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Argentinian Dirty War victim identified after 36 years

Paula Dupraz — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:40:37 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The body of a man who had dissappeared 36 years ago during Argentina’s “dirty wars” was identified, bringing closure to a daughter brought up by military parents. The man, Roque Orlando Montenegro, who had been buried in an unmarked grave in Uruguay, is suspected of having been on a death flight, where [...]

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Egyptian pre-election shooting kills 11 in Cairo

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:12:03 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Eleven people were killed outside the ministry of defense in Cairo Wednesday 2 May, and up to 160 were reportedly wounded. Plainclothes gunmen attacked a group of protesters who were camped outside the ministry. The group, which numbers in the hundreds, has been protesting army rule for a number of days. Reuters [...]

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Swiss Army cracks down on arms, to cut abusive use

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:18:49 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Some 27,000 former soldiers in the Swiss Army, the national militia, were sent letters in March, the army said 2 May, as part of tougher measures to ensure that guns are not used abusively during or after military service. Incidents that have included high-profile suicides and murders using military weapons have been [...]

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Swiss Defense Dep’t prepares asylum shelter list

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:28:53 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland will be creating an additional 2,000 spaces to welcome asylum seekers while their initial requests for asylum are being processed. The country currently receives about 2,500 new requests a month and the confederation has reached the limits of its space for processing them as they enter the country. Once the first [...]

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Swiss fighter plane deal takes nose dive

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:33:21 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s recently announced decision to buy 22 Saab Gripen fighter planes from Sweden is under review following the publication by Le Matin Dimanche over the weekend of a 2009 report saying the Swedish jets didn’t meet Swiss military standards. The spokesperson for Uele Maurer, Swiss defense minister, said Sunday 12 February that [...]

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Egyptian call for mass protest aims to end military power

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:57:14 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Organizers of protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in Egypt are calling for a million people to come out on the streets Tuesday 22 November to force military rulers to hand over power no matter what the results of next week’s elections. At least 25 people have died in fighting in the past [...]

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Petraeus gets CIA, Panetta to head Pentagon

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:06:04 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The expected shakeup in US military leadership appears to be ready, with AP making one of the tersest and shortest news agency reports in some time, with an announcement shortly after noon Swiss time that its sources say Robert Petraeus will become head of the CIA intelligence agency and CIA director Leon Panetta is being [...]

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Egyptian turmoil raises question of military’s power

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:13:18 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Al Jazeera TV signal cut, told to shut down, while China blocks “Egypt” Twitter searches President Hos Mubarak, facing what Reuters refers to as “unprecedented pressure” on his regime, is holding closely watched meetings with military officials in the country, as Egypt has its sixth day of protests against Mubarak’s 30-year-old presidency. Saturday 29 January [...]

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Davos forum faces joblessness, revolutions

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:30:38 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - All eyes switch to Davos, as the offices of the host, the World Economic Forum in Geneva, empty out for the annual meeting of business and political leaders at the Swiss resort in canton Graubuenden. Newspapers and magazines are filled with Davos “news” which so far consists mainly of journalists’ descriptions [...]

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Geneva’s new international police replace Swiss military at embassies

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:44:43 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Seventeen newly trained Geneva police officers are now on duty outside diplomatic missions in the city, part of the group that has replaced some of the Swiss soldiers in training who have had the job in the past. Long-term Swiss soldiers continue to provide some protection to embassies, consulates and missions, [...]

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