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Waiters sprint with their trays during the 21st Waiters Race at the Fêtes de Genève on Sunday. Eighty participants had to carry a tray with two glasses and two bottles for 1.8 kilometres (1.1 miles). 

The festivalExternal link, which, er, runs until August 13, features food from around the world, attractions, rides and other entertainment. The biggest event, a massive fireworks display, will take place on Saturday.

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According to the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (Glamos), at the end of April there was around 31% more snow on all of Switzerland's 1,400 glaciers than the average for the years 2010 to 2020.

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The glacier melt in the Swiss Alps has begun

This content was published on The peak of the snow accumulation was most likely reached on Monday, wrote glaciologist Matthias Huss on the social media platform X on Tuesday.

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No funds for swiss army

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Swiss Senate rejects special fund for army and Ukraine

This content was published on There will be no CHF15 billion ($17 billion) special fund for the army and reconstruction in Ukraine. The Senate has clearly rejected a motion by its security policy committee.

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