5 d. ago Everything we know about Donald Trump's Davos speech as he doubles down on Greenland

The US president said he wanted ‘immediate negotiations’ on the acquisition of the Arctic territory during a speech at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps

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6 d. ago Nervous rex: the Davos elite brace for Trump and his dinosaur diplomacy

Leaders of EU, France and Canada stake out positions on Greenland ahead of US president’s speech to World Economic Forum“There’s no diplomacy with Donald Trump: he’s a T rex. You mate with him or he devours you.” Debate at the World Economic Forum annual meetings high in the Swiss Alps is usually scrupulously polite, but as this year’s gathering got under way in Davos on Tuesday, California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, had this blunt advice for handling the week’s star speaker.The US president was yet to arrive but throughout the blond wood congress centre the hottest topic among the global elite of business and politics – on and off conference stages – was Trump’s intemperate attack on European allies, threatening punitive tariffs if they fail to let him annex Greenland. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The Latest: Word Economic Forum opens in Davos for first time without founder

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos

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7 d. ago UK to reimburse visa fees for top tech and science firms in push for growth

The Chancellor will pitch Britain as a haven of ‘stability’ as she meets business chiefs at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

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1 week ago Pope seeks to console families of young Italian victims of New Year's Swiss Alps bar fire

Pope Leo XIV has consoled families of Italian teenagers killed or injured in the Swiss bar fire at a New Year's party

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2 w. ago Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at 90

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both fame and scorn, has died at age 90

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2 w. ago Haunting death of climber left dangling for days on rope just metres from his rescuers

Toni Kurz was part of a four-man team who attempted to climb the North Face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps in 1936

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3 w. ago Swiss ski resort fire latest as police provide first details on victims

Swiss authorities have identified the first four victims of the Alpine bar fire that killed 40

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3 w. ago In their words: Survivors and others talk about fatal Swiss Alpine bar fire

In the aftermath of a fire inside a Swiss Alpine bar that killed 40 people celebrating the new year, survivors, friends and family members, the region’s top authorities and even Pope Leo have spoken to the public in remarks in French, Italian, German and English, reflecting the tradition of Swiss multilingualism

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3 w. ago Director of Swiss hospital describes the rush to treat the injured from Alpine resort bar fire

The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps, it is used to treating winter sports enthusiasts who have accidents on the slopes

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3 w. ago Everything we know so far after at least 40 die in Swiss Alpine bar horror

Around 40 people died and 115 were injured when fire swept through the Le Constellation bar in the popular Alpine ski resort shortly after midnight on New Year's Day

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3 w. ago One of Switzerland's worst tragedies left about 40 people dead after a fire in an Alpine resort bar

A New Year’s party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, mostly seriously

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3 w. ago ‘It happened in seconds’: sudden inferno brings horror to Swiss ski resort

New year party at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana turned into tragedy as flames shot across the ceilingSwitzerland resort fire – latest updatesThe new year had passed its first hour and the party in Le Constellation was in full swing with revellers dancing to thumping hip-hop. Dawn was far off and the teenagers and twenty-somethings were in no hurry to leave the bar. It was, after all, New Year’s Day.Outside, darkness draped Crans-Montana, a ski resort in the Swiss Alps with a reputation for posh luxury. Le Constellation, however, had few pretensions: a cavernous venue with TV screens on the top floor to watch sport, and a basement with low lighting, loud music and a dancefloor. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Le Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so far

Investigators say no indication of terrorism or arson after 40 people die and 115 are injured in blazeSwitzerland ski resort fire – latest updatesDozens of people are presumed dead and about 115 injured, many of them seriously, after a fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps during a new year celebration at a luxury ski resort.The blaze ripped through the packed bar, Le Constellation, early on Thursday in Crans-Montana, one of the top-ranked ski destinations in Europe, which lies about 25 miles (40km) north-west of Zermatt. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Here's what to know about a deadly fire at a Swiss Alpine bar's New Year celebration

Swiss investigators are probing what caused a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left dozens of people presumed dead and another 100 injured during a New Year’s celebration

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3 w. ago At least 10 killed and multiple injured after horror New Year’s Eve explosion at packed bar in Swiss ski resort

AT LEAST 10 people have reportedly been killed in an explosion at a ski resort bar in Switzerland. A blast ripped through the packed bar in Crans-Montana, Valais before a fire erupted as revellers welcomed in the New Year, police say. Swiss police confirmed at least 10 people are dead with many injured after the...

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3 w. ago 'Explosion' at Swiss ski resort leaves multiple dead at New Year's Eve party

A major fire broke out at the Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with several people killed and more injured after police confirmed an 'explosion' at the bar

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3 w. ago 'Explosion' at packed New Year's Eve party leaves 'at least 10 dead' in Swiss alps

A major fire broke out at a packed Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with several people killed and more injured after police confirmed an 'explosion' at the bar

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3 w. ago Horror fire at packed New Year's Eve party leaves several dozen dead and 100 injured

A major fire broke out at a packed Le Constellation Bar and Lounge in Crans-Montana, Valais, during a New Year's Eve celebration with 40 people killed and more injured after police confirmed fire at the bar

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3 w. ago Several dead and injured in explosion at Swiss ski resort town Crans

Police say explosion ripped through a bar called La Constellation in the luxury Alpine ski resort town Several people have been killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said early on Thursday.“There has been an explosion of unknown origin,” Gaetan Lathion, a police spokesperson in Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, told AFP. “There are several injured, and several dead.” Continue reading...

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