Switzerland and Halifax, Canada (TSR, Fre) – Ten years ago flight SR111 from New York to Geneva crashed into the Atlantic just off the coast of Halifax, near Peggy’s Cove, killing the 229 people on board. It is Switzerland’s worst air disaster and prompted national mourning for the last-ever SR111 flight, often referred to as […]
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Lose your license abroad and you lose it at home in Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland (Le Matin, Fre) – If your Swiss driver’s license is confiscated abroad because of a serious infraction, the driving ban will apply in Switzerland as well, starting Monday 1 September. Since June 2007 a hole in the law has meant that if your license was taken away elsewhere the same did not apply […]
150 years of Swiss trains linking Geneva, Lausanne
Lake Geneva region, Switzerland (Le Temps, Fre) – A third rail line to ease traffic between Lausanne and Geneva was on all minds during festivities Wednesday to celebrate 150 years of rail service between the two cities. Politicians and CFF rail company officials visited a 1947 locomotive and enjoyed a ride in rail cars dating […]
Road closed: Gland man dies in road accident in town
Gland, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A 78-year-old resident of Gland has died following a road accident on the route du Mont-Blanc shortly before noon. The man was driving towards the lake when he lost control of his car near the Mauverney roundabout, possibly after being taken ill. He hit a construction rubbish bin and then […]
Alitalia gets private investors in new plan to save airline
Rome, Italy (TSR, Fre) – Alitalia, the bankrupt national Italian airline, has a new plan to save it, TSR reports "sources close to the situation" as saying. Intesa Sanpaolo, the bank that handles the airline’s finances, has reportedly pulled together 16 private Italian investors who will pour €1 billlion into the carrier, but an international […]