29-31 Mar 2010 (week 13)

22-28 Mar 2010 (week 12)

• Abortion deal likely to secure US health bill
• CNN’s Margaret Moth dies, but not in a war zone

15-21 Mar 2010 (week 11)

• Swiss take gold and another silver in Paralympics
• Easter chaos looms in UK with BA and now rail strikes
• Loonie and US dollar nearly at parity
• Quartet tell Israel to pull out settlements within 2 years
• International sports, football: Arsenal draws Barcelona
• Cheeeeeese, the Swiss do it again!
• Kofi Annan’s forum on brink of losing funding
• Hannibal Qadaffi’s civil case opens: he says money not the point
• Swiss weekend snow and winter sports report, 19 March
• Cern’s LHC beams reach new world level
• Hillary Clinton, Lavrov says US, Russia close to Start deal (update)
• Chernobyl children’s Swiss vacations won’t end in adoption
• Queen’s Jag. up for sale
• Bluefin tuna’s last stand: Cites votes against a ban
• Basel World sparkles with upturn in watch sales
• Nigerian’s death at Zurich airport: repatriation flights cancelled
• 21.4 kg of cheese each: no holes in Swiss record
• Goodluck Jonathan gets rid of cabinet
• EU’s Ashton visits Gaza en route to Middle East talks
• Swiss exports rise, for most industries and services
• International sports, Paralympics: Kunz takes first Swiss medal
• Baby bears getting a whiff of Bern
• EPFL joins TB fight with new lab
• US Democrats Abroad push voters to register for November
• Geneva confirms ready to compensate Qadaffi son, Tribune lashes out
• Swiss are Europe’s innovation champs
• Irish drivers: 2/3 now against drinking, driving
• Muslim burials in Switzerland: tempest in teapot or racist issue?
• Swiss to get TV, radio ads increase in summer 2010
• International sports, tennis: Federer out, Murray and Tsonga go on at Indian Wells
• Sochi Olympics: cumulative impact on wildlife a danger (update)
• Uganda to get wilt-free coffee plants
• Unicef has new director
• Geneva reported ready to compensate Qadaffi’s son (update 2)
• Alpaca learns it’s tough to hang ten in Peru
• Russia’s notorious prison boss fired
• UK university place shortage to worsen in 2010
• Social networking outpaces information hunts on web
• Swiss chocolatier Lindt’s profits fall
• World’s shortest man dies
• Better economic outlook for Switzerland
• Young murderer sentenced in Lausanne
• Freedom of religion makes headlines in Switzerland
• US sends FBI to Mexico
• UBS stirs the bonus controversy anew with executive pay
• Human Rights Film Festival: war targeting the most vulnerable
• Amnesty Int’l says Max Goeldi’s health deteriorating
• Georgian, Russian mafia swoops in Europe include Switzerland (update)
• Sarkozy’s strength ebbs, regional votes show
• Three cities in line to bid for 2018 Olympics
• Donors to spill blood after PM refuses Thai rally demands
• Auditors under the gun over Lehmann report
• International sports, Six Nations rugby: France dominate
• International sports, football: Rooney and Drogba get two each
• Daylight saving (summer) time starts in N America

08-14 Mar 2010 (week 10)

