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02/19/2026, 08:2602/19/2026, 08:26 Switzerland will take part in the inaugural meeting of the “Peace Council” set up by US President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday as an observer. The authorities particularly want to support reconstruction efforts in Gaza. The question of membership has not yet been clarified, as the Foreign Ministry said. Switzerland will […]

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Mark Zuckerberg arriving at the courthouse in Los Angeles.Image: keystone The head of the Facebook group Meta has to face questions in court. This is also about access for minors. 02/19/2026, 07:4502/19/2026, 07:45 An article by In a US trial about alleged social media addiction, the head of the Internet company Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, admitted […]

02/19/2026, 07:4002/19/2026, 07:40 After the dismissal of the previous President José Jerí, the Peruvian Congress elected José María Balcázar as the new President of the Parliament and thus the acting head of state. The majority of MPs voted in the runoff for the candidate of the left-wing Perú Libre party. He will lead the government […]

02/19/2026, 07:2702/19/2026, 07:27 Weeks after a leak in a sewer pipe became known, the mayor of the US capital Washington, Muriel Bowser, declared a state of emergency and asked the federal government for help. She also called on US President Donald Trump to declare a disaster emergency – this will allow local authorities to apply […]

Business News The world’s largest food producer Nestlé was able to accelerate its growth again in 2025 on its own. CEO Philipp Navratil wants to step up the pace even more with a new strategy. 02/19/2026, 07:2102/19/2026, 07:42 Excluding exchange rate effects and purchases and sales, organic growth was 3.5 percent after 2.2 percent in […]

Kurt Cobain was the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band Nirvana, one of the most influential bands of the 1990s.Image: Redferns 02/19/2026, 05:4502/19/2026, 05:45 follow me On April 8, 1994, electrician Gary Smith actually just wanted to install security lighting on a mansion in Seattle. Then he discovered the lifeless Nirvana frontman […]

“Oh, don’t tell fairy tales”: Nick Hayek doesn’t believe that the franc will become more expensive because of the “safe haven”.Image: nik egger/chmedia interview The “extremely overvalued” franc is causing problems for the export industry. Nick Hayek, head of the Swatch Group, criticizes the National Bank: It is doing nothing – because it doesn’t want […]

It is the most devastating avalanche accident in the US state of California in more than 40 years: eight people were found dead after an avalanche near Castle Peak in the Tahoe National Forest. 02/19/2026, 04:4402/19/2026, 04:44 Another is still missing and is presumed dead due to the force of the fall and the weather, […]

Leslie Wexner denies having a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Image: keystone Democrats in the US Congress have expressed doubts about statements by billionaire Leslie Wexner that he had no relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 02/19/2026, 04:4102/19/2026, 04:41 “I don’t believe Mr. Wexner when he says he had no personal or friendly relationship with […]