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The Latest Breaking News from Switzerland

Ayr songwriter is man behind Switzerland's Eurovision Song Contest entry

Argyle Singh, from Ayr, co-wrote 'Watergun' but turned down the offer to perform it on the big stage.

Daily Record

Asian fans flock to ‘Crash Landing’ site in Switzerland

ISELTWALD, Switzerland: Asian tourists flocking to a pier in the small village of Iseltwald near Interlaken in central Switzerland, which features in a hit South Korean drama, have caused a stir among the locals and caught regional authorities off-guard.

Bangkok Post

As it happened: No GC fireworks on shortened Giro d'Italia stage 13 as Rubio wins from breakaway

Re-live the action from the false start to the top of Crans Montana

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In perpetuity

Two centuries after the passing of Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), his legacy is kept alive in Switzerland's Vallée de Joux -- the hub of haute horlogerie.

Bangkok Post

1,700-year-old Roman watchtower ruins discovered in Switzerland

Archaeologists in Switzerland have unearthed the remains of a fourth century A.D. watchtower built to protect the edge of the Roman Empire.

LiveScience

Homes Under The Hammer's Martin Roberts amazed by Welsh terrace with 'Austrian views' that comes with a hidden extra

Is the BBC programme filming in Austria, Switzerland or New Zealand? No, it's the Rhondda valley and Martin Roberts is loving it

Wales Online

'I quit my job in HR and now get to stay in luxury homes across the world for free'

Travel content creator Kristina Corniel says she's never "felt so alive"

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Woman quits job and travels world for free staying in luxury homes

Kristina has taken breaks across Europe and America without paying for her accommodation

Wales Online

Body of missing Irish man Justin Flannery recovered from river in Switzerland

The 26-year-old's body was discovered in the Lütschine river on Monday evening

Irish Mirror

Kemi Badenoch flying to Switzerland to discuss post-Brexit trade deal

Business and trade secretary to meet Swiss counterpart on Monday to boost trade between two ‘services superpowers’

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch to hold talks on modernising UK-Swiss trade deal

The Trade Secretary will meet her counterpart, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, in the capital Bern to discuss a ‘services-based’ deal.

The Independent UK

Eurovision 2023 Switzerland entry: Who is Remo Forrer, Watergun song lyrics and odds to win

Everything you need to know about Remo Forrer and words in full for Watergun

Manchester Evening News

When Celine Dion won Eurovision and other notable champions from over the years

The event has featured some iconic artists since it's inception in 1956

Bristol Post

The 'gay world cup': why LGBTQ+ audiences love Eurovision

In 1956, seven European countries – Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany – gathered in Lugano, Switzerland for the first ever Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was only broadcast in select countries, meaning only a small number of viewers watched Swiss entry Lys Assia win the…

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The Independent UK

Stragglers pack up as Swiss village is evacuated under rockslide threat

Stragglers packed up belongings in cars, trucks and at least one pickup truck before a looming deadline to evacuate a village in eastern Switzerland facing an urgent rockslide threat

The Independent UK

Watch: Swiss village of Brienz braces for more rockslides as residents evacuate

Over 100 residents have been evacuated from the town of Brienz in eastern Switzerland, days after a giant rockslide concerned officials that the mountain is on the verge of collapse.

ABC News

Switzerland evacuates village Brienz at risk of being wiped out by massive rockfall

Residents in the village of Brienz have been ordered to abandon their tiny mountain home.

The Independent UK

Swiss parliamentary panel seeks easing of export controls on weaponry

A parliamentary committee in Switzerland has recommended easing export controls for Swiss-made war materiel to help prop up the domestic defense industry

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Reuters

Switzerland evacuates village threatened by vast rockfall

Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern canton of Graubunden because of fears it could soon be buried beneath a collapsing mountainside.

The Independent UK

Swiss villagers told to evacuate over Alpine rockslide alert

Authorities in eastern Switzerland have ordered residents of the tiny village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening because geology experts say a mass of 2 million cubic meters of Alpine rock looming overhead could break loose

The Guardian - UK

Spectator journalist Taki Theodoracopulos to face trial for alleged attempted rape in 2009

Greek-born 86-year-old, who denies the charge, to go on trial in Switzerland, where offence is alleged to have occurred

Wales Online

New Foreign Office France travel advice as strike date set and warning over health insurance

Officials say that people might not have the right travel insurance as they could be forced to travel to Switzerland for treatment

Reuters

Switzerland holds military drills, its role in European defence in focus

In one of Switzerland's largest military exercises in more than three decades, soldiers rehearsed repelling a fictional enemy, tossed grenades and fired live munitions as they showcased the self-defence capabilities that define their "armed neutrality".

The Independent UK

UK ticketholder claims £46.2million share of EuroMillions jackpot

A ticket from France and a ticket from Switzerland also matched the winning numbers

Reuters

Zelenskiy to address Swiss parliament

Switzerland's parliament has approved a request from Ukrainian authorities for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to address it.

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