Dübendorf, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Solar Impulse pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will each make a 25-hour flight, one after the other, at the controls of a new flight simulator from 12-16 May. The simulated flights will be the first for the solar-powered plane project and will take place in the construction hangar of the […]
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Step up to the pedestal, Tara, it’s autism awareness day
Note: autism and measles vaccinations are words that are much in the news at the moment, and tomorrow GenevaLunch will carry a feature on the MMR vaccinations, autism and the state of the measles epidemic in Switzerland. Photos: Tara, named for what we think of as the hill of peace in Ireland and after her […]
Russian mega-project in Valais resort takes form
Mollens and Aminona, Valais, Switzerland (TSR, Fre and Sixieme Dimension in Valais, Fre) – Three hundred citizens of Mollens turned out Tuesday night to look at building plans for a proposed CHF350-400 million luxury resort in nearby Aminona. The Russian developers, Mirax, presented their drawings and models for a resort that will add 1,600 beds […]