GENEVA, Switzerland – The Geneva airport temporarily closed this morning after Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-702 to Italy was hijacked and forced to land in Switzerland.
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Swiss to work on immigration quotas without delay
GENEVA – After today’s tight vote to curtail “mass immigration” the Swiss federal government has vowed it will act as fast as possible to enact new measures. In Bern, the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Burkhalter, said this is the result of the Swiss “direct democracy” system and that the Federal Council will…
Swiss divided, approve curbing “mass immigration” (updated)
GENEVA – Switzerland has voted and approved an initiative to counter what the right-wing UDC/SVP party has called, “mass-immigration”.
Geneva Police Seek Female Driver, Partial License Plate Spotted
GENEVA, Switzerland – If you are the blond female driver of a dark-colored vehicle with license plates that include “GE 632”, there is a good chance that the Geneva police is looking to speak with you in connection with an accident involving a scooter rider.
Renault: from 8 Gordini to Electric Twingo in Geneva
PARIS, France – As a vintage car lover and avid fan of rear-wheel tractor drive beasts in general, I went deaf when my wife suggested I check out the new electric Twingo, Renault will be introducing at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Really? In a brilliant marketing move, she and millions of other viewers no doubt,…
Buy Your Geneva TPG Bus Ticket Via Text
GENEVA, Switzerland – Welcome to Geneva! This post explains how to use your mobile phone to purchase your bus ticket in the canton.
A vos souhaits! Influenza Cases on the Rise in Geneva
BERN, Switzerland – The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health has issued an alert after an increase in reported cases of influenza (flu). According to newly published statistics the number of medical cases in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais is increasing, with widespread cases reported in the north and east of the country…
New Harvard-Geneva Master’s Program
GENEVA – The Geneva Graduate Institute and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University will establish a dual degree master program that can be obtained in two years instead of three.
Some Minicars Test Poor in US, not so in Europe
GENEVA, Switzerland – Minicars, or superminis as they are often called in Europe are one of the most popular vehicles in small cities in Europe. Nevertheless, six minicars tested by the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, have earned “poor” ratings in the overlap front crash test; not so in Europe. What gives?
Swiss Invent Device to Prevent Falls, Useful for Sports
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – A small device that can evaluate parameters associated with walking could be a helpful option for determining the risk of a fall in a person, but specifically, an elderly person.
Geneva marihuana bust leaves three arrested
GENEVA, Switzerland – Geneva police seized 6kg of marijuana and arrested three people, Friday 10 January, during a drug bust in an apartment, which had been under surveillance, in Châtelaine, Geneva. A 38-year-old man from Sierra Leone who lived at the apartment was arrested along with a 34-year-old Gambian resident of Spain, and a 33-year-old Senegalese…
Vote for the worst company: Public Eye Awards
BERN, Switzerland – The Swiss organization, Declaration de Berne, founded in 1968 to “promote development as a collective and egalitarian process,” organizes each year a public voting on what it considers to be some of the world’s worst companies in terms of sustainable development and labor rights. The 2014 “candidates” include companies such as fashion giant…
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