GenevaLunch » Featured story http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Safra jewels are latest in Christie’s stringhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/safra-jewels-are-latest-in-christies-string/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/safra-jewels-are-latest-in-christies-string/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 12:57:39 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70229 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Some CHF20 million in jewels will be auctioned for charity by Christies Monday night 14 May, in a sale called “Jewels for Hope” at the Hotel des Bergues in Geneva. The collection is owned by Lily Safra, one of Geneva’s most famous philanthropists along with her late husband, banker Edmond Safra, who [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/14/safra-jewels-are-latest-in-christies-string/feed/ 0 Swiss travel inside country up 4% in 5 yearshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/08/swiss-travel-inside-country-up-4-in-5-years/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/08/swiss-travel-inside-country-up-4-in-5-years/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 10:29:54 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70023 GenevaLunch.com And it takes them only 92 minutes to cover the distance GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss are on the move, with train travel inside the country up in particular, figures from the new federal “Microcensus” show. Each Swiss resident six years or older “covered a daily distance of almost 37km within Switzerland in 2010. Two-thirds [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/08/swiss-travel-inside-country-up-4-in-5-years/feed/ 0 What saving face means to one Graubuenden villagehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/07/what-saving-face-means-to-one-graubuenden-village/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/07/what-saving-face-means-to-one-graubuenden-village/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 17:41:31 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70009 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Fame has suddenly hit the Graubuenden hamlet of Obermutten and so far, it’s just what the townfolk wanted. Mayor M Wyss and G Flatscher, who owns the single restaurant, decided last year that the village, with all its typical Swiss mountain charm, should create a Facebook page that would increase visitors. He [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/07/what-saving-face-means-to-one-graubuenden-village/feed/ 0 Schakira bows her head to become queen of the cowshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/06/schakira-bows-her-head-to-become-queen-of-the-cows/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/06/schakira-bows-her-head-to-become-queen-of-the-cows/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 20:11:51 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69965 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It was push and shove all the way, but in the end Schakira from Toerbel in the Goms Valley in canton Valais, put her head down, locked her horns and pushed her way to the Swiss championship. Just short of 800 kg, Schakira is the new queen of the cows among Switzerland’s [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/06/schakira-bows-her-head-to-become-queen-of-the-cows/feed/ 0 Future MP hopeful turns up the laughs, kicks off the shoeshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/future-mp-hopeful-turns-up-the-laughs-kicks-off-the-shoes/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/future-mp-hopeful-turns-up-the-laughs-kicks-off-the-shoes/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 10:27:14 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69784 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Eddie Izzard is a man of many hats and few shoes who loves to run. He is bringing his Force Majeure comedy tour to Switzerland in 2013 to give people here a firsthand look at the funny part of the Izzard phenomenon. The show will be performed in English 25-26 April 2013 [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/02/future-mp-hopeful-turns-up-the-laughs-kicks-off-the-shoes/feed/ 0 It’s spring! says mother stork Maxhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/its-spring-says-mother-stork-max/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/its-spring-says-mother-stork-max/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:59:46 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69725 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Max the stork now has three little ones in the family nest on the Swiss-German border. This is Max’s 11th time around as mother, and she and her mate have managed to keep all three young birds alive during their first week, despite high winds and unseasonably cold temperatures. Max, the world’s [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/30/its-spring-says-mother-stork-max/feed/ 0 The age of reason on the slopes is NOT from 26-45http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/27/the-age-of-reason-on-the-slopes-is-not-from-26-45/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/27/the-age-of-reason-on-the-slopes-is-not-from-26-45/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:28:26 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69614 GenevaLunch.com Foreign non-residents lax when it comes to safety gear BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Safety Council’s latest figures for the use of safety equipment on the country’s ski slopes and off-piste show good use up to age 17, then a dip after age 25 until age 46, when skiers and snowboarders suddenly put on their [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/27/the-age-of-reason-on-the-slopes-is-not-from-26-45/feed/ 0 Sports: Geneva Servette FC loses license but appealinghttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/sports-geneva-servette-fc-loses-license-but-appealing/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/sports-geneva-servette-fc-loses-license-but-appealing/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:23:38 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69350 GenevaLunch.com Team says decision not unexpected as it scrambles to meet requirements for appeal deadline Sion FC trainer quits GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – These are odd days for Swiss football, with Basel winning but saying in advance that even if it won this weekend, it wouldn’t accept the title, while in Geneva, fans of Servette FC are [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/sports-geneva-servette-fc-loses-license-but-appealing/feed/ 0 Paw the hoof and lock the horns: the race is on for Queen of the Cows titlehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/paw-the-hoof-and-lock-the-horns-the-race-is-on-for-queen-of-the-cows-title/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/paw-the-hoof-and-lock-the-horns-the-race-is-on-for-queen-of-the-cows-title/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:02:24 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69336 GenevaLunch.com Finals are just 2 weeks away and Valais’s finest Alpine cows show their stuff in Mollens arena GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – You know spring is here when Swiss cows begin to fight (tourism office schedule) and the crowds stream in from all corners of the country to watch them. Cool weather at 900 metres in Mollens, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/paw-the-hoof-and-lock-the-horns-the-race-is-on-for-queen-of-the-cows-title/feed/ 0 Ignore the rain, relish the indoor gardens, wine and hot documentaries!http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/20/ignore-the-rain-relish-the-indoor-gardens-wine-and-hot-documentaries/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/20/ignore-the-rain-relish-the-indoor-gardens-wine-and-hot-documentaries/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:02:01 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69263 GenevaLunch.com Lake Geneva region has no shortage of things to keep you happy this weekend despite mixed weather GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The weather forecast for the Lake Geneva region, and for the rest of Switzerland, is mixed, with lows of 5C and highs of 12-13C for the next three days, and rain alternating with some sunshine. [...]

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