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Italy mourns Swiss bar fire victims with funerals

Italian schools observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims, while the schools attended by the teenagers who lost their lives suspended classes to "remember the young victims and express closeness to their families."

Euronews

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Los Angeles marks one year since devastating fires

California is remembering the devastating fires that ravaged parts of Los Angeles one year ago. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

CBS America

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16-story building under construction in Nairobi collapses

A multi-story building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi collapsed on Friday, leaving an unknown number of people trapped beneath the rubble.

Africanews

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Swiss Alps bar not inspected for five years prior to deadly fire

Local authorities in Crans-Montana admitted failing to conduct fire and safety inspections at Le Constellation bar, where a fire killed 40 and injured 116 during New Year celebrations.

Euronews

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Pressure mounts for answers over Swiss bar fire

Pressure is mounting for answers from the investigation into a New Year bar fire in a Swiss ski resort that killed 40 people, after authorities said they had now identified all the victims, most of whom were teenagers.

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Switzerland begins repatriating bodies of fire victims

On New Year's Eve, dozens of people died in a bar fire while celebrating in the ski resort of Crans-Montana. With the names of those killed confirmed, demand for answers surrounding the disaster is growing louder.

DW News

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Power outages continue in Venezuela

Venezuela's acting president has invited the U.S. government to collaborate on an agenda of cooperation. The move comes after Nicolas Maduro and his wife were kidnapped from Caracas in a raid over the weekend, to face narco-terrorism cha...

France 24

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Authorities identify all 40 victims of Swiss Alps bar fire

The remaining 16 victims of a tragic New Year’s Eve blaze at a Swiss ski resort bar were identified on Sunday. A representative of Valais police confirmed that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the fire, which killed 4...

Euronews

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Fire in Switzerland: Crowd gathers for deadly fire victims

Swiss investigators have identified the bodies of sixteen more of those who were killed in a bar fire on New Year's Eve in the Swiss ski resort of Crans Montana. Their announcement came the same day that a procession and church mass were...

France 24

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Dozens dead, many missing after boat capsizes in northeastern Nigeria

At least 26 people drowned and 14 others are missing after a boat carrying farmers and fishermen capsized in northeastern Nigeria, the emergency services said Sunday.

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Nigeria: Death toll rises to 50 in Niger state market attack

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack and said he has directed security officials to hunt down the gunmen and rescue the hostages.

Africanews

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Police identify all 40 victims of Swiss bar fire

Police have identified all 40 victims who died in a New Year's Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, including multiple teenagers. Two managers of Le Constellation bar have been placed under investigation for criminal negligence, a...

CBC News

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Flooded streets in California as king tides rise

A combination of king tides and heavy rains flooded parts of Northern California on Saturday. Marin County saw the worst of it, with some roads and neighborhoods under 3 or 4 feet of water.

The Weather Channel

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Hundreds march in silence to honour Swiss Alps bar fire victims

Hundreds marched in Crans-Montana to honour the victims of the New Year's Eve fire that killed 40. A Mass was held with condolences from Pope Leo XIV.

Euronews

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Firefighters pay tribute to victims of deadly Swiss ski resort fire

Firefighters who responded to the deadly bar fire in Crans-Montana were applauded as they visited a memorial to the victims.

Euronews

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Deadly Swiss fire likely caused by champagne sparklers

Initial investigations suggest the fire that tore through a Swiss ski resort bar New Year's Eve, killing at least 40 and injuring dozens of others, started when 'fountain candles' attached to champagne bottles were carried too close to t...

CBC News

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Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants capsized off Gambia

At least 102 survivors were rescued and seven bodies recovered from the boat that capsized off the Gambian coast on New Year's Eve, President Adama Barrow said in a state broadcast.

Africanews

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First four victims identified in Crans-Montana bar fire

Regional police said on Saturday that the bodies of four victims — a boy and a girl, both aged 16, an 18-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, all of them Swiss citizens — had been identified and handed over to their families.

Euronews

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Swiss officials warn bar fire death toll could rise

As efforts continue to identify victims of the New Year's Eve bar fire in Crans-Montana. DW spoke to eyewitness Clive Thompson in the Swiss ski resort about what he saw on the night of the blaze and in the days since.

DW News

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Displaced grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent fire

A fire broke out in the tent sheltering Amal Abu al-Khair and her family while her son was cooking dinner.

Africanews

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Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack in Colorado

Hikers found a woman's body near a Colorado trail, and officials believe a mountain lion may have attacked her.

CBS America

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Deadly Swiss Alps bar fire likely started by sparklers

The blaze at Le Constellation, killing at least 40 people and injuring about 115 others, many seriously, was likely started by sparklers in champagne bottles, authorities said on Friday afternoon, as identification of those killed and in...

Euronews

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Unknown number of people trapped after building collapses in Nairobi

A multi-story building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi collapsed on Friday, leaving a unknown number of people trapped beneath the rubble.

Africanews

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Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital as driver arrested

The driver of the car involved in the fatal crash in which two friends of British boxer Anthoy Joshua were killed has been held by police in Lagos. Joshua had a lucky escape from the accident on the busy highway between Lagos and Ibadan ...

France 24

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Mourners gather for vigil after Swiss ski resort fire

Mourners in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana held a vigil for the victims of fire in a bar on New Year's Eve. Hundreds gathered in silence in the freezing night. Authorities say around 40 people died in the blaze.

DW News

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Survivor recounts deadly New Year’s bar fire in Swiss Alps

Around 40 people were killed in a fire that happened at a bar at a popular ski resort in the Swiss Alps during New Year's celebrations. More than 100 were injured. Ramy Inocencio reports.

CBS News

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UK to analyse black box from Libya plane crash that killed army chief

Libyan authorities say Britain has formally agreed to provide technical and legal support for the investigation, with findings to be made public once analysis is complete.

Africanews

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Investigators work to identify victims of deadly Swiss Alps bar fire

Investigators continue to identify victims of a deadly fire in Crans-Montana's Le Constellation bar, which killed at least 40 and injured 115 during a New Year's celebration.

Euronews

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Teen recalls how she escaped deadly Swiss bar fire

As mourners gathered in a church for a service for the victims killed and injured in a fire in a bar in the Swiss resort town of Crans-Montana, 17-year-old Laetitia Place described how she escaped the flames that tore through a New Year'...

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Mourners gather for vigil after Swiss ski resort fire

DW News