Cattle across Switzerland are being deafened by their own cow bells - which make more noise than a chainsaw on full-throttle, scientists have claimed. Farmers have been warned not to adorn their ...

In towns and villages across Switzerland, the nightly chiming of church bells is an integral part of the culture — albeit a noisy one.

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The so-called 'truce village' is staffed by five Swedish and five Swiss officers, a fraction of the 200 based there in the mid-1950s.

The classic cow bells worn by Swiss bovines could be damaging the animals’ hearing and feeding habits, according to researchers in Zurich. A recent study at the Swiss Federal Institute of ...

Walking high above Gimmelwald, my favorite Swiss village, with Olle, who teaches in the village school, I always feel like a wide-eyed student. We meet a massive cow loitering atop a fairy tale ...

Locals denied Nancy Holton's request for a passport because they were 'fed up' of her challenging Swiss traditions, including campaigning against the use of cow bells.

Cow bells take up a sizable portion of every souvenir shop in the country. There are almost 20,000 dairy farmers in Switzerland and together they produce some 4 billion kilograms of milk annually.

'POPS IN THE FOREST' A bright red Swiss Club houses a pool table and is decorated with cow bells, while its Swedish counterpart has a fireplace and Viking helmet.

In a tiny mess hall set amid pine trees and rose bushes on the heavily fortified Korean border, a lunch of steak and asparagus is served. Outside, birdsong competes with the drone of North Korean ...