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Drought warnings, record-breaking tourism figures, and key government decisions – here’s what’s making Swiss headlines.
The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...
Switzerland, preparing for the Women's European Championship, lost 1-0 to Norway in a UEFA Nations League match marred by a ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
A full rehearsal for their opening day game at the Women's European Championship saw host Switzerland beaten 1-0 by Norway in ...
The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts ...
The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost ...
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The collapse of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps buried and partially destroyed Blatten, a centuries-old village.
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
Swiss authorities said Friday that they were no longer considering evacuating most residents in the vicinity of a collapsed ...
Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...