Five missing after fire ‘completely destroys’ apartments in Swiss Alpine town
A search for the missing is underway, according to the police
World
independent.co.uk
21.08.2026
Seeing the unseen: A new tool visualizes hidden structures in complex biological data
Modern biology research can now generate valuable data on an unprecedented scale. But there is one major obstacle: making sense of these complex high-dimensional datasets. A team at the University of
Science
phys.org
21.08.2026
Five missing after fire 'completely destroys' restaurant with apartments
Five people are missing after a fire broke out in the Swiss town of Thusis, local police have said.
World
news.sky.com
21.08.2026
Five missing after fire in Swiss Alpine town
Eight others were injured, local police say, with the cause of the fire still being investigated.
World
bbc.co.uk
21.08.2026
Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
The 26-year-old sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.
World
bbc.co.uk
21.08.2026
Swiss tourist jailed for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence
A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for social media posts insulting Nyepi
World
aljazeera.com
20.08.2026
A little Big Bang: Bowling-pin-shaped nuclei shed new light on the universe's first moments
What happened in the first moments of the universe—before the building blocks of life and the world we know today came into existence? Physicists at the CERN research facility in Switzerland are tryin
Science
phys.org
20.08.2026
Swiss tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali's sacred Day of Silence
A court in Bali has sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Hindu observance
World
abcnews.com
20.08.2026
Bodies of hikers missing for 30 years found after glacier melts
The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found in a melting glacier.
World
news.sky.com
20.08.2026
Swiss Watch Exports Stay Resilient in July Helped by U.S. Performance
Finance
wsj.com
20.08.2026
The bodies of climbers who went missing in 1992 were found in Switzerland
Azerbaijan
apa.az
20.08.2026
Lake Zurich sees water level hit record low amid drought
Lake Zurich's water level sank to its lowest level in 75 years on Wednesday, official measurements showed, as a drawn-out drought also took a toll on a range of other major Swiss lakes.
Science
phys.org
19.08.2026
Switzerland has expanded sanctions against Russia
Azerbaijan
apa.az
19.08.2026
Bodies of two Belgian climbers found in Swiss Alps 34 years after disappearance
Wallis police keep records of people reported missing since 1925, mostly in mountainous areas and rivers.
World
euronews.com
19.08.2026
Another Swiss beauty spot could be buried under rubble – here’s why
A landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year
World
independent.co.uk
18.08.2026
A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps
An unstable mountain rock formation looming above the Swiss village of Kandersteg threatens a landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year, a collapse scientists lin
Science
phys.org
18.08.2026
Another picture postcard Swiss village could be buried under rubble
A landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year
World
independent.co.uk
18.08.2026
Geneva super-rich rocked by luxury home burglary spree
Swiss officials say gangs from France are responsible for a recent rise in ‘homejackings’, sometimes at gunpoint
Finance
ft.com
15.08.2026
Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold
Swiss runner sets 1:54.81sec championship bestFemke Broeders-Bol secures bronze in 1:55.54When Audrey Werro was a child, she was so painfully shy that her father told her she had to become a lion ever
Sport
theguardian.com
14.08.2026
Hodgkinson has to settle for silver as Werro wins 800m gold
Keely Hodgkinson came up just short of a coveted European 800m title hat-trick after Swiss favourite Audrey Werro won their hotly-anticipated showdown in Birmingham as the British Olympic champion set
Sport
skysports.com
14.08.2026