Bex, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A chemical spill in Bex whose origin has not yet been provided by the police led to road and rail detours early Monday. Trains were not allowed to stop in Bex for two hours while firefighters rushed to the scene to manage the spill. Detours were set up for some […]
Swiss flights resume, but 20% canceled Wednesday (update 2)
Update 13:40 Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Planes are flying over Switzerland again, but the airline Swiss, like many others, is unable to get all its scheduled flights back on track immediately. The main problem is that several airports remain at least partially closed, a spokesperson told GenevaLunch: in Germany, and until late morning, France, while […]
Swiss shift their wine habits, 2009 figures show
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss drank more French champagne and more bottled wine from Italy, and especially more imported red wine in 2009, a year where the global economic crisis appears to have had a curious impact on wine consumption in the country. Imports rose by 3.4 percent in 2009, after falling in 2008, […]
Zurich sends winter packing
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The weather forecast was for rain Monday 19 April, but when all of Zurich lined the streets to burn the effigy of winter and welcome spring, the sun obligingly came out. The city closes its schools and businesses including its famous banks every year for the third Monday in April. Brass […]
20-yr-old motorcyclist dies near Morges
Morges, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A 20-year-old became the third person in four days to die on roads in canton Vaud when he lost control of his motorcycle Tuesday morning 20 April and crashed into a telephone pole. He died at the scene, shortly after the accident at 08:30, between Reverolle and Vaux-sur-Morges. Police investigating […]