Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Drivers are warned to use caution Friday evening to Sunday in the towns where the Tour du Pays de Vaud cycling race will take place. The first run is Friday starting at 17:30 in Avenches. For the complete route with starting times:
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Six Swiss in missing Air France plane
Paris, France (GenevaLunch) – Air France officials have confirmed that six Swiss nationals are among the passengers of the missing flight from Brazil to France. Most of the 228 persons on board were French and Brazilian with 61 and 58 passengers respectively. Debris has been found off the coast of Senegal although it has not been […]
Air France flight 447 was not reporting weather condition data
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – (update) Air France flight 447, which was lost in stormy weather over the Atlantic ocean 1 June, may have benefited from the aircraft meteorological data relay (Amdar) programme, coordinated by the Geneva-based World Meterological Organization (WMO). The WMO told GenevaLunch that two Lufthansa flights in the area at the time were […]
Nyon-St Cergue Route Blanche safer for motorcyclists
Nyon, Switzerland (Tribune de Genève, Fre) – A pilot road project designed to save motorcyclists’ lives on the treacherous route between Nyon and St Cergue was opened 19 May, reports the Tribune. The motorcyclist is physically reminded to slow down thanks to a coating on the surface of the road in strategic spots, with special […]
“Our World At War,” 150 Years After Solferino
On display at SIG Gallery, Pont de la Machine, through June 30 and outdoors at Quai Wilson from August 31 – September 20. The “Our World – At War,” exhibit on display at the SIG Gallery, commemorates 150 years of documenting humanitarian disasters and providing assistance, beginning with Henri Dunant’s vivid description of the Battle of Solferino. […]