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Authorities in canton Valais say all victims of the New Year’s Eve fire in the resort of Crans-Montana have now been formally identified.

Flu cases remain high.

A chaotic scene unfolded at Geneva Airport over the weekend as thousands of pieces of luggage were left stranded due to a breakdown in the baggage delivery system as the airport dealt with an unprecedented number of daily passengers – 80,000 – a new record.

French police are deploying canine units on ski slopes in Savoie to crack down on drug use.

We’re in the grip of a national egg shortage.

Was opening the shops in Geneva on the Sunday before Christmas a success or not? There’s a split of opinion.

A fire at a bar in the resort of Crans Montana has killed around 40 people and injured more than 100 – most of them seriously.

It was rape — and a rape marked by cruelty.

New U.S. tariffs on Swiss imports have officially taken effect. But they maybe short lived.

It’s thought a student at a Vaud High School has been cashing in.

Switzerland’s Federal Office for Cybersecurity is warning about a growing callback scam targeting bank and payment app users.

Candles, cooking and fireworks make the holidays festive, but also riskier, warns Swiss accident insurer SUVA.

In Geneva, rare CCTV footage was shown in court this week during a rape trial.

Yesterday evening, around 100 people gathered peacefully on Zurich’s Rathausbrücke for a permitted pro-Israel demonstration under police protection.

Switzerland is stepping up efforts to attract Canadian tourists, who are traveling less to the United States.

Be careful of oysters at the Christmas markets.

Swisscom will switch off its 3G mobile network by the end of this year, ending a technology more than 20 years old.

Six swimmers from a Geneva-based club have set a new Guinness World Record by completing the first-ever relay swim along Lake Geneva and back.

It was expected, and now it’s official. Shops in Geneva will be allowed to open exceptionally this Sunday.

This coming weekend, the last ski resorts are switching to winter mode and bracing for a holiday rush.

In Geneva, authorities are keeping a close eye on alcohol sales to minors.

A springtime rescue in the woods near Verbois has a happy, and wild, ending.

The youth wing of the Transport and Environment Association is calling for the abolition of first class on trains, describing it as an unnecessary luxury.

The Upper House of Parliament, the Council of States has overwhelmingly rejected adopting an alcohol policy based on recommendations from the World Health Organisation.

A cyclist died after an accident near the UN yesterday.

Amnesty International is strongly criticising the police response to last October’s unauthorized pro-Palestinian demonstration in Bern.

Two men, aged 32 and 33, working at the printing works that makes the autoroute vignettes have been given house arrest and a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of stealing the stickers and selling them online.

Clocks change at the end of the week - and it could be dangerous - as it sends more people to hospital.

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Residents in the threatened village of Brienz in Graubünden were allowed to visit their homes briefly yesterday.

Courtesy of the Interlaken tourist office, you can win 2 nights for two people at the Hotel Metropole in Interlaken with fantastic views of the Jungfrau.

WRS normal programming back in January