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17-yr-old caught by Anzères avalanche, injures knees

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:28:29 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 17-year-old Valais youth was caught by an avalanche Sunday 5 February while skiiing off-piste with his 47-year-old father near Anzères in canton Valais. The two, who were ski touring, had just left a groomed slope for Pointe d’Hérémence. At 2,750 metres, between La Motte and Chamossaire, the avalanche was triggered as [...]

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Bye-bye Hamilton, rumoured to be off to Monaco

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:51 +0000

GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND’S – Lewis Hamilton‘s five-year relationship with Switzerland appears to be drawing to a close, with the Formula 1 racer said to be moving from Zurich to Monaco, according to the Daily Mail. Hamilton moved to Geneva in 2007, then to Zurich in 2010. He will join a small herd of F1 drivers in [...]

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Max staying put in warmer Spain

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:35:12 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Keep the woolens handy, for Max the stork is sitting tight in Catalonia and she isn’t in a hurry to come home. Groundhog shadows may give us clues to the length of winter in some countries, but in Switzerland it’s Max the stork, banded and followed by the Fribourg Natural History Museum. [...]

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Theatre in English: Peter Pan

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:40 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Simply Theatre Academy’s annual big stage production will be Peter Pan. According to organizers, the show will include “breathtaking special effects, a sensational musical score and spellbinding scenery to take audiences into Peter Pan’s Never Never Land.”

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Contador loses his title

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:21:17 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Spain’s Alberto Contador has been suspended from cycling for two years after the CAS sports tribunal in Lausanne, TAS, found him guilty on one count of doping. The winner of the 2010 Tour de France loses his crown as a result; it should now go to Andy Schleck of Luxembourg who came [...]

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WWF Switzerland gets ex-corporate man as new leader

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:49:25 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – WWF Switzerland will have Thomas Vellacott, 41, as its chief executive officer in mid-May 2012, when Hans-Peter Fricker retires. Vellacott won out over nearly 300 candidates for the job as head of one of Switzerland’s most active and influential environmental organizations. He joined WWF in 2003 and has been in charge of [...]

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Lecture: The Rise of the ‘Global South’: Fuelling Economic Growth and Development?

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:25:38 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Speakers’ panel and discussion on the shifting balance in global trade and its likely impacts on economies in both the North and South hemispheres.

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Siberian weather sparks frigid flames on Lake Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:25:36 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Fire death, drunk driver victims, high speed chase part of busy weekend emergency services work GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A new record low temperature for this winter was set in canton Graubuenden’s Engadine region, in Samedan this weekend: -35.1C. The death toll from the cold in Europe, now estimated to be over 300 people, [...]

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Giants 21, Patriots 17 (that’s football, not politics)

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:05:40 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – American colleagues showing up for work or students at school can be expected to look a little tired Monday 6 February, if they stayed up for the Super Bowl football game that started at midnight Swiss time. The result: San Francisco Giants 21, New England Patriots 17 for the biggest game of [...]

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Sports, Six Nations Rugby: England win ugly, France with style, Wales with heart

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:28:03 +0000

GenevaLunch.com MURRAYFIELD, SCOTLAND – England achieved a rare win in Scotland, 4 February, but it did little convince the fans that there will be much attractive rugby coming from the team. The one try was from a clearance kick being charged down by Charlie Hodgson, while Scotland wasted many scoring chances with careless handling. The game [...]

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