Israeli Military Confirms Most Hostages Alive: Latest Updates on Hamas Attack and Gaza Crisis

2023-10-20 14:28:13 According to the Israeli military, most of the approximately 200 hostages held by the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas are alive. “The majority of the hostages are alive,” the army said in a statement on Friday, confirming that Hamas did not spare children and the elderly in its major attack almost two weeks … Read more

Ukraine’s Post-War Reconstruction: UN Calls for Marshall Plan, EU Membership Prospects, and Aid Commitments

2023-06-21 12:29:00 Day 483 since the beginning of the war: An explosion in a Russian gunpowder factory kills several people. The death toll after the dam rupture is increasing. All information in the news blog. The most important things at a glance UN organization calls for Marshall Plan for Ukraine 2.30 p.m.: According to a … Read more

The Watches and Wonders 2023 watch fair: marveling and projecting into the future

For one week, until Sunday April 2, 2023, Geneva is getting into the spirit of luxury watchmaking for the new edition of Watches and Wonders, the world’s leading watch fair. The event brings together 48 houses competing in style and know-how. Thousands of professionals and journalists from all over the world, as well as celebrities … Read more

Video: Swiss watchmaking thrives despite inflation and banking turmoil

It seems that the economic crisis and inflation did not affect all industries and sectors in the world, as the watch industry is thriving despite everything, as the Swiss capital, Geneva, is preparing for the opening of the Geneva Watch Exhibition, which bears the name “Watches and Wonders”, in which companies will display their latest … Read more

A pitfall lifted for the Machilly-Thonon motorway

New stage for the controversial Machilly-Thonon motorway in neighboring France. The Senate voted the law bringing into conformity the local urban plan of Bas-Chablais and the declaration of public utility of the motorway after an administrative error. The associations denounce a denial of democracy. A declaration of public utility signed by the French state in … Read more

French elected officials at the HUG to learn about assisted suicide in Switzerland

A delegation of French elected officials led by the Minister Delegate for Health Agnès Firmin Le Bodo and by government spokesperson Olivier Véran visited the University Hospitals of Geneva on Friday. They discussed the practice of assisted suicide. This visit is part of the broad national debate on the end of life launched by French … Read more

For real inclusion in school for children with disabilities

The Socialist Party (PS) tabled a bill calling for real school inclusion for children with disabilities in Geneva. Inspired by the Ticino model, the text requires that each primary school, by definition close to the students’ homes, have inclusive classes and specialized classes. “We want to stop segregation for those who manage to be in … Read more