UBS shares fall tumble on job cuts remarks; Lietschi goes
GenevaLunch News Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Shares in Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, fell 9.1 percent in trading Monday 30 March on news that the bank is likely to cut 8,000 jobs, more than...
View ArticleJudge says RSR manager’s porno images case lacks clarity
GenevaLunch News Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Judge Eric Cottier in Lausanne is opening a complementary inquiry in the trial of an ex-senior manager at radio station RSR in order to clarify...
View ArticleKenya’s president removes police boss, deputies
GenevaLunch News President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya has removed the country’s police commissioner, putting Mohammed Hussein Ali in charge of the postal service instead. He also removed seven top deputies,...
View ArticleRussia’s notorious prison boss fired
GenevaLunch News Yury Kalinen, Russia’s deputy justice minister who has been harshly criticized by human rights groups and the media, has been fired by Russian President Dimtry Medvedev, with no reason...
View ArticleGoodluck Jonathan gets rid of cabinet
GenevaLunch News Nigeria’s stand-in President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed his entire cabinet without giving a reason, a month after he was given the power to run the country. Jonathan was...
View ArticleBest for last: a rare case where it works
GenevaLunch News One-legged chickens and Helen Thomas keep us reading today Journalists are taught to package information so the key bits are at the top. This is especially important in web writing,...
View ArticleSarkozy sacks two scandal-linked ministers
GenevaLunch News Paris, France (GenevaLunch.com) – France’s secretary of state, Alain Joyandet, and the secretary for Greater Paris, Christian Blanc, Sunday 5 July handed in their resignations. Their...
View ArticleYahoo boss gets the boot, via phone
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Carol Bartz, the woman who promised to turn around Yahoo after replacing founder Jerry Yang as CEO in 2008, has been fired, apparently for failing to live up to...
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