News - WRS
Bitesize News. A Geneva police officer has been given an 18-month suspended prison sentence for firing his service weapon inside the police station on Boulevard Carl-Vogt while drunk. A garbage truck driver has died in Vernier after his vehicle was hit by a second truck. Yet again the number of people working in Geneva and living in France has ...
France asks for extradition of murder suspect - WRS
Oct 11, 2024 · France has asked for the extradition of a murder suspect arrested in Geneva. The man is suspected of killing a 19-year-old student in Paris. He already has convictions for rape. The 22-year-old was grabbed at Cornavin station last month – he remains in detention. The French Justice Minister, Didier Migaud, says the man will be tried in France.
Swiss hacker faces years in US prison - WRS
Jan 24, 2023 · Swiss hacker faces years in US prison. Previous charge sheet for Crimew, under a dead name. A Swiss hacker who unearthed a US government no-fly list is being warned she can never leave Switzerland again - or she could be jailed for many years. 23-year-old Maia Arson Crimew found the list of 1.5 million people on an airline’s server.
Geneva still attracts multinationals - WRS
Jan 19, 2024 · Geneva is still attractive for multinationals companies to set up local HQs. The Cantonal Statistics Office says 50 more companies started operating in the region between 2021 and the end of 2022. Multinationals in the canton account for more than 108,000 full time jobs. The sectors are trading, watchmaking, hotels and restaurants.
easyJet plane emergency - WRS
Thursday, 16 November 2023 06:30. An easyJet aircraft flying from Nice to Geneva had to make an emergency landing in Zurich due to a lack of fuel. On Tuesday, the plane attempted a landing at Geneva, but strong cross winds forced it to go around – it then tried again at Basel, but the same problem prevented it landing there.
Charles C Adams, Jr - McKay Interview - WRS
McKay Interview. Monday, 7 October 2024 - 34 minutes. In this week’s interview Michael's guest is Ambassador (ret.) Charles C. Adams, Jr. of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, that’s a leading American law firm based in Geneva. He is also a former US Ambassador to Finland. They discuss the imminent US Presential Election, including among other ...
Henk Potts - Listen Again - WRS
Sep 5, 2024 · Listen Again. 00:00 | 00:00. 20. 20. Podcast Home. Download Episode. Thursday, 5 September 2024 - 2 minutes. Henk sadly died after a short illness this week. All of us send our deepest condolences to his family - as do many of you.
Dead whale on bank of Lake Zurich - WRS
Aug 20, 2024 · A dead sperm whale has washed on the banks of Lake Zurich. The carcass was surrounded by experts. There were immediate theories, the animal was frozen in a glacier or it was a pet kept by an oligarch. It is, of course, a fake. The hyper realistic 15-metre-long model has been set up by a Belgium group, the Captain Boomer Collective, together ...
Man arrested after US tourist raped in Geneva - WRS
Mar 11, 2024 · A man has been arrested after an American tourist was raped and beaten in the middle of Geneva. The woman was waiting for a taxi at 1.30 am just outside the Confederation Centre on Sunday the 25th February. The police say the man approached her, asking if she wanted to buy drugs. She refused, the man then became violent and hit her on the head.
Paleo rents for food trucks 'exagerated'. - WRS
Tuesday, 8 October 2024 06:30. Several restaurant owners who run food trucks at Paleo every year are pushing back against a report on RTS television last night that many are considering pulling out of the music festival due to high levels of rent they’re charged. The TV report suggested Paleo is demanding 45% of turnover for the right to ...