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Switzerland has reached the last 16 of the World Cup after beating Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver — the team's first knockout-stage win at a World Cup since 1954.

The Environment Minister Albert Rösti says the current heatwave is a clear sign of climate change, calling it a major risk to people and the environment.

Heatwave temperatures are expected early next week.

This week's violent storms have done little to ease the drought, with fire-risk warnings at level four out of five across most cantons.

Inflation stood at half a percent in the year to June, down from 0.6% in May, according to the Federal Statistics Office.

Drivers in Geneva are being warned to expect major disruption on the Left Bank this weekend because of the triathlon.