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World Health Assembly meets in Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:26:10 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Dr Margaret Chan up for election to head WHO for second term GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization’s 192 members are meeting for five days in Geneva starting Monday 21 May. The assembly will elect a director general and current head Dr Margaret Chan, with solid backing from the board, looks set for re-election. [...]

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China sees India as “partner” following missile launch

Paula Dupraz — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:24:03 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Beijing reacted calmly to the launching of India’s first long range missile, capable of reaching several major Chinese cities, emphasizing the importance of the two countries’ bilateral relations. “China and India are both emerging countries, we are not rivals, but cooperation partners”, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin following the testing [...]

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IOC tells Indian gov’t Dow will stay as Olympics sponsor

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:51:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The International Olympic Committee in Lausanne stated 13 March that it will continue to support Dow Chemical as a major sponsor for the Olympic Games in 2012 in London, rebuffing attempts by the government of India to have the company removed. The Times of India and other Indian media report that the [...]

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Polio in India “no longer endemic” says WHO

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:27:45 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization in Delhi announced 29 February that India is no longer on the list of “endemic” polio nations, with that list now reduced to an all-time low of three countries. Polio-endemic nations are those that have never stopped indigenous wild poliovirus transmission. The three remaining polio-endemic countries are Afghanistan, [...]

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European tourist numbers fell in 2011, others rose

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:23:14 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The tourist industry saw a slight decline in visitors in 2011, final year-end figures show, to 35.5 million overnight stays. Overall the drop was 2 percent. Decreases were seen only with European tourists, down 7 percent, in terms of overnight stays. The Americas are treated together statistically and while visitors from the [...]

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Iran vs Israel: the stakes are raised with 2 attacks Monday

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:42:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Tensions are rising globally over push and shove tactics by Iran and Israel that may involve the US. Two attacks on Israelis Monday 13 February, one in India and the other in Georgia, were blamed by Israel on Iran, while Iran says its staged them to smear its name. Four people were [...]

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73 die in Kolkata (Calcutta) hospital blaze

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:04:30 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – At least 73 people have died in a hospital fire in south Kolcata (Calcutta), India, according to initial reports from India’s media, and 75 people were rescued. The fire at Amri Hospital broke out in the early hours of the morning Friday 9 December. The fire department says, according to the Times [...]

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Swiss-Indian trade shows “fulgarant” growth, says Bern

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:49:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Trade between India and Switzerland, currently negotiating a bilateral free trade treaty, has grown at a “fulgerant” rate in the past 20 years, the Swiss Customs Office says. Exports from Switzerland to India grew by 18 percent in the first nine months of 2011 and have now crossed the threshold of CHF3 [...]

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Switzerland, India double taxation treaty enters into force

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:34:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss and Indian governments Monday 10 October announced that their revised double taxation treaty enters into force today. The treaty, revised to accommodate OECD international standards, is being met in India with hope that this will pave the “way for obtaining data on black money stashed there,” says the Economic Times. [...]

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India, Switzerland strengthen ties, sign fiscal agreement

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:16:14 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil’s two-day visit to Switzerland that began Monday has already resulted in a number of initiatives, including a request by India for Switzerland’s support for an Indian seat on the UN Security Council as well as a fiscal agreement, and 11 new joint scientific research programmes. Switzerland is [...]

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