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The record-breaking heatwave is forcing authorities to take emergency measures.

The glaciers are losing water at an alarming rate as the heatwave drags on.

The Beznau nuclear plant will be shut down today, as the Aare river has reached the 25-degree threshold.

A torrential mudslide swept through the Haute-Savoie hamlet of Chéron Wednesday night, hitting five of its eleven houses and forcing the evacuation of 21 residents.

The Swiss Tenants' Association has secured the 140,000 signatures it needed to force a national vote on abusive rents.

A new study has put a number on what most diners only guess at — 5 to 10% is the going rate for a tip in a Swiss restaurant.