The deadly fire in Crans-Montana sends shivers through Swiss tourism, with safety at the center of attention

The deadly fire in Crans-Montana sends shivers through Swiss tourism, with safety at the center of attention

(Correction to clarify the official’s comments in paragraph 23) By Olivia Le Poidevin VERBIER, Switzerland, Jan 29 (Reuters) – A New Year’s fire that killed 40 people in a Swiss ski resort bar has rocked a lucrative tourism industry that has long had an impeccable reputation and put pressure on the country to tighten safety … Read more

Ukraine’s Zelensky says his repeated warnings to Europe feel like ‘Groundhog Day’

Ukraine’s Zelensky says his repeated warnings to Europe feel like ‘Groundhog Day’

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday criticized his European allies for what he described as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s nearly four-year-old invasion and its continued international aggression. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy listed a series of grievances and criticisms of Europe … Read more

Hundreds march in silence to honor victims of Swiss bar fire that killed 40

Hundreds march in silence to honor victims of Swiss bar fire that killed 40

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Hundreds of people marched in silence Sunday to honor the victims of a New Year’s Eve bar fire in the Swiss alpine resort of Crans-Montana that left 40 dead and many seriously injured. Somber mourners, many with bloodshot eyes, silently filed out of the chapel to organ music after the hour-long … Read more