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Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:04:59 GMT
Dozens gather in Crans‑Montana to honour New Year’s fire victims
Several dozen people gathered on Saturday morning at 10am near the Constellation bar in the Swiss town of Crans‑Montana to honour those who died or were injured in the New Year’s Eve fire. The gathering was organised by relatives of the victims. ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:40:14 GMT
Refugees in Swiss canton train as care assistants
In the refugee training centre in Ringgenberg in western Switzerland, 32 people with asylum or refugee status are currently training to work in nursing care. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The centre has been operated by...

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:13:21 GMT
Geneva burkini ban blocked after government rules proposal unlawful
A proposal to effectively ban the burkini in Geneva’s public pools was blocked on Friday after the cantonal government ruled it unlawful. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In Geneva, the right‑wing majority in the canto...

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:36:59 GMT
Swiss exhibition explores artistic dialogue between Kirchner and Picasso
In the Swiss mountain town of Davos, works by Pablo Picasso will be shown alongside pieces by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner for the first time. The director of the Kirchner Museum says it is one of the institution’s most ambitious exhibitions to date. + Ge...

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:09:06 GMT
France opens five probes into contaminated baby formula
French prosecutors have launched five investigations, including into Swiss food giant Nestlé, after batches of infant milk were found to contain cereulide, a toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus cereus. + Get the most important news from Switzer...

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