Recent News Headlines : Canton Of Schwyz

TRUMP'S TRIP TO DAVOS SETS UP CLASH OF CULTURES


Yet there is no escaping the long shadow cast over the week by Trump, as the convention-shredding president bids to make good on his Davos-baiting promises... READ MORE

20th January, 2018 7

'AIR BRIDGE' FOR TOURISTS RESUMES IN SNOWBOUND SWISS TOWN


Air bridge for tourists resumes in snowbound Swiss town... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 0

STORM BATTERS EUROPE AND BRITISH ISLES, KILLING 1 AND INJURING 15


In all, the Interior Ministry said 15 people in France were injured, with four in serious condition, following accidents caused by high winds... READ MORE

3rd January, 2018 181

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MELTING GLACIERS IN SWISS ALPS COULD REVEAL HUNDREDS OF MUMMIFIED CORPSES


Police in Valais expect the bodies of many more missing persons to emerge because of global warming... READ MORE

5th August, 2017 11671

AMERICAN HIKER FALLS TO DEATH NEAR ICONIC SWISS MATTERHORN


The body of an American hiker who fell almost 500 feet in the Swiss Alps was found near Zermatt... READ MORE

28th December, 2016 6367

WORLD'S LONGEST PEDESTRIAN SUSPENSION BRIDGE OPENS IN SWITZERLAND


Longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world officially opens in Switzerland, connects two sections of a walking trail... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 4896

WORLD'S LONGEST PEDESTRIAN SUSPENSION BRIDGE OPENS IN THE SWISS ALPS


High and handsome amid beautiful Swiss scenery, the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge offers hikers a time-saving, jaw-dropping experience... READ MORE

3rd August, 2017 3989

WORLD'S LONGEST AND DEEPEST RAIL TUNNEL TO OPEN IN SWITZERLAND


The 57km 35-mile twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe... READ MORE

1st June, 2016 3301

WORLD'S LONGEST RAIL TUNNEL TO OPEN IN SWITZERLAND UNDER ALPS


EU heads to take 57km maiden voyage in EUR11bn Gotthard base tunnel on Wednesday... READ MORE

1st June, 2016 1856

SWITZERLAND LANDSLIDE: ARE THE ALPS MELTING?


Before Wednesday's landslide, sensors on the Piz Cenaglo, high above the Bondasca valley, had already shown that the rock mass was moving... READ MORE

26th August, 2017 1830

HOW DAVOS BRINGS THE GLOBAL ELITE TOGETHER


In 1987 the organization was renamed the World Economic Forum, and its annual conference was well enough known to be referred to simply as Davos... READ MORE

16th January, 2017 1469

HOW DAVOS BRINGS THE GLOBAL ELITE TOGETHER


In 1987 the organization was renamed the World Economic Forum, and its annual conference was well enough known to be referred to simply as Davos... READ MORE

15th January, 2017 1460

SWITZERLAND'S LAVERTEZZO OVERRUN WITH TOURISTS AFTER VIDEO GOES VIRAL


Village dubbed the Maldives of Milan is being turned into an open air toilet, residents say... READ MORE

27th July, 2017 1228

CAN MODERN MAKEOVER SAVE SMALLEST SWISS VILLAGE?


For tourism director Elia Frapolli, a place to switch off completely, to escape from 21st-Century life, is precisely Corippo's attraction... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 1112

SWISS RESORT LAUNCHES SPECIAL TRAIN FOR CHINESE TOURISTS


A special train for Chinese tourists has been launched at a mountain resort in Switzerland, following tensions over cultural differences... READ MORE

30th August, 2015 826

AMERICAN WHO DIED ON MATTERHORN FELL FROM MOUNTAIN HE LOVED


Post to Facebook American who died on Matterhorn fell from mountain he loved Patrick James Harper tumbled to his death from iconic Swiss Mountain... READ MORE

