Alps

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday confirmed the French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah as the sole candidates to host the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games. Issued on: 29/11/2023 -…

Speaking in Geneva, WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said that a new altitude record for the freezing point had been set a day earlier, climbing to 5,298 metres (17,381 feet) – well above Europe’s very highest peaks including Mont Blanc, at…

<!-- -->There was an electrical failure in the engine system in the cable car. (Representational)Geneva: Helicopters were used to evacuate nearly 300 people from a high-mountain station in the Swiss Alps on Thursday after a cable car…

Jonas Vingegaard climbed into a rock-solid lead in the Tour de France on Wednesday as his main rival Tadej Pogacar lost almost six minutes on the toughest climb on the 21 stages. Issued on: 19/07/2023 -…

Local temperature records were set Tuesday at several monitoring stations in the south of France including in the Alps and Pyrenees mountains, the French weather office said. Issued on: 18/07/2023 -…

A proposal to dump treated wastewater into the ocean from Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan continues to face backlash, even as some caution there is no danger in doing so. The Fukushima plant in northeastern Japan is moving…

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan are currently on a holiday with their kids Taimur and Jeh. While they make the most of their family time, Bebo also makes sure to stay connected to her fans and give them a glimpse of their vacay…

PARIS: A man with a knife stabbed eight people in France including four small children and an adult on Thursday. Three of the victims are left with life-threatening injuries while the suspect was arrested.The children were about three-year…

ANNECY: A man armed with a knife attacked a group of preschool children playing by a lake in the French Alps on Thursday (Jun 8), wounding four as well as an adult and sending shockwaves through the country. The suspect is a Syrian in his…

Issued on: 20/04/2023 - 19:10Modified: 20/04/2023 - 19:11 A fierce drought melted glaciers during Europe's hottest recorded summer last year, a phenomenon that could…