Switzerland — Geneva police are looking for information or witnesses to a deadly motorcycle accident occurred on Wednesday 2 January at around 17:40 on the Route des Jeunes in canton Geneva. According to authorities, the victim, identified as a Swiss male born in 1999 (19 years of age), died on the scene after hitting the…
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Iconic Geneva church badly damaged by raging fire
GENEVA, Switzerland — A fire burned for nearly three hours Thursday at the Sacré-Coeur Church in Plainpalais, destroying the attic and severely damaging the nave of the iconic 1859 landmark of the city centre.
Emergency sirens retest across Switzerland on 23 May
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss National Siren Test system is being repeated on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 starting at 13:30.
Geneva ranks among 10 best in quality of life survey
GENEVA, Switzerland — The annual Mercer Ranking survey has named Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern among the top 15 cities with best quality of life.
Portugal-Netherlands friendly in Geneva, vs Egypt in Zurich
GENEVA, Switzerland — Get ready for a loud night! Ronaldo’s Portugal is set to play against the Clockwork Orange in a football friendly in Geneva prior to this summer’s World Cup.
Call for anti-Trump, anti-WEF demonstrations in Geneva and four more Swiss cities
US Republicans in Switzerland: America first does not mean America alone GENEVA, Switzerland – Union leaders and anti-globalisation demonstrators are calling residents in five Swiss cities to protest the presence of US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, and the Forum in general.
Wife, daughter of prominent Swiss envoy killed in fire in Geneva
GENEVA, Switzerland — A 76-year-old woman and her 45-year-old daughter have died after a fire broke out at their roof top apartment in Grand-Saconnex on the morning of Saturday 3 June. The husband/father of the victims was not home at the time. For privacy reasons in Switzerland, the victims names cannot be revealed but All About…
Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3-0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game
Update: this version corrects the title of the final from Swiss Football Championship to Swiss Football Cup. Two different tournaments. GENEVA, Switzerland — FC Basel has beat the lionhearted FC Sion 3-0 earning their 12th Swiss Football Cup. Sion broke its streak of winning each final for which it had qualified. Both teams had a lot…
Tens of thousands arrive for Swiss football final in Geneva
Update: Find the game results and post game mayhem here. GENEVA, Switzerland — Police helicopters hovering over the city, check. Rowdy Swiss football fans arriving in throngs and willing to party, check. It seems all is ready for another Swiss Football Cup final, this one in Geneva. Prepare to be disrupted.
Roger Moore dies in Switzerland at 89
GENEVA, Switzerland — Sir Roger Moore, the suave Englishman that portrayed James Bond in seven feature films has died in Switzerland “after a short but brave battle with cancer”, announced his family.
Remembering the Swiss concerts of Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and Audioslave
GENEVA – Nothing screams grunge as Seattle in the U.S., and nothing could be further away from it than the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Yet, the two have met many a times in the shores of Lake Geneva and produced some gut wrenching performances, including some by Chris Cornell, 52, whose death on 17 May sent shock waves among…
Armed robbery in Geneva, shootout caught on camera
GENEVA, Switzerland — Police have not released any new details of a jewelry heist occurred this past weekend in downtown Geneva. The getaway ended in shots fired in the street, where it was caught on tape.
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