{"id":35307,"date":"2025-09-01T10:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T08:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/?p=35307"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T08:43:29","slug":"top-stories-from-western-switzerland-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/top-stories-from-western-switzerland-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories from Western Switzerland (August 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/solarstratos-raphael-domjan-sets-new-personal-record-in-solar-powered-flight\/\">SolarStratos: Rapha\u00ebl Domjan breaks world record in solar-powered flight<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Swiss eco-adventurer Rapha\u00ebl Domjan has set a new altitude world record for manned solar-powered flight, reaching 9,521 meters with SolarStratos. 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