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Recent Did you know? items

* ... that while the lichen species Enchylium conglomeratum is considered secure globally, it has been designated as extinct in the UK and regionally extinct in Switzerland?

* ... that while the [[lichen]] species '''''[[Enchylium conglomeratum]]''''' is considered [[NatureServe conservation status#Global, national, and subnational levels|secure]] globally, it has been designated as [[Extinction|extinct]] in the UK and [[Local extinction|regionally extinct]] in Switzerland?

* ... that Liechtenstein ceded the Ellhorn mountain to Switzerland in 1949?

* ... that Liechtenstein ceded the '''[[Ellhorn]]''' mountain to Switzerland in 1949?

* ... that after women's suffrage in Switzerland was approved in a referendum in 1971, the tabloid Blick sported a cover with a naked blonde and the headline "Thank you for the Roses"?

* ... that after women's suffrage in Switzerland was approved in '''[[1971 Swiss women's suffrage referendum|a referendum in 1971]]''', the tabloid ''[[Blick]]'' sported a cover with a naked blonde and the headline "Thank you for the Roses"?

* ... that the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1969 for members from all four Swiss language regions, and meets twice a year for rehearsals and a tour program?

* ... that the '''[[Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra]]''' was founded in 1969 for members from all four [[Languages of Switzerland|Swiss language]] regions, and meets twice a year for rehearsals and a tour program?

* ... that Brizlincote in Burton upon Trent, England, was formerly known as "Little Switzerland" for its charm and recreational use by locals?

* ... that '''[[Brizlincote]]''' in [[Burton upon Trent]], England, was formerly known as "Little Switzerland" for its charm and recreational use by locals?

* ... that with regard to transparency, a Swiss permanent representative to the United Nations compared the election of the secretary-general of the United Nations to the election of the pope?

* ... that with regard to transparency, a '''[[Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations|Swiss permanent representative to the United Nations]]''' compared the election of the secretary-general of the United Nations to the [[Papal conclave|election of the pope]]?

Recent In the news items

30 June 2024 – 2024 European floods

At least four people are killed and two others are missing after landslides and torrential floods in Ticino and Valais, Switzerland. (Reuters)

:At least four people are killed and two others are missing after landslides and torrential floods in [[Ticino]] and [[Valais]], [[Switzerland]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-dead-one-missing-after-swiss-landslide-police-say-2024-06-30/ (Reuters)]

25 June 2024 –

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elects former Swiss president Alain Berset as the Council's new Secretary General, succeeding Marija Pejčinović Burić. (Politico)

:The [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]] elects former [[Switzerland|Swiss]] president [[Alain Berset]] as the [[Council of Europe|Council]]'s new Secretary General, succeeding [[Marija Pejčinović Burić]]. [https://www.politico.eu/article/new-secretary-general-elected-to-lead-council-of-europe/ (Politico)]

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