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Severe Ice Storm in Switzerland
The incredible photo above was taken at Versoix am Genfersee, at the southern end of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, after an intense storm on January 26, 2005. Winds gusted to 31 meters/sec (70mph) as temperatures dropped to -12 to -7 Celsius (10 to 19F), causing massive waves and sea spray to encase everything near the shore in sheets of ice
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7 Facts About the Military Empire of Switzerland
Switzerland does not have an army, Switzerland is an army
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Swiss outrage over executive pay sparks a movement in Europe
Here’s an idea for how to end corporate greed and reverse the trend of growing income inequality worldwide: impose a new rule that would limit the pay of top executives to just 12 times that of the lowest-paid employees at the same firm. In other words, prevent CEOs from earning more in one month than the lowliest shop-floor worker earns in a year.
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Why the Swiss Scorn the Superrich
Switzerland may be best known for its smart ski resorts and discreet banking services for the superrich, but the Swiss themselves are remarkably allergic to the trappings of conspicuous wealth.
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Swiss voters back limit on immigration
Voters in Switzerland narrowly backed a proposal to limit immigration Sunday, in a blow for the government after it had warned that the measure could harm the Swiss economy and relations with the European Union.
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Swiss to vote on world's highest minimum wage
A proposed minimum wage of 22 francs an hour ($24.80) would have a damaging effect on Switzerland's job market, says Swiss economics minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, as voters prepare to decide.
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Swiss Airline First to Offer ‘Allergy-friendly’ Flight
The Swiss International Air Lines will start offering products that are guaranteed “allergy-friendly” to provide better travel experience to its passenger. Beginning May, passengers can order for gluten-free and lactose-free meals and drinks, and see changes on the cabin interior design.
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Swiss to vote in referendum on world's highest minimum wage
Fears proposed £14.70 an hour will particularly hit manufacturing sector, which accounts for more than 20% of Switzerland's GDP
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Swiss reject highest minimum wage
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to introduce what would have been the highest minimum wage in the world in a referendum.
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Dmitry Rybolovlev, the biggest divorce settlement in history
A Swiss court has ordered a Russian billionaire to pay more than $4.5 billion to his ex-wife in what could become the biggest divorce settlement in history.
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Sphinx Observatory in Switzerland
The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which it is located. At 3,571 m (11,716 ft) above mean sea level, it is one the highest observatories in the world.
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Authorities 'cover up' radioactive waste dump
A highly radioactive substance, emitting in some places radiation 100 times the permitted amount, has been discovered in the canton of Bern, Swiss media reporte
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'Sex drive-in' hailed as success after year-long experiment in Zürich
Swiss authorities are basking in the afterglow of their decision last year to create a sex drive-in in Zürich, with social services hailing it a success on its first anniversary on Tuesday .
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Man Bitten by Ebola Patient Flown to Switzerland
Swiss authorities say a male nurse who was bitten by an Ebola patient while working in West Africa has been flown to Switzerland as a precaution. The health ministry says the unidentified man was working for an international organization in Sierra Leone when he was bitten by a child infected with Ebola on Saturday.
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Would You Wear a Diamond Made From the Ashes of a Loved One?
A Swiss company wants to change the way people mourn by transforming the remains of their loved ones into gems.
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Footballer banned for 50 years after kicking ball in referee’s face
A fourth division player in Switzerland has been handed a 50-year ban after kicking a ball in the referee’s face and then spraying him with water.
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Will a guaranteed income ever come to America?
When activists in Switzerland dumped 8 million Swiss coins – one for each citizen – in front of the Parliament building in Bern last fall, the rest of the world took notice. Not just because it was a compelling publicity stunt, but because the activists secured enough signatures to get a referendum on an unconditional basic income on the ballot. If it’s adopted as part of the Swiss constitution, citizens, regardless of whether they work, would receive 30,000 Swiss Francs (about $34,000) a year.
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Swiss Pocket Watch Sells for Record $24 Million
A Swiss-made pocket watch fetched a record $24 million, the most ever paid for a timepiece, at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva on Tuesday. The Henry Graves Jr. Supercomplication is named after a New York banker who competed with the car manufacturer James Ward Packard to commission the most elaborate watch possible in the early 20th century, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Giant Slalom - Wingsuit Flying
GIANT Slalom.Location: Switzerland, Italy and France.A compilation of some of the exits I've opened this year plus an already known one.These are some of the most difficult and fun lines I've ever flown
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Diga di Luzzone: The Swiss Dam That's Also the World's Largest Artificial Climbing Wall
If you’re up for a challenge and into wall climbing, you might be interested in Switzerland’s man-made climbing route, the Diga di Luzzone. The working dam slash artificial wall is considered as the Everest of wall climbing as it extends up to 540 vertical feet from the base to the top of the dam. Climbers have to go through 5 pitches that curves up to the dam while being surrounded by panoramic Swiss mountains...
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