GenevaLunch » Uncategorized 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 Max the stork lines her nest with little oneshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/max-the-stork-lines-her-nest-with-little-ones/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/max-the-stork-lines-her-nest-with-little-ones/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:41:38 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=69357 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Max the stork, whose north-south migrations have been closely followed by thousands since she was banded 13 years ago, has given birth to at least two young birds, the Fribourg Natural History Museum reports. This is the 11th time Max has raised young ones. She has been tracked longer than any bird [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/23/max-the-stork-lines-her-nest-with-little-ones/feed/ 0 UBS pay details come as parliament agrees on initiative to curb excesses (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/15/ubs-pay-details-come-as-parliament-agrees-on-initiative-to-curb-excesses/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/15/ubs-pay-details-come-as-parliament-agrees-on-initiative-to-curb-excesses/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:46:04 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=67730 GenevaLunch.com Thomas Minder popular initiative to vote on too-high pay deals now has counter-proposal Logitech’s new CEO to get hefty shares deal, but company provides details ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s largest bank UBS paid US brokerage head Robert McCann close to CHF9.2 million lin 2011, making him the highest paid employee in the company, with chief [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/15/ubs-pay-details-come-as-parliament-agrees-on-initiative-to-curb-excesses/feed/ 0 Carnival road death, elderly woman electrocuted mar weekend in Valaishttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/20/carnival-road-death-elderly-woman-electrocuted-mar-weekend-in-valais/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/20/carnival-road-death-elderly-woman-electrocuted-mar-weekend-in-valais/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:23:19 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66798 GenevaLunch.com SION, SWITZERLAND – Two freak accidents marred the start of the Carnival weekend in Valais. An 81-year-old woman was electrocuted in her home Friday 17 February in St Nicolas and late Saturday a 23-year-old was critically injured on the road from Sion to Saviese when he hit his head while on the back of a [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/20/carnival-road-death-elderly-woman-electrocuted-mar-weekend-in-valais/feed/ 0 Chalet burns down in Anzere, six safe after wee hours firehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/13/chalet-burns-down-in-anzere-six-safe-after-wee-hours-fire/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/13/chalet-burns-down-in-anzere-six-safe-after-wee-hours-fire/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:30:15 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66629 GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Six people were evacuated from a vacation chalet in Anzere, canton Valais at 03:40 Monday 13 February, after they alerted the fire department that they smelled smoke. A woman from the Jura family of six was taken to Sion hospital to be checked for smoke inhalation. Firefighters had trouble mastering the blaze [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/13/chalet-burns-down-in-anzere-six-safe-after-wee-hours-fire/feed/ 0 Bern unauthorized protest stopped by policehttp://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’ assetshttp://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 9-8http://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 homehttp://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 finalshttp://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 fourthhttp://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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