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WEBWet summer keeps swimmers away. Far fewer people visited swimming pools this summer than in previous years. The main reason was the gloomy weather at the start of summer. Tweets by @wrs. English Speaking Radio in Switzerland I Local News, Events & …
Volunteers collect trash from lake - WRS
WEBSep 20, 2021 · Volunteers took nearly two tonnes of rubbish from Lake Geneva over the weekend. Organised by local diving groups, the shameful hoard was left on the banks at the Bains de Paquis. Fished from the waters were hundreds of plastic bottles, cans, glass as well as phones, cameras, bikes and lighters. The divers also brought up …
New mayor in Geneva - WRS
WEBJun 7, 2024 · Christina Kitsos, new mayor of the City of Geneva. (c) www.kitsoschristina.ch. Crowds turned out to watch the inauguration of Geneva’s new mayor yesterday.
NATO to set up Geneva office - WRS
WEBThursday, 12 October 2023 06:30. The military alliance NATO is looking to set up an office in Geneva. It’s described as a liaison office designed to strength the links between the UN and other organisations. Swiss authorities say talks are already underway. The Foreign Affairs Office says a NATO liaison office will work with international and ...
Family in Bern court for human trafficking - WRS
WEBNov 2, 2022 · Pixabay. A man and his four grown up sons are due in court in canton Bern on charges of human trafficking and countless allegations of abuse, including rape.
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.
Swiss food chain threatened by US giant - WRS
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · A successful Swiss fast-food start up is being threatened by a US giant. The chain Burek King – named after the traditional Turkish dish – is being sued by Burger King. The US company says the names are too similar. A complaint was lodged with the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property – which has backed the burger chain.
Macron heads to Lausanne and Geneva - WRS
WEBNov 16, 2023 · Macron heads to Lausanne and Geneva. The French president Emmanuel Macron continues his state visit to Switzerland today. Yesterday he was warmly welcomed in Bern by the Swiss president Alain Berset. The press pointed out the two men greeted each other on first name terms. Macron held discussions with …
Self-proclaimed king drives across Bundesplatz in Bern - WRS
WEBApr 16, 2024 · A man who has declared himself a king caused a stir when he drove his own armoured personnel vehicle across the Bundesplatz in Bern over the weekend. 29-year-old Jonas Lauwiner buys abandoned buildings, private roads and forests – and declares them part of his empire. He even had a coronation. He’s well known around his native Zug.
Elderly man loses life savings - WRS
WEBMar 30, 2023 · Pixabay. An elderly man from Winterthur has lost several hundred thousand francs after a cruel scam, according to the Zurich Cantonal Police. The 74 year old received several calls from the con-artists claiming to be police officers or from the public prosecutor's office.