GenevaLunch » World news 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 US seeking 2 firms to build space taxis for astronauts http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/09/us-seeking-2-firms-to-build-space-taxis-for-astronauts/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/09/us-seeking-2-firms-to-build-space-taxis-for-astronauts/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:50 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66461 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The United States is planning to spend $300-500 million on each of at least two firms that will design space taxis to shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station, Nasa, the US space agency, announced Tuesday 8 February. Russia is currently the only country offering this service, reports Reuters: “Russia charges Nasa [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/09/us-seeking-2-firms-to-build-space-taxis-for-astronauts/feed/ 0 Homs bombardment deaths as Syrian unrest deepens http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/09/homs-bombardment-deaths-as-syrian-unrest-deepens/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/09/homs-bombardment-deaths-as-syrian-unrest-deepens/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:37 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66459 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Thirteen people are reported to be dead from the most recent round of government forces bombarments of Syria’s third largest city, Homs, 9 February. City residents say the situation is “dire”, reports the BBC, with severe shortages of food and water. The UN’s Ban Ki-moon called anew on world leaders to come [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/09/homs-bombardment-deaths-as-syrian-unrest-deepens/feed/ 0 Britain remembers: changing of the royals, Dickens and his characters http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/07/britain-remembers-changing-of-the-royals-dickens-and-his-characters/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/07/britain-remembers-changing-of-the-royals-dickens-and-his-characters/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:36:38 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66364 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This is a week for remembering  in the UK, with 6 February recalled as the day Queen Elizabeth became Britain’s monarch 60 years ago in 1952 and 7 February the 200th anniversary of the birth of writer Charles Dickens. Elizabeth’s father, George VI, died 6 February and she was immediately named head [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/07/britain-remembers-changing-of-the-royals-dickens-and-his-characters/feed/ 0 Maldives leader resigns, most tourists oblivious to crisis http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/07/maldives-leader-resigns-most-tourists-oblivious-to-crisis/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/07/maldives-leader-resigns-most-tourists-oblivious-to-crisis/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:10:05 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66361 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The tiny island nation of the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean, is in crisis, with President Mahomed Nasheed resigning in the face of a police mutiny. The island is famous for its luxury hotels and resorts, but ABC news in Australia reports that the crisis is largely “invisible” to most visitors, who [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/07/maldives-leader-resigns-most-tourists-oblivious-to-crisis/feed/ 0 Giants 21, Patriots 17 (that’s football, not politics) http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/06/giants-21-patriots-17-thats-football-not-politics/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/06/giants-21-patriots-17-thats-football-not-politics/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:05:40 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66298 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – American colleagues showing up for work or students at school can be expected to look a little tired Monday 6 February, if they stayed up for the Super Bowl football game that started at midnight Swiss time. The result: San Francisco Giants 21, New England Patriots 17 for the biggest game of [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/06/giants-21-patriots-17-thats-football-not-politics/feed/ 0 Papua New Guinea ferry sinks, rescue operation underway http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/02/papua-new-guinea-ferry-sinks-rescue-operation-underway/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/02/papua-new-guinea-ferry-sinks-rescue-operation-underway/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:08:21 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66231 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Rescuers were reporting 219 saved at 08:00 Swiss time but another 350 are missing after a boat disaster in Papua New Guinea. The MV Rabaul Queen, operated by Star Ships, which is one of the country’s largest ferry operators, sank between Lae and Kimbe West after being reported missing at about 08:30 [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/02/papua-new-guinea-ferry-sinks-rescue-operation-underway/feed/ 0 Egyptian football fans clash – 73 reported dead http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/01/egyptian-football-fans-clash-73-reported-dead/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/01/egyptian-football-fans-clash-73-reported-dead/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:55:07 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66226 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Egyptian state television is reporting that at least 73 people have died, and numbers are being revised upwards late Wednesday 1 February, after two football teams’ fans clashed in Port Said. More than 150 people are reported to be injured. Fans of Masry and al-Ahly teams, both in the top group, poured [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/01/canadas-afghan-community-deals-with-fallout-from-family-murder/feed/ 0 US loses track of $2 billion in Iraq http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/30/us-loses-track-of-2-billion-in-iraq/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/30/us-loses-track-of-2-billion-in-iraq/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:47:42 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66122 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The US Department of Defense is trying to track down $2 billion in unaccounted spending in Iraq, new figures from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction show. The SIGIR was created in 2004 to oversee the country’s reconstruction programme. Last October some $6 billion was reported missing but it was eventually [...]

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