Last Friday pianos started appearing on the streets of Geneva, free for anyone to play. The pianos are part of an outdoor artwork by British artist Luke Jerram. Touring internationally since 2008, he has overseen the installation of more than 1,500 pianos in over 50 cities around the world. Called Play Me, I’m Yours (Jouez, […]
Mossack Fonseca employee arrested in Geneva
Tribune de Genève. A computer specialist working for the Geneva office of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has been arrested following accusations of data theft. Criminal proceedings have been opened by Geneva’s public prosecutor, according to a spokesperson from the ministry who spoke to the newspaper Le Temps. Mossack Fonseca found itself at the heart […]
Another stand up paddle tragedy on Lake Geneva
According to 24 Heures, a 54 year old Frenchman drowned after he fell off his stand up paddle (SUP) board about 20 metres from the shore near the town of Lutry, on Sunday 12 June 2016. At around 13:30 several people on the shore noticed he had fallen into the water. Two people, who witnessed the […]
All but one of Switzerland’s five nuclear reactors meet radiation targets
Every year the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) measures the radioactivity of liquid waste coming out of Switzerland’s nuclear reactors. A nuclear site emitting less than a gigabecquerel over a year meets ENSI’s target. A gigabecquerel is one billion bebecquerel, a measure of radioactive emissions named after French physicist Henri Bebecquerel. Figures released on 9 June 2016, show that […]
At a glance – Switzerland’s nuclear power stations
In 2015, Switzerland consumed 58 billion kWh of electricity. It exported 43 billion kWh, mainly to Italy, and imported 42 billion kWh, mainly from France, Austria and Germany. Around 35% of the total was produced from nuclear, 59% from hydro, and 6% from other sources, based on 2015 Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE numbers. The […]
Euro 2016 – Swiss brothers play against each other
The start was key to Switzerland’s win against Albania in yesterday’s UEFA Euro 2016 match, according to Switzerland’s coach Vladimir Petković. Speaking to John Atkin at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, after the teams 1-0 win against Albania, he said “We handled the emotion of the occasion better. We used the nervous energy very positively. I think we played […]
Sun powered aircraft Solar Impulse lands in NYC, completing US crossing
Solar Impulse 2, the world’s first solar airplane capable of flying day and night without a drop of fuel, left Lehigh Valley International Airport, Pennsylvania, late yesterday evening and landed at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York, early this morning, after circling the Statue of Liberty. André Borschberg, a former Swiss military […]
Geneva’s 25th music festival. Not to be missed.
This year Geneva’s music festival turns 25. Every year the event is reinvented, and 2016 is no exception. It runs from Friday 17 June to Sunday 19 June 2016. The festival has five elements: classical music; contemporary music; interactive family fun; dance; cinema. The CHF 1.5 million festival lasts three days (17, 18, 19 June 2016), involves […]
Swiss stocks lower on stronger Swiss franc and Brexit fears
10 June 2016 – Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss Market Index (SMI) is set to close lower this week, underperforming global stocks after a stronger Swiss franc hurt domestic firms and Brexit fears weighed on investor sentiment. On the other side of the Atlantic, the S&P 500, an index which […]
A website to evaluate teachers gets Swiss pupils suspended
Le Matin. Three school pupils have been suspended after creating a website to evaluate their teachers. Nathan Ganser and two friends at a gymnase in Morge were surprised when their blog, set up to evaluate teachers, got them into trouble. “Teachers evaluate students. This project was a way of doing the same thing” he explained. […]
