Italy has formally protested the release on bail of a Swiss bar owner under investigation over a deadly New Year’s Day fire and has recalled its ambassador to Switzerland, escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries. Jacques Moretti, co-owner of the Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, was freed on Friday […]
Swiss authorities have begun the difficult process of identifying victims of a devastating fire that tore through a packed bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the luxury ski resort of Crans-Montana. The blaze at the Le Constellation bar killed around 40 people, with Italy putting the death toll at 47, and left more than […]

