95 m. ago ‘It could have been me’: The Australian teen who escaped the Swiss blaze

Yaron Lavy missed the deadly nightclub inferno by sheer chance as Swiss authorities praise the actions of volunteers who helped people escape.

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2 h. ago We ‘obeyed’ all safety rules, say Swiss bar owners after deadly inferno

The co-owner of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year’s Day inferno said he broke no safety regulations, as a chief prosecutor says the blaze was probably ignited by sparklers.

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2 h. ago We followed all safety rules, say Swiss bar owners after deadly inferno

The co-owner of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year’s Day inferno said he broke no safety regulations, as a chief prosecutor says the blaze was probably ignited by sparklers.

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6 h. ago One thing is already changing pop culture forever. This is how

Dead celebrities are coming back to life, non-human musicians are topping the charts and podcasters are using languages they can’t speak – the future has arrived.

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6 h. ago Have more sex and replace your stove: The simple, everyday ways to reduce cancer risk, according to doctors

Eating fibre, replacing gas stoves and regular ejaculation are just some of the ways cancer experts are reducing their risk of developing the potentially deadly disease.

Science

16 h. ago People are drowning because beach flags are too hard to understand

Large numbers of visitors to Australia misinterpret the signs, with deadly consequences. The warnings need to be clearer.

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23 h. ago ‘Soaked in blood’: Iran protests turn deadly as Tehran cracks down

Several protesters were killed as the government moved to quell growing unrest triggered by rising prices, a collapsing currency and high youth unemployment.

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29 h. ago ‘The sparks flew up’: About 40 people killed in New Year bar fire at Swiss ski resort

The blaze at a crowded bar at Crans-Montana spread after the ceiling caught alight. Witnesses said a sparkler in a champagne bottle may have ignited it and that people were smashing windows to escape.

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31 h. ago About 40 dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

The tragedy struck the Crans-Montana ski resort, where witnesses report that a sparkler attached to a champagne bottle may have ignited the fire.

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34 h. ago At least 40 dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

The tragedy struck the Crans-Montana ski resort, where witnesses report that a sparkler attached to a champagne bottle ignited the fire.

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38 h. ago Dozens of people feared dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

The tragedy struck a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort, which is popular with tourists.

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40 h. ago Two women drown, man missing amid ‘horrific’ spate on Sydney beaches

Another woman’s drowning death came after separate earlier tragedies on Sydney beaches, with frantic attempts to save a man hours after a woman’s body was found.

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41 h. ago Fatalities reported as fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

Police said more than 100 people were in the building in the luxury resort town, which is popular with tourists.

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44 h. ago Iranian forces fire at protesters attacking government building

The violent confrontation is the latest in the anti-government demonstrations that have spread across multiple cities since Sunday.

Politics

44 h. ago They chanted ‘death to Khamenei’. Then security forces shot at them

The violent confrontation is the latest in the anti-government demonstrations that have spread across multiple cities since Sunday.

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50 h. ago Five Australians onboard trains in deadly crash near Machu Picchu

Images taken near Peru’s top tourist site show the badly damaged locomotives – which collided head-on – facing each other and people being treated on the sides of the tracks.

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50 h. ago Man missing in ocean, woman found dead at Sydney’s eastern beaches

Hundreds of onlookers were stunned as swimmers and police frantically attempted to save one man, hours after a woman’s body was discovered at a neighbouring beach.

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65 h. ago At least one dead, 30 injured after tourist trains collide near Machu Picchu

At least one person has been killed and around 30 others are injured, after two trains taking tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru collided.

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65 h. ago Police search Sydney waters for missing teenager after fatal boat capsize

A teenage boy is missing from waters near Sydney's northern beaches after a boat capsize left one man dead and another injured.

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65 h. ago Man dead after boat flips off Sydney’s northern beaches, search under way for missing teen

A man is dead, another is in hospital, and a search continues for a missing teenager after a “tragic boating incident” on New Year’s Eve.

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