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Switzerland

country in Central Europe

Also known as Swiss Confederation, Swiss, Confoederatio Helvetica

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India Leads World Rail Electrification at 99.6%

India has cemented its status as the global leader with 99.6% of its broad gauge railway electrified, surpassing major economies and second only to Switzerland, with rapid electrification of 48,072 route km between 2014 and 2026. The program has reduced diesel use from 293 crore litres in 2015-16 to 108 crore litres in 2024-25, cutting carbon emissions and saving foreign exchange while enabling faster, more efficient, and cleaner rail operations.

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World Athletics Ratifies Eight World Records, Sawe Sub-2

World Athletics ratified seven senior world records and one world U20 record set in the first five months of 2026, including Sabastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 sub-two-hour marathon on a record-eligible London course and Tigst Assefa’s women-only 2:15:41. The batch also features Mondo Duplantis extending his pole vault world record to 6.31m, underscoring a historic year for track and field records.

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BancaStato Opens Regulated Crypto Trading via Sygnum Avaloq

BancaStato has integrated Sygnum’s crypto trading and custody services into its Avaloq-powered apps, enabling customers to buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin and other assets directly within existing banking platforms with off-balance-sheet custody. This API-based rollout, supported by Avaloq’s SaaS environment and part of a broader regulatory push under MiCA, makes BancaStato the first bank on Avaloq to offer this crypto trading via API and aligns it with a growing network of traditional banks adopting regulated digital assets.

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Key facts

Country: Switzerland
Inception: August 1, 1291, September 12, 1848
Website: https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/it/pagina-iniziale.html

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