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Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:56:02 GMT
Hundreds join anti-WEF protest march in Switzerland
Around 600 opponents of the World Economic Forum (WEF) have joined a two-day protest march to Davos, which will host the WEF annual meeting next week. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Around 600 people set off from Küblis...

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:19:56 GMT
Crans-Montana fire: criticism grows over missing autopsies
Criticism has been mounting over why autopsies were not conducted immediately for some victims of the deadly fire in the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Around 40 people died and 116...

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:04:47 GMT
Crans-Montana fire: prosecutors set bail at CHF200,000 for each bar owner
The Office of the Attorney General of canton Valais has set bail at CHF200,000 ($249,000) for each of the bar owners, Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who are under investigation for the deadly fire in Crans-Montana, according to reports. + Get the most ...

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:35:04 GMT
Six Swiss cantons call for rail network expansion
Six Swiss cantons - Basel City, Basel Country, Geneva, Ticino, Valais and Vaud - have submitted a joint request to the Federal Council demanding urgent investments in rail services and infrastructure to deal with an overloaded network. + Get the most...

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:10:40 GMT
Three dead and one injured in Swiss avalanches
Two cantonal police officers, 42 and 41, died in an avalanche in the Chamoson area in canton Valais while ski touring on Thursday. Another person was injured. Another avalanche claimed a victim in Thyon, also in canton Valais, in southern Switzerland...

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