Another European country is flying fighter jets off highways like NATO has been doing to protect its warplanes

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A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.
A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.

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A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.

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archaeologist with grey curly hair wearing glasses black and white striped t shirt and blue medical gloves holding a tattered ancient leather shoe
Pierre-Yves Nicod holds the mystery traveler's 400-year-old shoe.

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Stop thinking your expensive watch is an investment, says Rolex boss

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Rolex Daytona
A Rolex Daytona.

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Why this obsolete mechanism makes watches more expensive

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A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by rotating the escapement and balance wheel to help counter the effects of gravity.

How much wealth you need to be in the top 1% in countries around the world

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Monaco.

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I'm at the World Economic Forum and I'm blown away by the beauty of Davos

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Spriha Srivastava in Davos
Spriha Srivastava is Business Insider's UK bureau chief.

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These are the 10 best cities for expats — and the 10 worst

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A photo of the Vienna city skyline.
This European city was ranked as the top place for ex-pats to move to. Do you recognize this skyline?

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The 10 most expensive cities in the world

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Singapore, which is pictured above, and Zurich ranked as the most expensive among 173 cities analyzed.

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Switzerland, one of the world's richest countries, is trying to host the cheapest Winter Olympics ever

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A Swiss flag flies near Matterhorn mountain on January 7, 2022 near Zermatt, Switzerland.
Switzerland is eyeing the Olympics — and looking to pinch some pennies.

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This robotic hand could be the future of prosthetics

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Researchers at Swiss university ETH Zurich created a humanlike robotic hand using new 3D printing technology to create more sophisticated prosthetics.

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