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2018 Geneva Motor Show report
Richard Leu, Published on 09/03/2018
» More all-electric vehicles are set to come on stream with improved driving range and rapid charging capabilities.
2019 Geneva motor show report
Richard Leu, Published on 08/03/2019
» While Ferrari is pleasing petrol heads with a V8 supercar, Honda is chasing the converted with an electric runabout.
'The Rock' diamond dazzles in Geneva
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» GENEVA - The biggest white diamond ever to be sold at auction, dubbed "The Rock", will go under the hammer in Geneva on Wednesday and could fetch up to $30 million -- or more.
Coronation tiara crowns Geneva jewels auction
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» GENEVA: A dazzling tiara worn at two British coronations and the Star of Egypt diamond purportedly once belonging to King Farouk are among the historical itms of jewellery being auctioned on Wednesday by Christie's in Geneva.
Watches & Wonders Geneva goes digital for 2021
Life, Published on 18/12/2020
» In the light of uncertainty amid the current health crisis, Watches & Wonders Geneva (previously Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie or SIHH), scheduled from April 7-13 next year, has been cancelled.
US-China trade talks continue in Geneva
Published on 10/05/2025
» GENEVA - Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng resumed talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Saturday afternoon in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy.
Tourist drowns in Lake Geneva during storm
AFP, Published on 16/06/2019
» GENEVA: A woman has drowned in Lake Geneva when her sightseeing boat sank as a violent storm battered parts of Switzerland on Saturday, police said.
Taliban in Geneva for diplomatic, humanitarian talks
AFP, Published on 09/02/2022
» GENEVA - A Taliban delegation was in Geneva on Tuesday for a week of NGO-hosted talks on humanitarian access and human rights, as crisis-besieged Afghanistan's new rulers expand their international engagement.
Geneva accord shows WTO has renewed clout
Oped, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Published on 05/07/2022
» As a beautiful dawn crept over Lake Geneva on June 17, a remarkable thing happened at the World Trade Organization's headquarters. After nearly six days of negotiations at the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference -- culminating in a marathon 48 hours of non-stop talks -- ministers and senior officials from the body's 164 member states adopted a historic package of agreements. The multilateral deals -- of a scale and scope that the WTO has not achieved since the mid-1990s -- will help people, businesses, and the planet.
Deal struck to end Geneva airport strike
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GENEVA - A deal has been reached to end an hours-long strike by ground staff at Geneva airport, which had caused numerous flight delays and cancellations during the holiday rush.