GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The arrivals and departures boards at Geneva and Zurich airports say it simply: no flights to and from Spain today, thanks to a general strike in Spain, part of the larger “European Day of Action and Solidarity”. Reuters reports 32 people were arrested early Wednesday morning 14 November. Spain and Portugal are […]
Wine tasters who are depressed may be losing ability to smell
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winemakers, oenologists and serious wine amateurs who suffer from depression may find their health problems compounded by the loss of their ability to smell. New research from the Université François-Rabelais de Tours indicates that people suffering from depression may discover that the loss of their olfactory senses is a sign that they […]
World’s largest mille-feuilles takes Geneva pastrymakers 3.5 hours
Video: Gilles Desplanches on how to make a mille-feuille [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ony7OowG7iE] GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 1,222 metres long, 4,207 kilos heavy and, ultimately, more than 30,000 slices: Geneva pastrymaker Gilles Desplanches decided to celebrate its 25th birthday in style by creating the world’s largest mille-feuille. Sunday at Palexpo in Geneva the giant pastry was given the […]
Swiss cheese industry boosted by free trade
We’re eating more than 400 grams of cheese a week per person BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss cheese industry benefited in the first five years of free trade with the European Union, a study released 30 October shows. Exports slowed down in 2011 due to the strong Swiss franc, but in the first half of […]
Swiss tourism tightens belt, looks forward to 2015
Ski lifts will bounce back in 2013 due to high demand for day passes BERN, SWITZERLAND – The high Swiss franc continues to hurt the Swiss tourism industry, but the worst may be behind it, a key new forecast indicates. Bakbasel, an economic research group, and Seco, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, expect […]