A former model and Miss Switzerland finalist who was allegedly murdered by her husband was found to have been strangled, dismembered and her remains put through a handheld blender, medical reports reveal. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, in February. Her husband and father of her two children,...
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Miss Switzerland finalist strangled, dismembered and ‘pureed’ in blender by husband
In a ghastly incident, a former Miss Switzerland finalist was brutally killed by her husband and pureed in a blender. Thirty-eight-year-old Kristina Joksimovic was allegedly strangled and dismembered with a jigsaw and garden shears. Her body was found in February in Binningen, near Basel in Switzerland. As investigations began into the murder, the officials concluded...
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Miss Switzerland finalist strangled to death, then ‘pureed’ in a blender by her husband: officials
Warning: Disturbing content A former Miss Switzerland finalist was strangled to death and savagely dismembered by her husband, who then “pureed” her remains in a blender, Swiss officials revealed. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found slain in her home in February in Binningen, near the city of Basel in Switzerland. Her 41-year-old husband, who was only...
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This country has been ranked ‘best in the world’ in a global survey. India ranks….
In a new survey, Switzerland has been crowned as the world’s best country for the third year in a row. U.S. News & World’s report in its ‘Best Countries Ranking 2024’ has ranked 15 European countries in the top 25 spots, east and Southeast Asia in four spots, the Middle East in two spots and North...
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Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access
GENEVA (AP) — Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland’s most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a mudslide a day earlier cut off road access until next week. Teams from Air Zermatt rescue and helicopter service led the operation for what Swiss media said were about 2,200 tourists...
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Swiss court convicts 2 PetroSaudi executives in fallout from Malaysian fund scandal
GENEVA — Switzerland’s federal criminal court on Wednesday convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company on charges including fraud and money laundering in a vast scam that swiped at least $1.8 billion from a Malaysian state-owned investment fund. PetroSaudi executive Tarek Obaid, a Saudi-Swiss dual national, received a seven-year sentence and British-Swiss associate...
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Hermès heir’s $13B fortune has seemingly vanished after he vowed to award huge chunk to his gardener
The multibillion-dollar fortune belonging to the reclusive Hermès heir has seemingly vanished months after he promised to donate a large chunk of his colossal inheritance to his gardener. Nicolas Puech, 81, the largest individual shareholder of the French fashion house, was told by a Swiss court on July 12 that his wealth manager, Eric Freymond, cannot be...
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Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia
GENEVA – Sudan’s paramilitary leader has announced plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces fighting Sudan’s army, expressed hope on social media late Tuesday that the talks would become “a major step” toward peace and...
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Switzerland set to use controversial portable suicide pods ‘within months’
After introducing a breakthrough method for assisted dying, Sarco is now set to use its suicide pods for first time ever. The first use of a portable suicide pod will be carried out in Switzerland this year, potentially within months to come, the company said on Wednesday. The space-age-looking Sarco capsule was first unveiled in...
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Controversial suicide pod dubbed the ‘Tesla of euthanasia’ to be used for the first time
A suicide pod dubbed the “Tesla of euthanasia” will be used for the first time next week. Sarco, a 3D-printed capsule, was unveiled at the Venice Design Festival in 2019 and reportedly offers a painless death within 10 minutes of entering with the push of a button, reported Metro. It works by flooding the chamber...
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At least seven dead after ferocious storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy
At least seven people died as ferocious and torrential rain lashed France, Switzerland, and Italy, the news agency AFP reported early Monday (July 1) citing authorities. Police in Switzerland said that three people died after torrential rain triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland. Elsewhere in the country, a man was found dead in a hotel in Saas-Grund in the...
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At least two dead as storms in Switzerland cause flooding and landslide
Storms in southern Switzerland caused a landslide that left two people dead and one missing, and a bridge over a small river collapsed, police said on Sunday. Storms and heavy rain affected southern and western Switzerland on Saturday and overnight, with the worst-hit areas in the Italian-speaking Ticino canton (state), on the southern side of...