Meet American artist Joseph Holston, exhibit
GenevaLunch News The “meet the artist” reunion takes place at the US Mission to the United Nations; 11, route de Pregny on 2 November. RSVP is required: mehdi@usmission.ch This event is organized in...
View ArticleFourth triumph at Kitzbuehel for Didier Cuche
GenevaLunch News International sports, skiing Kitzbuehel, Austria (GenevaLunch)- Didier Cuche dominated the field to win his fourth title on the famed Streif run at Kitzbuehel, 22 January. It was also...
View ArticleTour de Suisse ends with American win; Soler coming out of coma
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Tour de Suisse cycling race ended Sunday 19 June with a victory for American rider Levi Leipheimer, who never attacked during the nine days but was always in...
View ArticleKnox case in Italy, verdict expected Monday
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and her one-time boyfriend, Italian Raffaele Sollecito, could be overturned by a court in Perugia in central Italy...
View ArticleNY Times, LA Times pick of the Oscar candidates causes stir
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – NPR puts the issue in a nutshell when it says that the decision of the Academy Awards leaders to allow two journalists to prune down the films contending for Best...
View ArticleWorld bank gets HIV/Aids specialist as new head
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Dr Jim Yong Kim, the US candidate for president of the World Bank has been named to the post. He is currently president of Dartmouth College in the US and is...
View ArticleForeign thieves plague Geneva; this one is American
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The daily police reports from Geneva police tend to confirm what too many citizens suspect, that petty crimes such as theft and drug-dealing are committed mainly...
View ArticleWeekend death toll high as summer sports beckon
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Several people died or were injured in accidents in Switzerland, particularly sports accidents as fine summer weather pulled people outdoors. Young American hiker...
View ArticleSwiss honour Belafonte who remembers day when blacks were looked upon as “a...
GenevaLunch News LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – American television, theatre and film actor, singer-songwriter and social activist Harry Belafonte has been given the Pardo Award at the popular Locarno Film...
View ArticleSinger Jenni Rivera’s death in plane crash: tributes pour in
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Jenni Rivera was a mega-star in the world of Mexican-American music for her norteno and banda music songs, but the 43-year-old singer’s fame was spreading beyond...
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