Hans Erni, considered by some to be Switzerland’s Picasso, passed away on Saturday at the age of 106. Born in Lucerne in 1909, the sculptor and painter never stopped working. He completed the fresco at the entrance of the Palais des Nations, which contains the office of the United Nations in Geneva in 2009. The […]
Archives for March 2015
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Uncle Sam seeks expat ideas on tax reform
A record number of US citizens renounced their citizenship last year and one of the most common reasons for this was the costs and time required to comply with America’s complicated tax rules. It seems that some in the US senate have heard the cries of their expatriates. A bipartisan group including Democrats and Republicans […]
Five top fashion trends for spring 2015
In just a few days winter will be officially over and that is why today we are showing you five of the best fashion trends for the 2015 spring season. Take a look! 1. Yellow Nothing says bye bye winter like a serious pop of color and this spring yellow is the way to go. […]
5 things you need to know about fat
Many doctors and much advertising have promoted low-fat diets and low-fat products. Western society has responded to this by significantly reducing fat consumption, however according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980. Clearly, eating less fat is not making us more healthy. Why is this? 1. Bodies cannot […]
Gender equality, quality of life and Swiss citizenship
Dispatches from Happy Valley – an expat’s view of life in Switzerland Another dispatch from Happy Valley…this writer’s affectionate name for the Swiss region bordering on Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Back in Happy Valley after a long return flight from Canada via Paris to Geneva. Coincidentally on International Women’s Day, with Air France handing out […]
Path of total solar eclipse
Friday 20 March 2015, will bring a total solar eclipse to Europe. Electrical power grids across Europe will be hit by a drop in solar-produced electricity. In the European Union the drop could be as high as 34 GW. Temperatures will also drop by around 3 degrees Celsius. It will occur in the morning and […]
Everest in the Alps – Toby’s story
Toby is battling with a brain tumour and suffered terribly before it was diagnosed. Now he is battling through his first 18 months of chemotherapy. His father Rob explains what’s happening. (See Everest in the Alps Challenge.) My son, Toby, has a brain stem tumour. His tumour was diagnosed when he was five following a very […]
Countdown to world-first Everest challenge in Verbier, Switzerland
Everest in the Alps is a highly imaginative initiative to raise money for the Brain Tumour Charity while at the same time roping in both mountain skills and the outdoors for a worthy cause. The effort is the world’s first ski-touring challenge to take place in this manner, notably at the Swiss ski resort of […]
Anne Frank’s cousin Buddy Elias dies
The humanist and actor Buddy Elias passed away on 16 March 2015 just before his 90th birthday. He was president of the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland and the last living relative of Anne Frank. He was also a friend of Le New’s editor Edward Girardet who visited him late last year. The following […]