GENEVA, Switzerland – Michael Møller, a Danish national with 30 years of experience working at the United Nations, has become the official, 14th Director General of the UN Office at Geneva. The announcement was made today 30 June, by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Bol d’Or Mirabaud: Teenager leads team to win Geneva regatta
GENEVA, Switzerland – Sébastien Schneiter, the 19-year-old catamaran skipper of Team Tilt is being credited with leading his team to first place in the 77th edition of the prestigious Bol d’Or Mirabaud regatta – the largest fresh water sailing competition in the world, which takes place annually on Lake Geneva.
What’s on in June in Geneva and surroundings
A selected list of events happening in Geneva and surrounding towns.
Caves Ouvertes, bikes and public transport: a success
GENEVA, Switzerland – More than 80 wine cellars and growers in canton Geneva opened their doors this past Saturday to around 30,000 visitors. Most visitors rode bikes, walked or made use of the special buses provided by the TPG, to go cave to cave.
US Secretary John Kerry hospitalized in Geneva
Updated GENEVA, Switzerland – US Secretary of State, John Kerry is said to be in stable condition after being flown to Geneva’s University Hospital following a biking accident in neighboring France.
Swiss GDP slows down in first quarter
GENEVA – Swiss real Gross Domestic Product fell by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2015, with gross investments and household consumption preventing a larger GDP decline, said the Swiss Federal Government.
Shooting in Geneva leaves woman wounded
GENEVA, Switzerland – Geneva police are investigating a Friday afternoon shooting in Plainpalais that left one young woman in a hospital emergency room.
Geneva police investigate second homicide of the year in Collonge-Bellerive
GENEVA, Switzerland – A second homicide has taken place in the otherwise quiet community of Collonge-Bellerive in less than two months. This time, an elderly man, 73, was shot and killed in a parking lot on Tuesday 19 May.
B.B. King’s sweet blues with Switzerland
GENEVA, Switzerland – The blues is blue this week with the passing on 14 May of one of its legends: the great B.B. King, who also happened to have performed in Switzerland more than 20 times in a 33-year span.
Rain Over Me! Marc Anthony to heat up Switzerland
ZURICH, Switzerland – If these past couple of days are any indication of what’s to come, then, summer is going to be hot, hot… and hotter now that Marc Anthony has confirmed his July concert in Zurich.
Multiple people found dead outside suburban Aargau home in Switzerland
Updated since first published. Aargau, Switzerland – Police in canton Aargau say a 36-year-old man shot his parents-in-law, his brother-in-law and seemingly, a passerby before killing himself.
Colombian Senator to discuss peace process at free lecture in Geneva
GENEVA, Switzerland – Left-wing Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda, well-known for his stance in defending human rights in one of the most war-ravaged countries in the Americas, is in Geneva today where he will hold a free, public talk about the ongoing peace process in Colombia.
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