalanche On Swiss Mountain Buried Him Alive

A father has died in hospital after he and his son were swept away by an avalanche on a Swiss mountain. The man was travelling with his wife and their…

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