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Geneva communal elections keep Left firmly in power

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:21:40 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Forty-four of Canton Geneva’s 45 communes Sunday 17 April elected their town managers, leaving the Left firmly in power, in the city of Geneva but also in a majority of its neighbouring communes. The city of Geneva elected four Socialists to its Executif: Sami Kanaan, noted for his closeness to outgoing [...]

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Cartoons enrolled in anti-death penalty fight

Sean Ecker — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:11:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Humour in the struggle against the death penalty is on display in a 50-piece exhibit at the University of Geneva’s Unimail campus from 2 February. The exhibit will move to the CICG conference centre 24 February to coincide with the opening of the 4th World Congress against the death penalty, 24-26 [...]

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“Murs” photo exhibit opens in Geneva on Berlin anniversary

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:36:58 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Pont de la Machine in the centre of Geneva, not far from the Mont Blanc bridge, will for the next three months offer visitors the irony of a bridge as a showcase for walls that divide humanity. “Murs”, an extraordinary exhibit of large-scale photos of barriers taken by some of [...]

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Wifi, picnic tables, and sandy beaches this summer

Sean Ecker — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:45:41 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lake Geneva region, Switzerland (20Minutes, Fre) – Free wifi access is coming to various communes surrounding Geneva, Switzerland, such as Vernier, but slowly and patchily, reports 20Minutes. The city of Geneva already has 156 access points at 73 locations around town. And just in time for the picnic season, by years-end Geneva will be getting [...]

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Hans Erni’s peacescape unveiled at Geneva UN Saturday

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:36:12 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The official unveiling of a 60-metre long ceramic fresco, a wall mural by Swiss artist Hans Erni, takes place Saturday 6 June at the Palais des Nations, the United Nations building in Geneva. The public is invited to the 14:15 ceremony. The artist, who celebrated his 100th birthday in February 2009, [...]

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