Work on $600 million Swiss Alps resort to start next year: developer
GENEVA (Reuters) - A firm backed by a Russian property tycoon will start building a $618m luxury resort in the Swiss Alps early next year, the company said on Tuesday, in a move likely to be interpreted as a boost for Switzerland's struggling tourist sector. Full story
This daredevil is on a roll (literally)
Amazing video shows French stuntman Jean-Yves Blondeau gliding down an Alpine road on rollerblade skates like a real-life Transformer.
Rocket man’s latest feat
The guy who dons a jet-propelled wing flies in formation with actual jet aircraft over the Swiss Alps. NBC News’ Brian Williams reports.
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