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DOZENS DEAD IN SWISS RESORT INFERNO: Party Blaze Rips Through Alpine Bar

A New Year’s Eve fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans‑Montana tore through the packed venue killing dozens and injuring around 100 as investigators sift through video and eyewitness accounts of a fast moving blaze and explosion

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$2.2 trillion - Wealth added by the world’s 500 richest people in 2025

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"If asked whether to prosecute a former President based on the same facts today I would do so regardless of whether that President was a Republican or a Democrat" — Jack Smith

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