CRANS-MONTANA: Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honor the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely injured. Somber mourners, many with reddened eyes, filed silently out of the chapel to organ music after the hourlong Mass at the […]
Image credits: X @toot5000 New photos have emerged of the deadly New Year’s Eve incident at a ski resort in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, showing the moment a bar ceiling caught fire.The images, circulating online and verified by the BBC, show lit sparklers attached to bottles inside the Le Constellation nightclub and were shared with claims they […]
Indian film star Sara Ali Khan has been officially announced as the latest Friend of the Brand for iconic Swiss watchmaker Longines, marking a significant collaboration between one of Bollywood’s most admired young actresses and a heritage luxury timepiece house. The announcement was shared widely across media today following a press release and Sara’s own […]
GENEVA: Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to replace the current men-only military conscription with a compulsory civic duty for men and women alike and on taxing the super-rich to fund the climate fight.Neither initiative is expected to pass, according to recent polls, but they have generated significant discussion in the wealthy Alpine nation. Under Switzerland’s […]
Lakshmi Mittal is believed to have left UK over higher taxes, a report claimed. Indian-origin steel industry tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has left the UK and now lives in Switzerland, the Sunday Times reported, blaming the inheritance tax of the Labor government for a mass exodus of the richest. Chancellor Rachel Reeves who is expected to […]
Former US Air Force pilot Kirk Hawkins dies in the Swiss Alps in a wingsuit crash. 58-year-old Kirk Hawkins, former CEO of ICON Aircraft, died in the Swiss Alps after he jumped out of a helicopter in a wingsuit. A former US Air Force F-16 pilot, Hawkins leapt from the helicopter near the peak of […]
Swiss village buried in ice-mud deluge, one person missing At least one person went missing after Birch Glacier catastrophically collapsed in the Swiss Alps, wiping off 90% of the mountain village of Blatten, which is home to 300 people. The incident took place at around 3:30 pm (local time) on Wednesday, when a large chunk […]
Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss President (AP) GENEVA: The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping US tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets.Karin Keller-Sutter, in an interview with broadcaster SRF published Friday, […]
A 33-year-old German national was taken into custody after allegedly engaging in inappropriate behavior aboard SWISS Air flight LX918 from Zurich to Dresden earlier this week.The incident unfolded mid-flight when a fellow passenger noticed the man masturbating and alerted cabin crew. According to Swiss news outlet Blick, the individual ignored initial warnings and required multiple […]
