GenevaLunch » Moscow

Zurich in crosshairs of Moscow, Washington hacker extradition argument

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:01:05 +0000

GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A looming battle over the extradition of Russian hacker Vladimir Zdorovenin, who is accused by the US of financial cyber crimes, has Zurich caught in the middle. Zdorovenin, 54, and his son Kirill, had been sought by the US for four years before the father was arrested in Zurich 27 March 2011. [...]

Zurich in crosshairs of Moscow, Washington hacker extradition argument © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Anti-Putin protesters, opposition leaders arrested in Moscow

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:11:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A Monday night Moscow protest of 5-8,000 people, followed by thousands taking to the streets Tuesday, has led to 600 people being arrested, according to Russian state media. Those pulled in by police include opposition leaders, liberal Boris Nemtsov and liberal party Yabloko head Sergei Mitrokhin among them, as well as well-known [...]

Anti-Putin protesters, opposition leaders arrested in Moscow © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Bolshoi returns to historic, restored stage Wednesday

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:42:28 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – More than six years of renovations were needed to restore the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia to its former glory. The theatre has been home to the renowned Bolshoi Ballet company but the 1776 building has also seen a number of historic events, including the official founding of the creation of the [...]

Bolshoi returns to historic, restored stage Wednesday © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Animal rights activists shine a light on Olympics bear

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:32:17 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Vita, an animal rights protection group in Russia, is putting the spotlight on Katya, a longtime star of the Big St Petersburg State Circus who is now being poorly treated in her retirement, according to an AP report that is being widely picked up by US media. The 36-year-old bear, who was [...]

Animal rights activists shine a light on Olympics bear © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Plane crash in Russia kills 44

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:26:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Forty-four people died and eight survivors are hospitalized with serious injuries, Russian media are reporting, when a RussAir Tu-134 airplane crashed in the northern republic of Karelie. The dead include four foreigners, a Swedish and a Dutch citizen and two Ukrainians, and a family of four with dual US-Russian citizenship, according to [...]

Plane crash in Russia kills 44 © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Oil’s big drop Thursday recovers but markets “sombre”

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:38:24 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The Financial Times described world markets as “sombre” Friday afternoon 6 May despite a recovery from Thursday’s 10 percent price fall for oil, and skittish trading in other markets. The drop in oil prices Thursday was the largest single day decline since the start of the global economic crisis, but a report from the US [...]

Oil’s big drop Thursday recovers but markets “sombre” © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Chechen “warlord” charged in Moscow bombing may be dead

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:31:19 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Russian authorities Tuesday 29 March charged Doku Umarov, known in Russia as a Chechen warlord, with masterminding the January Domodedovo Moscow Airport bombing. But according to Russian media, he may well have died Monday of this week when Russian security forces raided a camp for suicide bombers in Ingushetia, according to the Moscow Times. The [...]

Chechen “warlord” charged in Moscow bombing may be dead © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Lausanne’s int’l sports role highlighted in week’s news (update)

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:56:58 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Anti-doping agency appeals Spanish court ruling on cyclist Contador Update 30 March Lauanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Lausanne’s role as an international centre for sports organizations has been highlighted in recent days with a number of decisions taken in the city at the “other” end of Lake Geneva. The city has been much in the sports [...]

Lausanne’s int’l sports role highlighted in week’s news (update) © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Guardian’s Moscow correspondent sent home

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:01:19 +0000

GenevaLunch.com WikiLeaks and criticism of Putin appear to be behind it Luke Harding, the correspondent in Moscow for the British newspaper, the Guardian, was deported by Russian authorities Monday 7 February, without being given an explanation, he says. The reporter returned to Moscow after two months away, but upon arriving at the airport he was “detained [...]

Guardian’s Moscow correspondent sent home © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.

Airports in Moscow will add ID checks

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:37:47 +0000

GenevaLunch.com New rules issued for tighter security at Russia’s airports The Russian government a week ago issued new security requirements for airports which will include checking that all cars have their papers in order and verifying individuals’ IDs before they enter an airport. Media in Moscow published the information Monday 7 February, noting that it was [...]

Airports in Moscow will add ID checks © genevalunch.com, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.