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Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - U.N. report

Some of the world's most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania are set to disappear by 2050 due to global warming, whatever the temperature rise scenario, according to a UNESCO report.

Reuters

Switzerland imposes sanctions on deliveries of Iranian drones to Russia

Switzerland has decided to adopt the European Union's sanctions on delivering Iranian drones to Russia, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

International baccalaureate: how the media helps the qualification retain prestige

More than 150 countries around the world offer school pupils the opportunity to take the international baccalaureate (IB) rather than qualifications from their own education systems.

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Vegan activist takes Switzerland to human rights court over prison diet

Man says state prison failed to provide adequate diet, in appeal joined by former psychiatric patient

The Guardian - UK

Why does the US allow a controversial weedkiller banned across the world?

Paraquat is outlawed in the EU, UK, Switzerland and China as a growing chorus of US advocacy groups demand the EPA change its position

The Guardian - US

Where Xherdan Shaqiri is now after being told he was "not a champion" with Liverpool

Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri left Liverpool in the summer of 2021 after winning four trophies - including the Premier League title and Champions League

Daily Mirror

Widow who paid £10,000 for terminally ill husband to die in Switzerland calls on UK to change its euthanasia laws

'The shame about it is that had the UK law been in place then those four years would have been so much more pleasant because he would have known that when he couldn't cope with it no longer he could have just asked for the assistance required'

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Battle of the Alps? Water woes loom amid climate change

Bountiful for centuries, the crystal-clear waters issuing from the Alps could become increasingly contested as climate change and glacier melt affect the lives of tens of millions in the coming years: Italy wants them for crop irrigation

The Independent UK

Credit Suisse Launches Radical Overhaul to Stabilize Bank

Credit Suisse announced a radical series of measures Thursday aimed at turning around the beleaguered bank following huge third quarter losses, including revamping its investment banking unit, 9,000 job layoffs and raising fresh capital. Switzerland's second-biggest bank launched a strategic review aimed at putting an end to a series of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Cup 2022 Group G fixtures, teams and tournament venues

Brazil, Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia make up Group G

The Independent UK

Serbia World Cup 2022 squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more

Serbia stunned Portugal in World Cup qualifying - could they spring another surprise in Qatar?

The Independent UK

World Cup 2022 ultimate guide: Fixtures, schedule, kick off-times and Qatar stadiums

Qatar 2022 World Cup information from football.london with key fixtures to look out for, a stadium-by-stadium guide and the full schedule for November and December.

Football London

World Cup 1954: West Germany, Hungary and the Miracle of Berne

Being one of the few European nations not to be deeply affected by WWII, Switzerland was chosen to host the 1954 event.

Al Jazeera

Andy Murray reveals brutal text he sent to Roger Federer about Arsenal star Granit Xhaka

Andy Murray has returned to Federer's native Switzerland for the Swiss Indoors and couldn't resist a dig about his beloved Arsenal and midfielder Granit Xhaka

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The Independent UK

Switzerland World Cup 2022 squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more

Underestimate a Swiss side led by in-form captain Granit Xhaka at your peril – just ask France

Asharq Al-Awsat

Western Countries Vow to Support Sudan in Post-Civilian Transition

A group of western countries vowed to help Sudan unlock its “substantial” economic potential after a return to a credible civilian transition. The United States, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement that…

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Crédit Suisse to pay 238 million euros to settle French fraud case

Switzerland's second-largest bank, Crédit Suisse, has agreed to pay 238 million euros to avoid prosecution on French money laundering and tax fraud charges.

Daily Mirror

Lia Walti hails "experienced" Arsenal as unbeaten run continued at Liverpool

Switzerland captain Lia Walti set Arsenal on the way to a 2-0 win over Liverpool who have now lost their last three Women's Super League games

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Graffiti Of Medieval Knight Discovered In Jerusalem

Archeologists discover charcoal inscription by Swiss noble Knight Adrian von Bubenberg on a wall on Mount Zion.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: 23 Children Killed, 90 Journalists, Lawyers, Artists Arrested In Iran Protests

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani revealed on Tuesday that 23 children have been killed in Iran’s ongoing mass protests. This comes as Switzerland is considering whether to adopt the strengthened EU sanctions against Iran following Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators outraged by the death of…

Evening Standard

World Cup 2022: Groups, tables, fixtures, stadiums, schedule and how to watch every match live

After so much talk about the landscape off the field, the World Cup in Qatar finally gets underway.

The Conversation

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet

Finally, after what was arguably the worst summer on record for glaciers, snow has begun to fall in the European Alps. It is much needed. Over the 19 years that I have visited and studied the glaciers in Switzerland, I have not seen a summer like 2022. The scale of…

Reuters

Swiss considering wider EU sanctions on Iran over Amini death

Switzerland is considering whether to adopt the strengthened European Union sanctions against Iran following Teheran's crackdown against demonstrators outraged by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

The Conversation

Liz Truss: what I told European colleagues when they asked me what on Earth is going on in British politics

The Casino de Montbenon in Lausanne, Switzerland would make a perfect setting for a James Bond film. Located in magnificent gardens and overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps, criminals and villains could make their entry or escape by motorboat or helicopter. The building itself is as beautiful as it is…

Evening Standard

Two men jailed for swindling victims out of £674,000 in online dating scam

One female victim from Switzerland lost more than £600,000 after the men tricked her into thinking she was in an online romance

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