29th December, 2016 257

JUMPING OFF A CLIFF 'FEELS LIKE FLYING, NOT FALLING'


Some people play tennis or golf, I like to go jumping, explains base jumper Justine Edde... READ MORE

14th October, 2014 203

CALLAWAY: DAVOS, SUMMIT CONFERENCE FOR THE 1%


A backcountry skiier climbs towards the Mederger Flue peak in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan... READ MORE

19th January, 2015 184

XI JINPING TO BECOME THE FIRST CHINESE PRESIDENT TO ATTEND WEF IN DAVOS


Xi is attending Davos as part of a three-day state visit to Switzerland, including a speech to the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday... READ MORE

11th January, 2017 164

HUGE ROCK BREAKS OFF SIDE OF SWISS MOUNTAIN


2 000 cubic metres of rock broke from the 9049ft mountain Mel de la Niva near Evol ne in Switzerland... READ MORE

23rd October, 2015 121

FIVE SKIERS DIE IN AVALANCHES IN SWISS AND FRENCH ALPS


5 metres 8 feet of snow in a massive rescue operation involving about 30 emergency workers and several helicopters... READ MORE

22nd February, 2015 112

EIGHT DIE IN THE ALPS IN THREE CLIMBING ACCIDENTS


BERLIN -- Eight mountain climbers died in three accidents this weekend in the Austrian and the Italian Alps... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 106

THE WORLD'S LONGEST RAILWAY TUNNEL JUST OPENED


It held a celebration for the completion of the 35-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel, which runs through the Alps... READ MORE

1st June, 2016 102

EUROPEAN LEADERS OPEN WORLD'S LONGEST RAIL TUNNEL IN SWITZERLAND


He spoke before European leaders made a ceremonial first journey through the Gotthard base tunnel... READ MORE

1st June, 2016 85

DAVOS IS WHERE THE WORLD'S ELITE MEET, TALK AND TAKE SELFIES. BUT DO THEY MAKE DEALS?


Trudeau ministers hope Davos speed dating builds relationships... READ MORE

22nd January, 2016 64

AMERICAN GOES MISSING WHILE 'SPEED FLYING' IN SWISS ALPS


A sudden gust of wind threw the group off, authorities said, but five people managed to ski, hike out or be rescued by helicopters so far... READ MORE

30th March, 2016 51

XI JINPING FIRST CHINESE LEADER TO BE AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM


The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday confirmed Xi's widely expected attendance at the annual gathering of global political leaders, CEOs and celebrities in the Swiss Alps... READ MORE

11th January, 2017 45

SWISS CELEBRATE WORLD'S LONGEST, DEEPEST RAIL TUNNEL


The new tunnel through the Alps is 35.5 miles long, exceeding by 2 miles the current record-holder, Japan's Seikan Tunnel... READ MORE

1st June, 2016 35

'MIDDLE-CLASS JOE' BIDEN TELLS DAVOS BOSSES TO LOOK AFTER WORKERS


That, Biden said, represented a major threat to all members of society... READ MORE

21st January, 2016 31

HOW DAVOS BRINGS THE GLOBAL ELITE TOGETHER


Questions and answers about this week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland... READ MORE

15th January, 2017 26

DONALD TRUMP SKIPS DAVOS MEETING, OXFAM RELEASES NEW REPORT


World Economic Forum 2017 Donald Trump Skips Davos Meeting, Oxfam Releases New Report... READ MORE

16th January, 2017 24

SWITZERLAND COMPLETES WORLD'S LONGEST RAIL TUNNEL


Many tunnels today crisscross the Swiss Alps, and the Gotthard Pass already has two the first, also a railway tunnel, was built in 1882... READ MORE

2nd June, 2016 23

INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE OF MOUNTAIN CLIMBER SPRINTING ACROSS PEAKS


Andreas Steindl took the road less travelled across the Alps on Wednesday, sprinting across five peaks in less than eight hours... READ MORE

21st August, 2015 19


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