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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 ...
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Swiss hacker faces years in US prison - WRS
2023年1月24日 — 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.
Self-proclaimed king drives across Bundesplatz in Bern - WRS
2024年4月16日 — A man who has declared himself a king caused a stir when he drove his own armoured personnel vehicle across the Bundesplatz in Bern over the weekend. 29-year-old Jonas Lauwiner buys abandoned buildings, private roads and forests – and declares them part of his empire. He even had a coronation. He’s well known around his native Zug.
Simon Manley: UK ambassador to UN in Geneva - McKay Interview
2022年7月6日 — McKay Interview. Wednesday, 6 July 2022 - 26 minutes. Michael McKay speaks to the UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley. He has been in this very busy diplomatic post for just over a year now, coming from Madrid before Geneva, where he was Ambassador to Spain.
Listen Again - WRS
Everybody's Perfect - Queer Film Festival in Geneva. Friday, 4 October 2024. 7 minutes. Festival Director Sylvie Cachin joins Katt Cullen on the WRS Breakfast Show to tell us what's in store over the next 10 days. Play Download Episode. Upcoming GEDS show: Ghosts, by Henrik Ibsen. Thursday, 3 October 2024. 8 minutes.
Geneva still attracts multinationals - WRS
2024年1月19日 — 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.
Job Tales - WRS
The Job Tale of a Second Assistant Director - Darren Mackie. Wednesday, 28 February 2024. 30 minutes. We look at the film-related job of a Second Assistant Director and how it affects the successful execution of a film production. Play Download Episode. More episodes... Laura Leoncini hosts JOB TALES - the show where you learn about your ...
'Vampire' spider more common in Switzerland - WRS
2022年9月5日 — There are more sightings of the Nosferatu spider in Switzerland. Normally a native of South Africa, the poisonous spider is beginning to establish itself in Europe. It’s now known to inhabit southern Germany and London – and it’s spreading. It’s been spotted in cantons Aargau, Bern and Zurich. While the bite is not deadly, it can be ...