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Silent power guzzlers: Switzerland’s booming data centres

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Data centres are popping up across Switzerland, driven in part by demand for AI. They come at a cost: by 2030, the centres could consume 15% of the country’s electricity.

By Tamara Keller, Julian Schmidli and Pascal Albisser
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This content was published on An escalating border conflict, an uptick in child abductions – and new records for Swiss Federal Railways.

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What Switzerland can achieve with its 2026 OSCE chairmanship 

This content was published on The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is a shadow of its former self. Switzerland, which will chair the organisation next year, must prepare for a range of very different scenarios.

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Swiss Abroad: How do you celebrate Swiss National Day where you live?

Do you have any special traditions for Switzerland’s birthday? Let us know where you live and how you usually celebrate.

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King Albert I enjoyed climbing in the Swiss Alps, where he went almost every year. The picture was coloured using AI by the National Museum.

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King Albert I: the mountaineering monarch

This content was published on The Swiss National Museum looks back at the tragic story of Albert I of Belgium, the mountaineering king who performed some of his exploits in Switzerland.

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