GenevaLunch » Swiss news http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +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.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Swiss president to leave gov’t: expected to announce it todayhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/07/swiss-president-to-leave-govt-expected-to-announce-it-today/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/07/swiss-president-to-leave-govt-expected-to-announce-it-today/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:59:44 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61278 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss president for 2011 and long-time foreign affairs minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, is expected to tell the Federal Council today that she is stepping down from the government. The regular meeting of the council this morning will be followed by a news conference. Calmy-Rey, 66, is in her second term as president, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/07/swiss-president-to-leave-govt-expected-to-announce-it-today/feed/ 1 A1 closed between Lausanne and Yverdonhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/10/a1-closed-between-lausanne-and-yverdon/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/10/a1-closed-between-lausanne-and-yverdon/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:28:14 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=60546 GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND The A1 autoroute between Lausanne and Yverdon will be closed today, 10 August at least until 10h following an accident.  

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/10/a1-closed-between-lausanne-and-yverdon/feed/ 0 Working our way to perfect weather on Sundayhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/06/24/working-our-way-to-perfect-weather-on-sunday/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/06/24/working-our-way-to-perfect-weather-on-sunday/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:08:38 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59188 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Lake Geneva region and canton Valais can expect a bit of mixed weather late Friday and Saturday, with temperatures in the 11-23C range. Bring out the sun cream for Sunday, though, when temperatures will climb to 28C and not a cloud in sight, we’re promised. You won’t run out of things [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/06/24/working-our-way-to-perfect-weather-on-sunday/feed/ 1 Sand in coffee: near miss at Sion cafehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/16/sand-in-coffee-near-miss-at-sion-cafe/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/16/sand-in-coffee-near-miss-at-sion-cafe/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 15:44:38 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=57727 GenevaLunch.com Sierre, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss sunshine, the Alps, and a morning cup of coffee at the local cafe in Sion nearly turned into something far messier than sand in the coffee, when a large truck carrying several cubic metres of sand inexplicably turned onto its side in front of a sidewalk cafe. The truck appears [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/05/16/sand-in-coffee-near-miss-at-sion-cafe/feed/ 0 The news stories you missed that put Switzerland on the map (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/26/the-news-stories-you-missed-that-put-switzerland-on-the-map-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/26/the-news-stories-you-missed-that-put-switzerland-on-the-map-update/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:36:06 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=56922 GenevaLunch.com Basel’s stinky flower, Geneva’s sexiest fingers study, Cern’s rumoured Higgs particles, US women skate to gold in Zurich Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A giant stinky flower in Basel, ring fingers that mean true love, thrilling women’s ice hockey world finals – the international population in the Lake Geneva region disappears during the spring holidays, heading [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/26/the-news-stories-you-missed-that-put-switzerland-on-the-map-update/feed/ 0 Swisster closes down as Tamedia takes over Edipressehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/22/swisster-closes-down-as-tamedia-takes-over-edipresse/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/22/swisster-closes-down-as-tamedia-takes-over-edipresse/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:36:32 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=51550 GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Swisster, the English-language online news service set up in 2008 by Edipresse, the largest media publisher in French-speaking Switzerland, is shutting down after two-and-a-half years, effective Thursday 23 December. Swisster was launched in March 2008 during the boom phase of Internet media, but shortly before the financial crisis hit the industry. [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/22/swisster-closes-down-as-tamedia-takes-over-edipresse/feed/ 0 Swiss unions “satisfied” with 1.5-2.5% salary increaseshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/20/swiss-unions-satisfied-with-1-5-2-5-salary-increases/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/20/swiss-unions-satisfied-with-1-5-2-5-salary-increases/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:15:25 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=51424 GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Travail.Suisse, a union that represents 170,000 workers in three major industries, says it is “satisfied” with salaries negotiated for 2011, up to 3 percent in some cases. The construction business is the only one where negotiators have failed to agree, with companies recommending a 1 percent increase, turned down by the [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/03/23/free-rock-concerts-and-aloan-in-carouge/feed/ 2 Swiss chocolatier Lindt’s profits fallhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/03/16/swiss-chocolatier-lindts-profits-fall/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/03/16/swiss-chocolatier-lindts-profits-fall/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:55:31 +0000 Laila Rodriguez http://genevalunch.com/?p=38749 GenevaLunch.com Kilchberg, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli AG has announced a drop in its net profit: in 2009 the company’s net profit was CHF193 million, a 26 percent drop from CHF265m in 2008. Group sales fell, although by only 1.9 percent, in 2009 to CHF2.52 billion, from CHF2.57b in 2008. According to [...]

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