GenevaLunch » Uncategorized http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:57:55 +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.jpg GenevaLunch http://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Bern unauthorized protest stopped by police http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/22/bern-unauthorized-protest-stopped-by-police/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/22/bern-unauthorized-protest-stopped-by-police/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:24:20 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65455 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – A few dozen anti-World Economic Forum protesters, a small crowd estimated by one news agency at 100 persons, were stopped by police from four cantons Saturday 21 January in Bern. The group, which did not have a police permit, was protesting against capitalism and the forum, which starts 24 January in Davos, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/22/bern-unauthorized-protest-stopped-by-police/feed/ 0 Swiss regulator to discipline 4 banks over dictators’ assets http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/10/swiss-regulator-to-discipline-4-banks-over-dictators-assets/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/10/swiss-regulator-to-discipline-4-banks-over-dictators-assets/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:36:12 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63446 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Finma, the Swiss financial system regulatory body, said 10 November that it is taking action against four of 20 banks where it conducted an “extraordinary audit of the handling of Pep (politically exposed persons) relationships” following three freezing orders at the start of the year by the Federal Council. It has not [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/10/swiss-regulator-to-discipline-4-banks-over-dictators-assets/feed/ 0 Referee beats Wales 9-8 http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/15/referee-beats-wales-9-8/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/15/referee-beats-wales-9-8/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:14:57 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=62502 GenevaLunch.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND -  The referee did his best to spoil the Rugby World Cup semi-final between Wales and France in the 18th minute,15 October. Welsh captain Sam Warburton was given a red card for a dangerous tackle when he upended a French player in an exuberant way but  one which barely justified a yellow [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/15/referee-beats-wales-9-8/feed/ 2 Stage set for rugby semi-finals as England and South Africa go home http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/09/stage-set-for-rugby-semi-finals-as-england-and-south-africa-go-home/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/09/stage-set-for-rugby-semi-finals-as-england-and-south-africa-go-home/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:56:26 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=62276 GenevaLunch.com WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND  – The Rugby World Cup came down to the final four after some hard fought matches, 9th and 10th October. Australia edged past  the current champions, South Africa 11-9 in a closely fought and bruising encounter. New Zealand had to struggle in the first half but then upped the tempo to beat [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/09/stage-set-for-rugby-semi-finals-as-england-and-south-africa-go-home/feed/ 0 It will be North v South for World Cup Rugby finals http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/02/it-will-be-north-v-south-for-world-cup-rugby-finals/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/02/it-will-be-north-v-south-for-world-cup-rugby-finals/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:11:55 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=62013 GenevaLunch.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – The preliminary stage of the Rugby World Cup ended on 2 October and it is already certain that the semi-finals and the final, to be held 23 October at 10:00 Swiss time,   will be contests between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. England secured top place in Pool B and sent Scotland [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/02/it-will-be-north-v-south-for-world-cup-rugby-finals/feed/ 0 Cycling World Championships: Cavendish wins as Cancellaro takes fourth http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/25/cycling-world-championships-cavendish-wins-as-cancellaro-takes-fourth/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/25/cycling-world-championships-cavendish-wins-as-cancellaro-takes-fourth/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:49:14 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=61838 GenevaLunch.com COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Britain’s Mark  Cavendish won the World Championship road race, 25 September following a mass sprint. He became the  first  Briton to win the title since Tommy Simpson in 1965. Cavendish confirmed his position as the finest sprinter of his generation with a well-timed drive for the line after he was guided to [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/25/cycling-world-championships-cavendish-wins-as-cancellaro-takes-fourth/feed/ 1 Exhibit: Yoshimi Futamura http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/01/exhibit-yoshimi-futamura/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/01/exhibit-yoshimi-futamura/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:02:17 +0000 Laila Rodriguez http://genevalunch.com/?p=56843 GenevaLunch.com Japanese ceramist exhibits at the Ariana Museum.

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/01/exhibit-yoshimi-futamura/feed/ 0 Didier Cuche fined CHF5,000, considering appeal http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/13/didier-cuche-fined-chf5000-considering-appeal/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/13/didier-cuche-fined-chf5000-considering-appeal/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:40:53 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55254 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – World number two overall in men’s skiing and number one in Super-G, Didier Cuche, is considering appealing a CHF5,000 fine handed to him Friday 11 March by the International Ski Federation, FIS, for “menacing” course director Günter Hujara in Norway. Cuche, in a statement in French issued through the Swiss Ski [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/13/didier-cuche-fined-chf5000-considering-appeal/feed/ 0 Glacier Express crashed in July 2010 due to speed alone http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/01/20/glacier-express-crashed-in-july-2010-due-to-speed-alone/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/01/20/glacier-express-crashed-in-july-2010-due-to-speed-alone/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:41:23 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=52690 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Glacier Express crash in July 2010 that killed one person and injured more than 40 others in the Goms Valley, canton Valais, was due to speed alone. The bend was such that at even a slightly  elevated speed the normally slow train would risk turning on its side. A federal [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/01/20/glacier-express-crashed-in-july-2010-due-to-speed-alone/feed/ 0 Excitement mounts ahead of Suu Kyi’s release http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/12/excitement-mounts-ahead-of-suu-kyis-release/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/11/12/excitement-mounts-ahead-of-suu-kyis-release/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:31:11 +0000 Sean Ecker http://genevalunch.com/?p=49836 GenevaLunch.com Aung San Suu Kyi, held under house arrest for 15 of the last 20 years, may be released within hours, according to reports coming out of Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar. Her detention officially comes to an end Saturday, 13 November, but Suu Kyi has repeatedly said that she would not accept a release [...]

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