Swiss tennis player Roger Federer (33) won his first Shanghai Masters title in China on 12 October, with a straight set of victories over 29-year-old French player Gilles Simon. Federer, a 17-time Gland Slam winner, won the game after Simon hit a forehand into the net, giving him a 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-2) victory. “To […]
Cause Direct: Not your average crowd-funding site
Dozens of people gathered last week at Geneva’s Impact Hub to celebrate the launch of one of Switzerland’s newest non-profit organizations: Cause Direct, an online platform that serves to connect certified NGOs worldwide with interested funders and investors. The concept behind the site isn’t a novelty. Thousands of people around the globe use websites such […]
Le News – 23 October 2014 – Edition 34
23 October 2014 Download the latest edition of Le News here: Le News 23.10.14 Edition 34 (Right click “save target as”)
Black-outs: a growing trend?
Geneva’ utility organisation, SIG has stated that the blackout that occured late on the evening of 15 October across Plainpalais and old city affected nearly 15,000 of its customers including restaurants and television broadcaster, RTS. It was caused by the breakdown of a transformer. This was the second large powercut in the region in as […]
Flocons de Sel, an affordable three-star restaurant in Megève
What makes a three-star restaurant better than a two or one-star, considering the huge difference in price? My answer would be that in a three-star establishment there can be no mediocre dish on the menu, no errors in cooking time or service. Of course one can eat fabulously well in places without stars, but there […]
75% of Swiss would like to work abroad
Over 75% of Swiss workers would be happy to move abroad to work according to a recent survey conducted by the Boston Consulting Group. The three most popular destinations are all English-speaking: the United States (50%), the United Kingdom (44%) and Canada (44%). The main motivations for a move are to broaden personal experience and […]
Le News – 9 October 2014 – edition 33
9 October 2014 We apologise for this change of format but our e-reader provider had a few issues this week so we decided to provide you with a picture of our front page instead. If you click on it you will download a nice PDF of the whole paper for you reading pleasure. Download the […]
Swiss referenda results 28 September 2014
Both of the initiatives voted on in this weekend’s referenda have received a “non” vote. The referendum on whether or not to create a single health insurer will not pass, nor will the initiative to remove the differential in TVA paid in restaurants and takeaways (according to RTS). While the vote to create a single […]
Le News Diary
Change is a constant at Le News so we decided to add this section to keep readers up to date. We are excited about our progress and the role the paper is now playing in the community. We have also taken on three new talented contributors on the editorial side, begun investing further in digital […]
Le News – 25 September 2014 – Edition 32
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