World Jan 04 Mourners march in silence to honor victims of deadly Swiss Alpine bar fire 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.
World Jan 03 Authorities investigate managers of Swiss bar where New Year's fire killed 40 Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday.
World Jan 02 Swiss investigators believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited fatal bar fire Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar’s ceiling.
World Jan 02 What to know about the deadly fire at a Swiss Alpine bar's New Year celebration Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar’s ceiling.
World Jan 01 Fire at Swiss Alpine resort bar during New Year's celebration kills at least 40, injures 115 The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of potentially one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies.
World Dec 29 U.S. pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt, shrink or die' The money is a tiny fraction of what the U.S. has contributed in the past but reflects what the administration believes is a generous amount that will maintain the United States' status as the world's largest humanitarian donor.
World Nov 14 More than 5,200 cheeses compete at the World Cheese Awards in Switzerland Connoisseurs, culinary experts and curious consumers flocked to the three-day event in a country where cheese is both food and folklore.
World Nov 07 Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15 The move would give some parents — after a specific assessment — the right to let their children access social media from age 13.
Science Oct 15 UN agency: CO2 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s climate and causing more extreme weather, the United Nations weather agency…
World Oct 07 U.N. refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law Filippo Grandi on Monday also criticized a wider "backlash" in some countries against migrants and refugees.