Two women have frozen to death on the Vincent Pyramid, part of the Monte Rosa Mountain range.
The two women and a man were climbing on Saturday when they were trapped by bad weather. An Italian rescue crew located them by helicopter, but were unable to reach them.
A group of guides started out to reach them and got there at around 9pm. The women died shortly after the arrival of the team. The man was helicoptered to hospital in Switzerland, suffering severe frostbite. He’s expected to survive.
Geneva could foot the G7 bill
Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.
US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases
Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.
French singer banned by Paleo
The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
Cars going uninspected
The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.
War may lead to rent rises
Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.
Not a heatwave, yet
Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.
