Best of 2017

Lights are pictured on swimmer Dirk Gewert during their 70 km relay across Lake Leman from Montreux to Geneva near Yvoire in France near Switzerland August 22, 2017. Picture taken August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse NO SALES
Swimmer Nicola Naunton looks on before her shift during her team attempt to swim a 70 km relay across Lake Leman from Montreux to Geneva in Evian-les-Bains, France near Switzerland August 21, 2017. Picture taken August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse NO SALES
Peter Whitehead swims, with team mates Nicola Naunton and Dirk Gewert, a 70 km relay across Lake Leman from Montreux to Geneva near Villeneuve in Switzerland August 21, 2017. Picture taken August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse NO SALES
Swimmer Dirk Gewert (L) reacts next to his wife Connie after struggling during a relay during their 70 km relay across Lake Leman from Montreux to Geneva near Evian-les-Bains in France near Switzerland August 21, 2017. Picture taken August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse NO SALES
Tourists sledge on the Tsanfleuron Glacier at Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC16A7B86E70
A woman takes a selfie next to a Swiss flag at the Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC17D01D0A10
Tourists pose for a picture on the Tsanfleuron Glacier at Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1CEBB05240
A giant animated puppet of a girl, part of a performance by French street theatre company Royal de Luxe, moves through the streets of Geneva, Switzerland, September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1C8C1D6800
Le Veyron stream is pictured on an autumn morning at La Tine de Conflens in La Sarraz, Switzerland October 4, 2017. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC171C9F4500
Scientist Jacques Dubochet poses after the news conference after winning the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing cryo-electron microscopy which simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules, which he shares with Joachim Frank from Columbia University and Richard Henderson from MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in Lausanne, Switzerland October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1F47798550
Hikers enjoy a warm autumn day near the Lac Bleu near Arolla in the Val d'Herens, Switzerland October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1FE9F4E600
Sunrays light a tree in front of the Dents-du-Midi mountain on an autumn morning in the village of Le Sepey in Ormont-Dessous, Switzerland October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC148C4A6110
Breitling Jet Team with their L-39 Albatros aircrafts perform maneuvers during a presentation event ahead of the Sion Airshow near Switzerland in Dijon, France June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC11097B3DC0
A man uses a stand up paddle (SUP) board during a windy day on Lake Leman in Cully, Switzerland June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC1FCF587BE0
Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's Special Slalom - Wengen, Switzerland - 15/01/17 - Felix Neureuther of Germany (R) takes a selfie with his friend Marcel Hirscher of Austria in the finish. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - LR1ED1F11XRNZ
A dock on Lake Leman, covered in ice, is pictured on a cold windy winter day in Versoix near Geneva, Switzerland January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC136A533960
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands on the podium of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games during a visit with IOC President Thomas Bach at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - LR1ED1I0T5A3L
Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships - Men's Downhill - St. Moritz, Switzerland - 12/2/17 - Gold medalist Beat Feuz of Switzerland celebrates during the flower ceremony. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - LR1ED2C15CYRO
People skate on the frozen Doubs river at the Swiss - French border in Les Brenets, Switzerland, January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC18DE1652D0
Two men fish on rocks during the sunset in Baleal near Peniche, Portugal, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC19855AD850
Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, attends a news conference at the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC18188A4690
The Blanix-team aerobatic gliders performs during the Breitling Airshow in Sion, Switzerland September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC138A7E5B50
Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships - Men's Downhill Training - St. Moritz, Switzerland - 9/02/17 - Beat Feuz of Switzerland in action. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - LR1ED2911CCL0
United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura's shadow is seen at a news conference after meetings during the Intra Syria talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC1FBF8D3630