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Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:20:28 GMT
Swiss lawmakers form Swiss-Greenland friendship group
Members of the Swiss House of Representatives have founded a Swiss-Greenland friendship group, reports the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The co-chairs of the new parliamentary group are Laurent ...

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:59:26 GMT
Crans-Montana fire victims: 80 still being treated in hospital
Eighty injured people are still hospitalised in Switzerland and abroad following a fatal New Year's Eve fire in a bar in Crans-Montana. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Ten of the patients are in hospitals in the Valais, ac...

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:50:00 GMT
Swiss author Erich von Däniken dead at 90
The Swiss author and publicist Erich von Däniken has died at the age of 90. The writer made a name for himself around the world as a controversial expert on the gods, and his books sold millions of copies. +Get the most important news from Switzerla...

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:12:16 GMT
Proposal for stricter capital requirements for UBS faces opposition
The Swiss government's planned tightening of capital regulations for big bank UBS is under pressure. This is reflected in the political reactions following the end of the consultation period. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbo...

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:04:34 GMT
Service door at Crans-Montana bar was locked on night of fire, says owner
The owner of Le Constellation, Jacques Moretti, admitted to investigators that the service door on the ground floor of the establishment was locked from the inside. He also admitted to having changed the ceiling foam that caught fire himself, Swiss p...

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