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WEBA small conservative party has launched a referendum against hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel next year. Mushroom hunters cautioned about toxic lookalikes. Mushroom hunters are being warned of the spread of a new species could send you to hospital. Children injured and driver dead after sports hall crash.
Simon Manley: UK ambassador to UN in Geneva - McKay Interview
WEBJul 6, 2022 · Download Episode. Wednesday, 6 July 2022 - 26 minutes. Michael McKay speaks to the UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley. He has been in this very busy diplomatic post for just over a year now, coming from Madrid before Geneva, where he was Ambassador to Spain.
Man arrested after US tourist raped in Geneva - WRS
WEBMar 11, 2024 · A man has been arrested after an American tourist was raped and beaten in the middle of Geneva. The woman was waiting for a taxi at 1.30 am just outside the Confederation Centre on Sunday the 25th February. The police say the man approached her, asking if she wanted to buy drugs. She refused, the man then became violent and hit her on the head.
Farmers warning on water initiative - WRS
WEBMay 25, 2021 · Farmers are warning if the upcoming initiative on drinking water and pesticides use passes, there won’t be enough domestic beef and milk production to satisfy local demand and more would have to be imported.
SWISS announce summer cancellations - WRS
WEBJun 8, 2022 · SWISS. Weekend travel around Europe was chaotic with airlines cancelling hundreds of flights and stranding many travellers. SWISS International Airlines is adding to the pain and has announced that it will be cancelling …
'Once in a century' storm hits some areas - WRS
WEBAug 29, 2023 · Météosuisse says it’s a once in a century event. Rivers and streams are threatening to burst their banks and drinking water has been contaminated in some towns – including Bellinzona. In other areas, the Rhine has flooded in some parts of canton Sankt Gallen -there are official warnings in place. A campsite in Graubünden has been flooded.
Switzerland needs to return to 'war footing' - WRS
WEBFriday, 22 March 2024 06:30. Switzerland needs to return to a war footing – as it was during the Cold War. That’s the opinion of a Swiss People’s Party national parliamentarian Benjamin Fischer. At the height of the cold war in 1969, the government sent a civil defence booklet to all households in the country.
Geneva's deceased get traditional choices - WRS
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Families of the recently deceased in Geneva can now choose to have their loved one taken to the cemetery by a horse drawn carriage. The carriage dates from the 19th century, but has been fully restored. The Department of Social Cohesion says the slow-moving cortege encourages contemplation. Using the carriage would cost CHF 775 – …
Switzerland to host Ukraine peace talks - WRS
WEBDec 12, 2023 · More from Bitesize News. Tuesday, 12 December 2023 06:30. Switzerland will be hosting further Ukrainian peace talks next month in Davos, just before the start of the World Economic Forum’s meeting. Several countries will attend, says the Swiss Foreign Ministry. It follows a meeting in Malta in October, when 70 …
Dead whale on bank of Lake Zurich - WRS
WEBAug 20, 2024 · A dead sperm whale has washed on the banks of Lake Zurich. The carcass was surrounded by experts. There were immediate theories, the animal was frozen in a glacier or it was a pet kept by an oligarch. It is, of course, a fake. The hyper realistic 15-metre-long model has been set up by a Belgium group, the …
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