Swiss Alps

Five things to know about Davos

Davos - Muslimchronicle

With the World Economic Forum kicking off in earnest on Tuesday, AFP presents a guide to the week-long event in the Swiss Alps. - WHAT IS ‘DAVOS‘? - Davos is shorthand for the World Economic Forum (WEF), which in its original guise was founded in 1971 by German business professor Klaus Schwab as a way for European corporate leaders to learn fromRead more

Trump and 'Davos Man': best of enemies

Paris - Muslimchronicle

A compelling clash of cultures will unfold in the vertiginous Swiss Alps this week as Donald Trump, just over 12 months into his high-wire presidency, confronts the cheerleaders of globalisation in Davos. Having whipped up working-class resentment of the global elite to devastating effect en route to the White House, the US president's "America First" vision will run headlong into theRead more

Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smog

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps. From the outside, the Paharpur Business Centre looks like any modern office block. But inside it is a virtual jungle where rooms and corridors areRead more

27 injured in train accident in Swiss Alps

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

At least 27 people were injured in a train accident Monday at a station in the Swiss Alpine village of Andermatt, police said. The accident happened shortly before midday as a train carrying around 100 passengers attempted a manoeuvre at Andermatt station, in the central Swiss canton of Uri. source: AFPRead more

Searches resume for 8 missing in Swiss Alps landslide

Bondo - Muslimchronicle

Rescue workers on Friday resumed their search for eight people still missing after a massive landslide in the Swiss Alps while dozens of evacuees waited to return home. The massive search and rescue operation, involving more than 100 emergency workers equipped with infrared cameras and mobile phone detectors, helicopters and rescue dogs, had been halted overnight for safety reasons. TheRead more

Escape to Lake Como, a serene Italia

Bellagio - Muslimchronicle

When I think of the perfect getaway, I now picture the lakes and mountains of Lake Como. I first heard about this particular lake in Italy when George Clooney bought a vacation home there in 2002. I remember seeing pictures of a small town with charming villas, surrounded by beautiful green mountains and the clear blue waters of the lake.Read more

Swiss couple found on glacier after 75 years buried at last

Saviese - Muslimchronicle

The remains of a couple, found on a receding glacier in the Swiss Alps 75 years after they had disappeared, were at long last buried on Saturday near their native village. Their two surviving daughters were present at the funeral service in the church at Saviese in Valais canton, a few kilometres from Chandolin where Marcelin Dumoulin and his wifeRead more

Davos elites struggle for answers

Davos - Arab Today

The global economy is in better shape than it's been in years. Stock markets are booming, oil prices are on the rise again and the risks of a rapid economic slowdown in China, a major source of concern a year ago, have eased. And yet, as political leaders, CEOs and top bankers make their annual trek up the Swiss AlpsRead more