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Subscribe to RSSKatie Uhlaender of the U.S. competes in the first heat of the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation women's skeleton World Championship on Jan. 31, in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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17 injured in Swiss train crash
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Swiss firemen stand beside a demolished RE 440 train after a train crash in the northern Swiss town of Neuhausen am Rheinfall on Jan. 10, 2013.
Reuters reports — Two Swiss trains collided on Thursday, injuring 17 people, none of them seriously, and closing the line near the German border, police said.
The two local trains, one travelling from Winterthur and the other from Schaffhausen, crashed just outside the Neuhausen station in northern Switzerland. Read the full story.
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Rescue helpers stand at the scene where two passenger trains collided near Neuhausen, northern Switzerland, on Jan. 10, 2013.
Snowkiter catching air in Swiss Alps
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A snowkiter enjoys snow and sun at the Bernina pass, Switzerland on Friday, Jan. 3, 2013.
Mountain bikers race down snowy slopes in Switzerland
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A cyclist in costume rides his bike on the ski slopes in the alpine resort of Villars, Switzerland, during the GP St-Sylvestre, a mountain bike snow race on December 31.
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Cyclists ride downhill in Villars, Switzerland, during the GP St-Sylvestre, a mountain bike snow race.
Snow blankets Russia and Switzerland
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A dog stands under trees covered with heavy hoarfrost and snow on a bank of the frozen Yenisei River at air temperature about -14.8 degrees Fahrenheit, some 32 miles south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, on Dec. 19.
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A woman walks in the freezing outdoors in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, about 1740 miles east of Moscow, on Dec. 19. The temperatures in Novosibirsk reached -20F today, but due to high humidity and strong cold wind, weather experts said it would feel more like -47F.
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A snow plough removes snow from the road to the village of Fuerggli near St. Margrethenberg, Switzerland, on Dec. 19.
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A woman on a skitour crosses the Grat towards the Chemi, a little more than a mile above sea level, above Mastrils in the Rhinevalley, Switzerland, on Dec. 19.
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Ice and snow changes our environment, as winter engulfs our world.
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Winter's coming! ...and snow falls in Switzerland
A man walks along a snow-covered street in Churwalden, Switzerland, on Oct. 15. The snow line in this area of Switzerland fell to 2300 feet (700 meters) above sea level on Monday.
Swiss Air Force demonstrates high flying skills
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A crowd watches an F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft of the Swiss Air Force on Oct. 11 doing a flight demonstration over Axalp in the Bernese Oberland.
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Parachutists of the Swiss Air Force perform during a flight demonstration over Axalp in the Bernese Oberland on Oct. 11.
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A Pilatus PC 21 performs during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland on Oct. 11.
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A Cougar helicopter fires flares during a flight show of the Swiss air force near Meiringen, Switzerland on Oct. 11.
Animals inside out: controversial German scientist presents a new "Body Worlds" show
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A plastinated goat is seen during an exhibition preview at the Walter Zoo in Gossau, Switzerland, on Oct. 4.
German professor Gunther von Hagens, creator of the controversial, yet wildly popular 'Body Worlds' exhibit of human bodies, has expanded his vision by presenting 'Animals Inside Out,' an exhibition of animals preserved in polymer, allowing the viewer a unique perspective on their anatomy. The exhibition opens in Gossau, Switzerland on Oct. 5 and runs until Jan. 13, 2013.
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A plastinated horse's head, showing its blood system
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A plastinated shark
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A plastinated reindeer
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A plastinated brown bear
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Hiking among the clouds in Switzerland
A hiker walks along a narrow ridge toward the top of the Ful mountain, 7,857 feet above sea level, above Calfreisen, Swiss canton of Grisons, Switzerland, Oct. 2.
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Rainbow arches over Switzerland's Lake Geneva
A rainbow appears over Lutry, Switzerland, and Lake Geneva, as seen from the Lavaux Vineyard, Sept. 1. The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces are on UNESCO's list of world cultural heritage sites.
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Sheep zig-zag up trail in Switzerland
A flock of alpine sheep walk on a cliff path on the way from summer grazing high above the Aletschgletscher glacier down to Belalp in the canton of Valais, during the "Schaeferwochenende" (Shepherd's Weekend) near Blatten, Switzerland.
Lightning strikes over Zurich
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A long time exposure photo of a thunderstorm with lightning over Zurich, Switzerland, seen from Gockhausen early Friday morning, August 24, 2012.
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Lightning strikes over Uetliberg mountain during a thunderstorm in Zurich, Switzerland, early August 24, 2012.