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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva was a pioneer in the now traditional Swiss wineries open days, which has evolved into a hugely popular event in its 16th year. Basic information is available from Opage, the cantonal agricultural office which works with the wineries to organize it. Participating wineries are open from 10:00-17:00. You pay CHF5 for [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Vully is a small region familiar to Swiss lovers of fine wine, but worldwide fans of popular international wine, Syrah, will scratch their heads to hear the name – and yet a Syrah from here has just taken a surprise silver medal at the Mondial du Syrah wine [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Too cold for gardening early Saturday morning, so it’s time for coffee and Internet browsing. Some of my favourite Swiss-related snippets from this morning’s look-around: Nuts to US taxes Okay, the Swiss link here might seem kind of weak, unless you’re an American or US green card holder with a Swiss connection [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Visiting the open day for Geneva’s wineries will probably involve less suncream than in previous years, but here are a few basic suggestions if you’re joining the thousands who stream out to the canton’s wine villages tomorrow, 25 May. You’ll get the most out of the visits if a) you spit out [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Police have alerted media in Switzerland that they should leave the family and friends of Marie alone during her funeral Friday afternoon 24 May. The 19-year-old was murdered two weeks ago by a man who had served several years for murdering his girlfriend and who has been serving the rest of his [...]
BERN, SWITZERLAND – “State Secretary Michael Ambuehl will take on a professorship for negotiation and conflict management at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, and will leave the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF), which he heads, at the end of August 2013,” the Federal Council announced Friday early afternoon. The [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 2013 World Health Assembly has sparked lively debate on a number of topics. This is where WHO budgets and policies for the coming year are approved, and where member nations’ conflicting points of view on health matters come into the open. Issues debated during the week include: China’s bird flu outbreak [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Prank day, near the end of the school year, is a tradition at a number of area schools, tolerated by some, curbed by others after abuses, and simply banned yesterday after the celebrations got out of control, according Le Matin. Institut Florimont in Petit Lancy reportedly banned scores of students from classes [...]
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A 53-year-old man from Vaud died early Friday when he lost control of his motorcycle on the route de Châtel St-Denis at St-Légier-La Chiésaz. He was traveling alone at 02:30 this morning when he lost control on a curve and crashed into a woodpile. The roads near the accident and the Châtel [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The A9 autoroute has been closed on the mountain side of the road between Villeneuve and Montreux since an accident involving three trucks in the Glion tunnel at 08:30 Friday. Two of the drivers suffered light injuries and are being treated in hospital. The road will remain closed until at least noon [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – CROSSWORD / BOOK MY PLACE – All the across clues give achievements of the men whose names must be entered in the grid. If you prefer to work on the interactive version of the crossword, click on this LINK. 7 Wiegenlied (6) 8 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (6) 9 Carmina [...]
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