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Philip Nitschke, founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International, attends a press conference in Basel, Switzerland, on May 9, 2018. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP, file)

Creator of ‘suicide capsule’ rejects Swiss allegation that its first user may have been strangled

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

A 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' is seen in Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahmad Seir, File)

Advocacy groups suspend use of ‘suicide capsule’ pending Swiss criminal probe of woman’s death

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

A poster for the No campaign ahead of a biodiversity referendum due to take place on Sept. 22, is seen in a field in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)

Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country’s fragile biodiversity

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Sanija Ameti, Co-President In Operation Libero, poses for a portriat on Nov.2, 2021, at Proger in Bern. (Christian Beutler/Keystone via AP)

Swiss city councilor apologizes for firing gun at a Mary and Jesus poster

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri acknowledges the applause from their supporters after their loss in the quarterfinal match against England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, on July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri is returning to Basel 12 years after leaving childhood club

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Christopher Blevins of the U.S. competes during the men's cross-country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 26, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

After years lost in the wilderness, American mountain biking on the rise entering the Paris Olympics

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy head of the military council speaks at a ceremony in the capital Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. Sudan's paramilitary leader has announced plans to attend ceasefire talks in Switzerland next month arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo, File)

Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by U.S., Saudi Arab

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Sweden's Fridolina Rolfo, left, and England's Leah Williamson in action during the UEFA women's Euro 2025 qualifying soccer match between Sweden and England at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, Tuesday July 16, 2024. (Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT News Agency via AP)

Playoff draw for women’s Euro 2025 gives past champions Norway, Sweden path to tournament

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Italy's Mattia Zaccagni celebrates after a Group B match between Croatia and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Leipzig, Germany, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Euro 2024: Slow-starting defending champ Italy faces Switzerland in first knockout match

By Ciarán Fahey - Associated Press

FILE - The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sept. 14, 2017. The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes from 200 countries or regions. But the Olympics are more than just fun and games. They are a giant business that generates billions of dollars in income for the International Olympic Committee. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

The Olympics are more than fun and games. They’re a billion-dollar business with political overtones

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Swiss Federal President Viola Amherd, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a media briefing during the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad, Switzerland, Saturday June 15, 2024. Switzerland is hosting scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)

World leaders meet in Switzerland to discuss a Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

US Vice President Kamala Harris, left, shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Summit on peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)

The U.S. supports ‘a just and lasting peace’ for Ukraine, Harris tells Zelenskyy at Swiss summit

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Switzerland's Breel Embolo celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during a Group A match between Hungary and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Embolo scores on comeback as Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

Supporters of singer Nemo, finalist of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest ESC, celebrate during a public viewing watching the broadcast of the ESC finals as Nemo is declared winner of the competition, in the early hours of Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Biel, Switzerland. Biel is Nemo's hometown. (Adrian Reusser/Keystone via AP)

Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

Switzerland's Fabian Schar heads the ball during the World Cup 2022 Group C qualifying soccer match between Lithuania and Switzerland at LFF stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Oct. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Switzerland’s Euro 2024 prospects hit by injuries to Newcastle’s Schar and Monaco’s Zakaria

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The winner United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates after an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Are, Sweden, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Shiffrin wins first race after six-week injury layoff to lock up World Cup slalom season title

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United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, in Jasna, Slovakia, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)

Shiffrin gets career win 95 in first World Cup slalom after season-ending injury for rival Vlhova

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Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde falls during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill race, in Wengen, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP) **FILE**

Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde to have 2nd operation after high-speed crash at Wengen

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, attends a joint press conference with Swiss Federal President Viola Amherd after a meeting in Kehrsatz near Bern, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Zelenskyy will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos starting Tuesday. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP, Pool)

Switzerland hosts President Zelenskyy and offers to host a peace summit for Ukraine

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt celebrates winning an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom race, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Swiss ski star Odermatt dominates to win World Cup giant slalom in the fog at home in Adelboden

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