• Wolves kill woman in first such attack troopers can recall
• Overweight women who drink at higher risk, study shows
• International sports, ski jump: Ammann gives Swiss second Crystal Globe
• Award-winning Russian journalist Igor Sedykh dies
• Human Rights Film Festival: Spain recalls its violent past
• Le Temps, key Swiss French media, names new editor
• UBS pressures Swiss parliament
• Swiss weekend snow and winter sports report, 12 March 2010
• Bravo Janka! Swiss takes World Cup skiing’s Crystal Globe
• Libya gives lesson in media relations success (update 17 March)
• HSBC’s timeline on bank theft shows it was out in the cold
• HSBC in Geneva says data stolen of 24,000, not 10 clients
• 100 Firefighters called to London Shoreditch blaze
• Airline losses will be lower than forecast
• Switzerland calls on Israel to halt new settlements
• Arab League announces halt to indirect Middle East talks
• Greeks strike for third time
• Forget the nationalities – few women on Forbes richest list
• Know-it-all Passport classifieds
• IPCC climate group to have outside scientific review
• English Forum, also good for “where to find. . .”
• Glocals.com social network guides
• International sports, skiing: Janka leads in World Cup after Garmisch win
• Cern’s annual shutdowns to end as LHC shifts rhythm (update)
• Pedestrian killed in A9 autoroute accident
• Largest Swiss health insurer plans 500 job cuts
• High winds send Geneva police to work
• N Korean top official rumoured to be leaving Geneva
• International sports, cricket: Pakistan bans former captains
• Interpol backs Dubai as it adds 16 warrants in Hamas death
• China’s exports outperform high expectations
• “Dead” baby elephant takes first steps
• Indonesia confirms Bali bomb planner killed
• Brrrrrr, until Lake Geneva freezes over
• Swedish cartoonist’s would-be assasins arrested in Ireland
• Brazil slaps tax on US cherries, pears and ketchup
• Pound slips under $1.50 as trade gap widens
• UN groups make urgent appeal for Congo aid
• Traffic alert: Lake Geneva boats stay put
• UBS back in news: Ospel surfaces, political dealing starts
• Civil servants in UK, Portugal face cuts
• Nigeria weekend clashes may have killed hundreds
• Oscars hands its first best picture award to a woman
• Swiss electricity hikes: gov’t says no reason
• Swiss back bluefish tuna ban
• Swiss weekend votes: strong “no” to cutting pensions
• Elections in Iraq (Chappatte cartoon)

01-07 Mar 2010 (week 09)

• Geneva Motor Show: born-again car industry moves into the green
• Geneva-Bernex tram moves ahead
• New clients boost Raiffeisen’s share of Swiss mortgages
• Migros orders fair trade footballs for World Cup
• Vaud to have 10 more windmills
• Swiss weekend snow and winter sports report, 5 March 2010
• Man dies after US Pentagon shootout
• Economy heads Chinese leaders’ agenda
• Greek bankruptcy (Chappatte cartoon)
• US diplomatic team in Geneva takes shape
• Bob Lutz’s secret slips out at the Geneva Motor Show
• China’s new ambassador already familiar face in Geneva
• Swiss National Bank closes 2009 with CHF10b profit
• Wells Fargo CEO $21m pay puts him on top
• Traffic alert: A1 into Geneva, very slow traffic (update)
• UK’s largest private company seeks Switzerland move (update)
• Greece asks EU for clear financial message
• Cruise off NE Spain slammed by rogue waves
• Champery body cell phone photos could give ID clues
• Fake pilot taken off plane in Amsterdam
• Uganda mudslide death toll rises, int’l organizations send help
• Freddy’s killer given 30 years
• A1 overturned truck driver was reaching for CD
• Vancouver Games consumed 4 tons Swiss cheese, 2 tons chocolate
• WTO: workshop for cheaper generic drugs, developing countries, fails
• Betty E King now officially US ambassador in Geneva
• Part of Alzheimer’s mystery unlocked by Lausanne team
• Wrong-way autoroute driver has license lifted
• Max Goeldi’s family appeals to Qadaffi
• UNHCR sexual harassment case heads to US Supreme Court (update 2)
• Landmine groups pressure US to commit to ban
• Geneva cantonal bank profits rise
• Cleric’s fatwa condemns suicide bombing
• Chile put under curfew to curb looting
• Traffic alert: A1 autoroute closed, Rolle-Gland (update)
• Geneva Motor Show gets ready to roll
• Human Rights Council starts review session
• Cars unveiled at Geneva’s auto show
• Rental rates will remain the same, for now
• Vevey murder case, re-opened, raises classic doubts
• Chinese leaders pressured to on housing registration reform
• BC faces post-Olympics budget blues
• Toyota woos back US buyers
• “Genève, a world of its own” is city’s new trademark
• Qadaffi news: Hannibal visits Goeldi, crowd at embassy
• Sure signs of Spring come to Switzerland (updated)