Switzerland's government approved a parliamentary committee motion to strengthen controls at its borders. But what does the word ‘border’ really mean in the Swiss context?

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The complicating part of staging a Winter Games in the Italian Alps? Getting around the Italian Alps, but such hurdles might ...

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The country's Nazi-era racism persists, with Islamophobia normalised through laws and rhetoric that criminalise Muslims, and perpetuated by institutional complicity ...

To make a direct call to Austria From Switzerland, you need to follow the international dialing format given below. The dialing format is same for calling Austria mobile or land line from Switzerland.

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — When Austria last hosted the Alpine skiing world championships in 2013, it had to wait until the final day for the team’s first individual gold medal.

The commodities giant went on trial in Switzerland over attempts to gain access to Angola's oil market. Two separate avalanches killed four Norwegians and one Swiss skier. A 17-year-old speed ...

Swiss and Austria customs agents main a presence at busy border crossings and they sometimes stop skiers and riders for customs checks as Switzerland is not a member of the EU Customs Union. Paznauner ...

Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato) Austria’s Manuel Feller celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, men’s World Cup slalom, in Schladming, Austria, Wednesday ...

VIENNA (AP) — Switzerland 11, Austria 0. The contrast between the two rival powerhouses of ski racing could hardly be bigger heading into the Alpine world championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm ...