The Iranian leader died when the helicopter crashed in a mountainous region near the border with Azerbaijan. No survivors among the passengers of the aircraft, who also included Foreign Minister Abdollahian, the governor of the province of East Azerbaijan Rahmati and Imam Al-Hashem. The wreckage of the helicopter was identified by a Turkish drone, after contradictory reports on the fate of President Ebrahim Raisi had been circulating throughout the day.
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Italian ski mountaineer hit by an avalanche in Grisons
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The victim was part of a group of four people who had climbed Piz Palü, in the Bernina region.
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The daily life of the Romans in Augusta Raurica
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On International Museum Day, re-enactments and workshops to learn how to make bread or decorate glasses as was done two thousand years ago.
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Avalanche kills two Italian mountaineers in Valais
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Two fatal falls in just a few hours on Pigne d’Arolla and Brethorn caused the death of three ski tourers.
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In Italy there is a lack of nurses and Switzerland is (also) to blame
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The lack of nursing staff in Italy is becoming increasingly pronounced and there risks being a real crisis in the summer.
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Ukraine lowers military recruitment age
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In Ukraine, the law that lowered the age of military recruitment from 27 to 25 came into force on Saturday 18 May.
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Hostages in the hands of Hamas, negotiations suspended
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Negotiations for the release of the hostages held by Hamas have been suspended. This was announced by an Israeli broadcaster.
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Eurovision 2025, (almost) sold out in the hotels of the big Swiss cities
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The date and location of the next Eurovision Song Contest are not yet known, but hotels in the main urban centers of the Confederation have been packed for May next year.
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For the Vatican, no one is obliged to believe in supernatural phenomena
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The Vatican presented new guidelines on Friday to evaluate if and when we can talk about supernatural events.
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The UK tightens rules for obtaining a work permit
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To try to contain the migration phenomenon, the United Kingdom has raised by 40% the minimum annual income threshold needed to obtain a work permit.
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