23 January 2025 –
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Signa founder René Benko arrested in his villa
The once billionaire real estate mogul René Benko was born in Austria taken into custody by the police. The accusation is: intentional impairment of creditors’ interests as part of the insolvency proceedings against Signa Holding GmbH as well as the risk of concealment and commission of crimes. An application for pre-trial detention has also already been made. At the same time, there were several house searches in Benko’s offices, in his holiday home in Lech and in his residence in Vienna.
According to his own statements, Benko is insolvent, but reports about his luxurious lifestyle have repeatedly caused a stir. The public prosecutor’s office was on his trail: his phone calls were monitored, his message traffic was evaluated, and his business partners and employees were questioned.
New figures: mass deaths in Ukraine
On February 24th, the war in Ukraine enters its third year: To mark the deadline, various parties published figures on the number of soldiers who have died so far. The independent service UA Losses estimates that 63,584 Ukrainian soldiers died. The actual number of Ukrainian soldiers killed is “significantly higher”.
Research by this newspaper from February 2024 also suggests that well over 100,000 soldiers have probably been killed on the Ukrainian side alone.
In its January 10 report, the BBC estimated the number of fallen Russian soldiers at a total of 156,500 to 219,200 – including Ukrainians fighting for Moscow in the Russian puppet republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Trump speaks at the WEF today
Donald Trump is speaking live at the World Economic Forum today. The top managers in Davos are conflicted about the new US president. For days, Davos has been talking about little else than Donald Trump: his inauguration, the first decisions, hopes, fears.
Trump is not the “Davos Man” of the elite who preach the advantages of an integrated global economy at the WEF. Trump’s “America First” policy is pretty much the opposite. What will be of particular interest will be what the US President says about the tariffs he has announced on imports from countries such as China, Mexico, Canada, but also the EU. Or about his ambitions with the AI industry, which has its big stage at the World Economic Forum.
Miles auctions fraud apartment
A business couple in Meilen failed to pay tax bills totaling 670,000 francs and disappeared to the United Arab Emirates. Now her apartment is being forcibly sold: the auction of the condominium she left behind in Meilen is intended to cover at least part of the amount.
According to official estimates, the property is worth around 2.6 million francs. The 3.5-room apartment, built in 2007, is located in a quiet residential area, is 158 square meters in size and some even have a view of the lake. The auction is scheduled to take place at the end of March.
The couple lived in this apartment building in Meilen before disappearing towards the Persian Gulf. Now the apartment is being auctioned.
Photo: Urs Jaudas
The entrepreneurial couple is said to have deprived numerous people and companies of their money with dubious company structures and unpaid debts.
-Mega hurricane threatens England and Ireland with gusts of up to 180 km/h
The British Isles are facing the strongest winter storm of this season on Friday: the hurricane called Eowyn will first hit Ireland on Thursday evening and move on to Scotland by midday on Friday.
Hurricane gusts of up to 180 km/h must be expected on the Irish west coast. The British Meteorological Agency warns that significant damage to vegetation and infrastructure could occur.
Maximum wind gusts on Friday morning over the British Isles: The extreme wind strengths over the sea cannot be transferred directly to the mainland. Nevertheless, hurricane gusts of over 160 km/h are likely to occur, especially on Ireland’s west coast.
Quelle: ECMWF/WXCharts.com
Eowyn has an indirect impact on the weather in Switzerland: storm winds are not to be feared in this country. However, the hurricane depression is pushing very mild air masses towards Central Europe on its southern edge. This will lead to foehn conditions in the Alpine region and spring-like, mild temperatures next weekend.
What will be important tomorrow
Ski highlight in Kitzbühel
The legendary Hahnenkamm race starts tomorrow in Kitzbühel, Austria with the men’s Super-G, followed by the downhill classic on Saturday. Also from the party are the two Swiss high-flyers Marco Odermatt and Franjo von Allmen.
Argentine President Javier Milei receives the Röpke Prize in Kloten
The Liberal Institute, which describes itself as Switzerland’s first independent think tank, awards Argentine President Javier Milei the Röpke Prize for Civil Society. He is currently still at the WEF in Davos. The Liberal Institute justifies the award with Milei’s “international pioneering role in combating the sprawling state”.
The picture of the day
A fire broke out in Kaiseraugst on Thursday morning, causing heavy smoke: The Aargau cantonal police confirmed a corresponding operation. Over 100 members of several fire departments were on duty.
Photo: Tamedia
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