WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 24 May 2013 10:15:19 UT Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:21:00 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no In 2011 the Swiss Federal Railways decided that every passenger needed a valid ticket before getting on a train. This put a stop to the old practice of being able to buy your ticket on board. Soon, hundreds of fines were being issued every day. Customers were outraged and the complaints were flooding in. Now the Swiss Federal Railways has reacted and wants to be fairer. WRS’s Jo Fahy spoke to Martina Schnyder from Swiss Public Radio DRS’s Espresso programme: Mon, 20 May 2013 07:15:17 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/sbb-lifts-zero-tolerance-on-ticket-slip-ups.shtml?35829 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-25829 Programmes/Consumer Helvetica Daily Shows/The National Top Stories This weekend an exhibition called Faces of Geneva opens, aiming to paint a portrait of Geneva using the faces of its multi-cultural inhabitants snapped in their favorite places. You can get involved too. Plus, get your glass ready for a refill as wine festivals gear up for weekend fun. There’s so much more to do in Switzerland this weekend and beyond, and WRS’s Dave Goodman and Helena Humphrey fill you in: more WRS coverage on Geneva Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:37:59 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/the-weekender-20120921.shtml?32542 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22542 Geneva Programmes/The Weekender Daily Shows/The National Top Stories http://www.ville-ge.ch/mah/index.php?content=1.2.1.1.1.1.&langue=eng&id_eve=1485&sub=resume This sunny weekend get ready to explore wine in the town of Russin in the canton of Geneva. And if you’re nuts about nuts, check out walnut cracking and nut oil production in the town of Sévery. Or step back to medieval times in the Swiss German town of Lenzburg. Celeste Neill and WRS’s Dave Goodman have a complete rundown for your weekend and beyond: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:56:18 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/the-weekender-20120914.shtml?32442 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22442 Programmes/The Weekender Daily Shows/The National Top Stories Two festivals open that celebrate everything from Swiss cheese to Swiss electro. And food fans will have plenty to get their mouths around next week when La Semaine du Gout or Taste Week kicks off on the 13th. WRS’s Pete Forster and Celeste Neill have a roundup of things to this weekend and beyond: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:04:14 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/celebrating-cheese-music-and-cows.shtml?32344 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22344 Programmes/The Weekender Daily Shows/The National Top Stories The Aletsch glacier, a UNESCO-designated site and key source of Europe’s fresh water, has been shrinking at an alarming rate due to global warming. Though locals have prayed for years not to be threatened by the glacier, this week their prayers have taken a different tack—they’ve even had to get a special dispensation from the Pope to change their prayer. Now, they are praying for its preservation:  Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:15:21 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/locals-pray-for-aletsch-glacier.shtml?31805 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-21805 Programmes/Dateline CH Daily Shows/The National Top Stories Antiques in Château-d’Oex, jazz in Nyon or art in Zurich—those are just a few of the events to check out this high summer weekend. WRS’s Pete Forster and Helena Humphrey also look ahead to Swiss National Day celebrations on August 1: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:48:16 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/antiques-art-and-music-all-weekend-long.shtml?31727 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-21727 Programmes/The Weekender Daily Shows/The National Guides/Events Calendar Top Stories Mobile phones have become an important part of our lives and some might even go as far to say that they couldn’t live without them. So what to do then when you go away on holiday, and rates for roaming on your phone skyrocket? WRS’s Jo Fahy gets answers from Matthias Schmid at Swiss Public Radio’s Consumer programme, Espresso: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:45:43 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/how-to-avoid-hefty-roaming-charges.shtml?31705 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-21705 Programmes/Consumer Helvetica Daily Shows/The National Top Stories http://www.drs1.ch/www/de/drs1/sendungen/espresso/2649.bt10233385.html What better way to celebrate a summer weekend than by rocking to the rhythms at the Blue Balls festival in Lucerne—featuring music and art in a variety of venues like an old steamboat, the open air pavilion and in hotels and bars. And especially for the kids, check out the art camps at Plainpalais in Geneva. WRS’s Helen Humphrey and Jo Fahy have the details: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:20:55 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/music-and-art-across-the-land.shtml?31630 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-21630 Programmes/The Weekender Daily Shows/The National Guides/Events Calendar Top Stories If you’re a book lover, check out the popular International Fair for Books and Press at Geneva’s Palexpo this weekend. And after weeks of rain, sunny skies are forecast over land and lakes—where you can go half-price on a boat this Sunday. WRS’s Dave Goodman and Celeste Neill have the details: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:49:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/by-land-with-book-on-lake-by-boat.shtml?30321 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20321 Programmes/The Weekender Daily Shows/The National Guides/Events Calendar Top Stories Anna Rossinelli and her band were Switzerland’s 2011 entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. Though the song was a sweet, well-crafted pop tune performed by good musicians and a beautiful singer with a great voice, they finished last. Luckily, the story did not end there. Anna and her band were signed by a major record label (Universal) and released their first album, Bon Voyage, on December 9. WRS’s Alex Helmick talks to Anna Rossinelli, Georg Dillier and Manuel Meisel about the new album, Eurovision and gets the band to play Joker and See What You’ve Done in studio: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/top_stories/anna-rossinelli-proves-there-is-life-after-eurovis.shtml?28053 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-18053 News/Feature Stories Daily Shows/The Wrap Music/Artist Interviews Top Stories http://www.annarossinellimusic.com/en http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/swiss-choose-rock-band-sinplus-for-eurovision-entr.shtml?28039