Sweden’s Central Bank Holds Key Rate and Still Sees Chance of a Hike Later This Year
Finance
wsj.com
20.08.2026
The bodies of climbers who went missing in 1992 were found in Switzerland
Azerbaijan
apa.az
20.08.2026
Lake Zurich sees water level hit record low amid drought
Lake Zurich's water level sank to its lowest level in 75 years on Wednesday, official measurements showed, as a drawn-out drought also took a toll on a range of other major Swiss lakes.
Science
phys.org
19.08.2026
Switzerland has expanded sanctions against Russia
Azerbaijan
apa.az
19.08.2026
Is Brexit to blame for British citizens being deported from Sweden?
2,500 British people ordered to leave Sweden under ‘strict’ Brexit rules
World
independent.co.uk
19.08.2026
Bodies of two Belgian climbers found in Swiss Alps 34 years after disappearance
Wallis police keep records of people reported missing since 1925, mostly in mountainous areas and rivers.
World
euronews.com
19.08.2026
Swedish MP intervenes in ‘damaging’ Brexit row over elderly Britons ordered to leave
Migration minister asked how he intends to stop deportations of people ‘who had lived in Sweden for decades’The deportation and removal of British citizens from Sweden over Brexit residency rights is
World
theguardian.com
18.08.2026
Another Swiss beauty spot could be buried under rubble – here’s why
A landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year
World
independent.co.uk
18.08.2026
A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps
An unstable mountain rock formation looming above the Swiss village of Kandersteg threatens a landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year, a collapse scientists lin
Science
phys.org
18.08.2026
Another picture postcard Swiss village could be buried under rubble
A landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year
World
independent.co.uk
18.08.2026
Laramide Resources secures Swedish uranium exploration licences
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
17.08.2026
Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Fröst review – dance, dynamism and a wild rumpus as maverick clarinettist-conductor takes charge
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe ferociously dynamic SCO help Fröst drill down to the rhythmic essence of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony as well as works by contemporary composersIt’s a Sunday morning, and
Culture
theguardian.com
17.08.2026
Four EU countries will not recognize Russian non-biometric passports
Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg will not recognize Russian non-biometric (old, five-year) foreign passports from October 1.
Azerbaijan
report.az
17.08.2026
Elon Musk's Tesla Is Ending Sweden's Longest Strike by Buying Out Every Worker Still on It
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
16.08.2026
Post-Brexit rights for British citizens are being undermined in Sweden
Apparent high level of removal orders suggests Sweden is rejecting ‘reasonable grounds’ for failing to apply to stayBack in October 2020, the UK immigration minister stood up in parliament to reassure
Politics
theguardian.com
15.08.2026
Geneva super-rich rocked by luxury home burglary spree
Swiss officials say gangs from France are responsible for a recent rise in ‘homejackings’, sometimes at gunpoint
Finance
ft.com
15.08.2026
Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold
Swiss runner sets 1:54.81sec championship bestFemke Broeders-Bol secures bronze in 1:55.54When Audrey Werro was a child, she was so painfully shy that her father told her she had to become a lion ever
Sport
theguardian.com
14.08.2026
Hodgkinson has to settle for silver as Werro wins 800m gold
Keely Hodgkinson came up just short of a coveted European 800m title hat-trick after Swiss favourite Audrey Werro won their hotly-anticipated showdown in Birmingham as the British Olympic champion set
Sport
skysports.com
14.08.2026
Locarno Takeaways: A Charming Olivia Wilde, Navigating an Industry Crunch and One Reason Why There Should Be More Women Filmmakers
Unspooling over Aug. 5-15, this year’s Locarno Film Festival broke records for industry attendance and its heat, Switzerland enduring its hottest summer since records began in 1864. Led by an ebullien
Culture
variety.com
14.08.2026
Hillborg: Lost Landscapes album review – sonic imagination and luminous colours
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Kuusisto/Lubman/Falk Winland(Alpha)Unconventional instrumentation adds to the filmic feeling of these three works by the Swedish composer, played on this recording by a p
Culture
theguardian.com
14.08.2026