Daily World Briefing, Jan. 2

Swiss bar fire kills around 40, injures more than 110 at Crans-Montana resort Around 40 people were killed and more than 110 others injured after a fire broke out at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in Valais Canton in southwestern Switzerland, local police said on Thursday. Valais Canton Police Chief Frederic Gisler confirmed the casualty figures at a second press conference held in the afternoon.