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Book fair and sale in Nyon

Laila Rodriguez — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000

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Gene identified for male contraception

Paula Dupraz — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:01:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have identified a gene responsible for the production of healthy sperm which may cause temporary infertility if obstructed, making it possible to eventually develop a male pill. The gene, called Katnal1, was discovered during experiments in infertility in mice, in which random modifications of the gene [...]

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US Senate cuts Pakistan aid following Bin Laden doctor sentencing

Paula Dupraz — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:20:26 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A United States Senate panel voted Thursday 24 May to suspend $33 million of aid to Pakistan following the sentencing for treason of a surgeon recruited by the US to find Osama Bin Laden. Shakeel Afridi, a physician hired by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to collect DNA samples from residents in [...]

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Murder arrest on 33rd anniversary of boy’s disappearance in New York

Paula Dupraz — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:04:27 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A self-confessed suspect in a 33-year-old child disappearance case, which had provoked nationwide attention, is expected to appear in court accused of second-degree murder, Friday 25 May in New York. Pedro Hernandez, was arrested Thursday 24 May, and admitted to killing 6-year-old Etan Patz, after a relative’s memories were revived when the [...]

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Argentinian Dirty War victim identified after 36 years

Paula Dupraz — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:40:37 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The body of a man who had dissappeared 36 years ago during Argentina’s “dirty wars” was identified, bringing closure to a daughter brought up by military parents. The man, Roque Orlando Montenegro, who had been buried in an unmarked grave in Uruguay, is suspected of having been on a death flight, where [...]

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Bern says new second home law doesn’t apply to existing ones

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:57:16 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss government 25 May opened for public review the proposed initial regulations drawn up by a working group, that result from a popular vote in March 2012 to limit the number of second homes in the country. The vote called for a 20 percent cap on second homes in any commune, [...]

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Solar Impulse pilot clocks extraordinary 18 hours to Madrid

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:34:41 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Swiss pioneering plane hosted by Morocco as construction begins on world’s largest thermo-solar power plant LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – André Borschberg flew Solar Impulse for 17h 3min 59s Thursday 24 May, to land the experimental solar plane at Madrid’s Barajas airport. He flew from the Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland over the Massif Central towards the city [...]

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Courtroom news: driver who killed 2 work pals sentenced to 22 months

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:05:24 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Former Swiss Life finance director’s sentence cut to 22 months, suspended Geneva gripped by court case over couple’s involvement in girlfriend’s death GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A judge in Sion this week sentenced the driver of a van that crashed into a military vehicle on the A9 autoroute to 22 months in prison, going beyond the [...]

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Gotcha! Robbers caught in the act by Valais police

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:10:52 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A Bern youth, 18, and two from Valais, both 19, were arrested at the scene of a break-in in Collombey, canton Valais, in the early hours of 17 May, canton Vaud police said Friday 25 May. The three had climbed a metal grill door at a business in the village at 02:50 [...]

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Zurich finds triplets have fewer behavioural problems

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:41:25 +0000

GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – If you’re finding your teenager a handful and can’t imagine having three of them consider this: triplets are just as healthy as “singletons” and have fewer behavioural problems and are less likely to suffer mood swings. The University of Zurich Children’s Hospital studied 19 sets of triplets, mean age 14.5 years, to [...]

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