GENEVA – After two fatal fires occurred within a matter of hours on 1 January, he city of Geneva has been hit by a third blaze, this one in the St Jean neighborhood.
Category: News
Breaking news and feature stories.
Geneva: Two fires in one day leave two elderly women dead (updated)
Story updated on 4 January. GENEVA – Two elderly women have died after severe burns received in two separate fires that erupted in Geneva within a matter of hours.
Sexually transmitted diseases on the rise in Switzerland
BERN – Sexually transmitted diseases—mainly gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia—are up in Switzerland and the rest of Europe in comparison to 2015.
ICRC calls on parties in conflict to respect the Geneva Conventions (video)
GENEVA – The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has just unveiled a video that uses some of the same rhetoric used by governments when launching attacks: “we will not falter”, “we will fight fire with fire”… albeit, for very different reasons.
Open call to young designers on the art of eyewear
GENEVA – Up to six young designers with a keen knack for art and eyewear might receive €3,000, as part of the so-called O-Six for Art grant. The money comes from the family-owned Italian Thema Optical company, which produces high-end eyewear.
Police: couple arrested for selling drugs in Geneva
GENEVA, Switzerland – A couple has been arrested after a drug bust in the Plainpalais neighborhood of Geneva.
Dozens evacuated after fire in Geneva apartment building
Updated with information on the fire occurred in Libellules on Friday 7 October. (See bottom of page) GENEVA, Switzerland – More than 40 residents of two buildings in Petit-Saconnex in canton Geneva had to be evacuated after a fire broke out early in the morning.
Geneva to fund your photography project
GENEVA, Switzerland – The city of Geneva is offering a CHF25,000 grant to proven photojournalists/documentarists or photography artists interested in pursuing a photo project in Switzerland or abroad.
Filming: extras wanted in Geneva and Lausanne
GENEVA – Ever wanted to be in the big screen? Here’s your francophone chance!
Over 100 foreign colleges/universities host open day in Geneva
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – More than 100 international colleges and universities are hosting an open day in Geneva on 28 September.
Staged stabbing at CERN causes uproar, raises questions about security
GENEVA – Several online outlets today point at a bizarre video shot in the premises of CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, whose lab in canton Geneva carries out high-energy physics research. The video, which CERN officials say was shot “without official permission or knowledge”, also raises questions of security in the premises late at…
Swiss train attack claims first fatal victim, no terrorist link, man stopped attacker
SWITZERLAND – A senseless train attack that occurred on Saturday 13 August on a Swiss train in northeastern Switzerland has claimed its first fatal victim. A 34-year-old woman who had been critically injured died today as did the attacker. Two more persons including a 6-year-old, remain in critical condition. Meanwhile, authorities in canton St Gall have shed…
All About Geneva 