A top Geneva Servette hockey player has lost a kidney after a heavy challenge during a game last month.
23-year-old Simon Le Coultre from canton Vaud was hit during a game against the Ticinese club Ambri Piotta last month.
He was hospitalized in Lugano for several days, but the shock to the organ was so severe, it couldn’t be saved.
While he won’t be returning to the ice this season – the club said in a statement that he’s doing well and will be able to play again.
Parcel bomb explodes in Grange-Canal
A parcel bomb exploded in a letter box in Grange-Canal yesterday afternoon. Geneva police sealed off a large section of the area.
After autoroute rejection- what now?
A major debate is raging on what to do with the money that would have used to expand the autoroute network.
Passerelle simply too expensive
It seems it was the cost which sank the idea of the pedestrian bridge running next to the Pont du Mont Blanc.
Stolen cello recovered
A valuable cello stolen in Geneva a couple of months ago has been recovered, undamaged.
Kebab shop owner fined for bad meat
A kebab shop owner in canton Sankt Gallen has been fined after customers fell ill due to infected meat.
Move to make winter tyres compulsory
A national parliamentarian is preparing a motion that would make all car owners fit winter tyres.
