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9 News
25-05-2025
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- 9 News
Bodies of five skiers found on Swiss glacier
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier above the Swiss resort town of Zermatt, authorities said, after two hikers reported seeing abandoned skis near the Rimpfischhorn, a 4000-metre peak in the Valais Alps. Police said on Sunday the victims were found on the Adler Glacier following aerial and ground searches. Three of the bodies were found some 500 metres from where the skis were located, Swiss broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) reported. Swiss officials have opened an investigation into the deaths of five skiers close to the village of Zermatt. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten, File) (AP) Air Zermatt, the helicopter company that carried out the search flight, said that the three bodies were found on an avalanche cone. The two other bodies were found nearly 200 metres higher, on a small, snow-covered area, Air Zermatt added. Formal identification of the victims is still underway, and their nationalities have not yet been released. Authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. Weather conditions and avalanche activity in the region are being examined as part of the probe. switzerland emergencies Snow CONTACT US
Japan Today
25-05-2025
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- Japan Today
Bodies of 5 skiers found on Swiss glacier near Zermatt
FILE - An empty gondola goes up in Zermatt, Switzerland, Dec. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten, File) The bodies of five skiers have been found on a glacier above the Swiss resort town of Zermatt, authorities said Sunday, after two hikers reported seeing abandoned skis near the Rimpfischhorn, a 4,000-meter peak in the Valais Alps. Valais cantonal police said Sunday the victims were located on the Adler Glacier following aerial and ground searches. Formal identification of the victims is still underway, and their nationalities have not yet been released. Authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. Weather conditions and avalanche activity in the region are being examined as part of the probe. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Toronto Sun
11-05-2025
- Business
- Toronto Sun
U.S. touts 'substantial progress' in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce
Published May 11, 2025 • 4 minute read Reporters stand outside the residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations where talks between U.S. Treasury Secretary, America's top trade negotiator, and high-ranking Chinese officials are believed to be taking place, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, May 10, 2025. Photo by Jamey Keaten / AP GENEVA (AP) — The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered 'a great deal of productivity' in resolving differences between the world's two leading economic powers, after officials wrapped two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald Trump imposing steep tariffs and Beijing retaliating. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there was 'substantial progress' in the weekend sessions but offered scant information on exactly what negotiations entailed. He said more details would come at a briefing Monday. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer suggested that an agreement had been reached but provided no details. He and Bessent briefly addressed reporters once talks had wrapped at the stately villa that serves as the residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, but did not take questions. 'It's important to understand how quickly we were able to come to agreement, which reflects that perhaps the differences were not so large as far as maybe thought,' Greer said. But he also stressed that a top Trump priority means closing the U.S. trade deficit with China, which came to a record $263 billion last year. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'We're confident that the deal we struck with our Chinese partners will help us to resolve, work towards resolving that national emergency,' Greer said. The White House subsequently issued a statement titled, 'U.S. Announces China Trade Deal in Geneva' but offering only the same quotes by Bessent and Greer. The Chinese delegation held a subsequent news conference where it described what occurred as 'candid, in-depth and constructive dialogue.' Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said both sides had agreed to 'establishing a consultation mechanism' for further discussions on trade and economic issues. China's negotiators also said that they and the U.S. team would be releasing a joint statement on Monday — though the timing was still uncertain. 'I think, no matter when this statement is released, it's going to be good news for the world,' said Li Chenggang, the Chinese ambassador to the World Trade Organization. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Trump was anxious to declare the sessions a win. Even before the final day of talks opened on Sunday, the president posed on his social media site that 'GREAT PROGRESS' was being made toward what he suggested could be a 'total reset' on the tariffs that have put the global economy on edge. Beijing, however, appered largely more measured about the negotiations' overall direction, noting in a Saturday night editorial published its state-run news agency published before the second day of negotiations kicked off, that it would 'firmly reject any proposal that compromises core principles or undermines the broader cause of global equity.' During the Sunday evening news conference, the Chinese delegation said 'global trade wars that were provoked or initiated by the U.S. have captured global attention' but 'China's position has been clear and consistent: China does not want to fight a trade war. We are ready to work together.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Negotiations could go along way toward stabilizing world markets roiled by the U.S.-China standoff that has ships in port with goods from China unwilling to unload until they get final word on tariffs. Trump last month raised U.S. tariffs on China to a combined 145%, and China retaliated by hitting American imports with a 125% levy. Tariffs that high essentially amount to the countries' boycotting each other's products, disrupting trade that last year topped $660 billion. Still, top members of the Trump administration were following the president's lead in insisting that a hard reset of U.S.-China trade relations could be in the offing. 'Secretary Bessent has made clear that one of his objectives is to de-escalate,' U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who wasn't in Geneva, said on 'Fox News Sunday.' He added that the U.S. and China have both imposed tariffs that are 'too high to do business, but that's why they are talking right now.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'We are the consumer of the world. Everybody wants to sell their goods here,' Lutnick said. So they need to do business with American and we're using the power of our economy to open their economy to our exporters.' Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, told Fox News Channel's 'Sunday Morning Futures' that 'what's going to happen in all likelihood is that relationships are going to be rebooted. It looks like the Chinese are very, very eager to play ball and to renormalize things.' 'We're essentially starting over, starting from scratch with the Chinese,' Hassett said 'and they seem to think that they really want to rebuild a relationship that's great for both of us.' The talks mark the first time the sides have met face-to-face to discuss the issues. The prospects for a major breakthrough still apper slight, but even a small drop in tariffs _ particularly if taken simultaneously — could help restore some confidence. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Negotiations to begin de-escalating the growing US_China trade war are badly needed and it's a positive sign that both sides were able to gracefully move beyond their bickering over who had to call first,' Jake Werner, director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, said in an email. The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on countries worldwide, but its fight with China has been the most intense. Trump's import taxes on goods from China include a 20% charge meant to pressure Beijing into doing more to stop the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States. The remaining 125% involve a dispute that dates back to Trump's first term and comes atop tariffs he levied on China back then, which means the total tariffs on some Chinese goods can exceed 145%. Health Sports Toronto Maple Leafs Sunshine Girls World
