Important News: A13 Closure Due to Heat and Bürgenstock Talks Interrupted
The current heatwave is leading to traffic restrictions and long waiting times at outdoor pools in Switzerland. At the same time, there are diplomatic setbacks in international negotiations on Swiss soil, as well as new developments in a criminal case in Brazil.
On the A13 motorway near Buchs in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley, the road surface has buckled due to the extreme temperatures. The slow lane heading north will remain closed for repair work until 5:00 AM on Monday morning. Drivers should expect delays in this area.
Iran has temporarily halted peace talks with the USA, which are being mediated by Qatar on the Bürgenstock (a well-known mountain resort in the canton of Nidwalden). The reason for the interruption is threats made by former US President Donald Trump. At the same time, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif for talks.
At the Gartenbad Reinach in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, swimmers had to show a lot of patience on Sunday. Following a closure of several weeks due to a burst pipe, the rush for the reopening was so great that visitors had to wait in the heat for about an hour to gain entry.
Following the fatal accident of 21-year-old Swiss national Maria during so-called rope jumping (a jump from a bridge on a rope) in Brazil, police have arrested three more people. The investigation into the suppression of evidence continues, as a key piece of evidence at the scene of the accident is still missing.
Elon Musk is now considered the world's first trillionaire. Following the IPO of his company SpaceX, his wealth amounts to approximately 1.1 trillion francs. This amount is higher than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Switzerland, which describes the total value of all goods and services produced in the country in a year.
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