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NEWS ABOUT: Geneva

Geneva stories: 11 news summaries


 Iranian Nuclear Talks Begin 

Officials gather in Geneva villa for critical negotiations

Oct 1, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Representatives from Iran arrived in a secluded villa in the countryside near Geneva to begin a critical round of nuclear negotiations with the Western powers today. In attendance were reps from the five UN Security Council states, Germany, and the EU. The US is looking for “practical steps and... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • Geneva • six party talks • Manouchehr Mottaki • Qom

US, Iran May Meet One-on-One on Nukes

Meeting tomorrow could be most direct engagement since the revolution

Sep 30, 09 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - US diplomats will try to meet one-on-one with their Iranian counterparts during tomorrow’s multi-nation negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program. It would be the most significant direct engagement between the two countries since the Iranian revolution. An anonymous official tells the Washington Post that the one-on-one talks would "... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Tehran • nuclear weapons • Washington • diplomat • Geneva

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Bardem May 
 Join Roberts 
 in Eat, Pray, Love 


Jun 8, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Javier Bardem is in talks to join Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, reports Variety. Roberts is slated to play the author, and Bardem would play love interest Felipe, whom the real-life Gilbert eventually married. Brad Pitt is producing. Elsewhere: More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Switzerland • Julia Roberts • Geneva • Pete Doherty • Javier Bardem • Brangelina

'Big Bang' Machine Won't Start Until Fall

Repairs to giant
collider taking longer than expected

Feb 10, 09 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists won’t restart the Large Hadron Collider until late September—a 6-week delay for the machine designed to replicate the Big Bang, Reuters reports. Repairs of last fall's electrical glitch are taking longer than expected. Particle collisions in the world’s biggest, most complex machine are now scheduled to... More »

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physics • Geneva • CERN • Large Hadron Collider

 Russia-Georgia 
 Talks Break Down 

UN court tells nations not to target breakaway groups

Oct 15, 08 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Georgia-Russia peace talks broke down today when Russian officials skipped a plenary session, Reuters reports, and the two sides failed even to agree on whether to include officials from South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the closed-door meeting. Each side bitterly blamed the other amid continuing tensions emanating from the five-day... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Geneva • peace talks • conflict resolution • South Ossetia

'Big Bang' Machine
Switched On, We're Still Here

Feared planet-devouring black hole fortunately fails to materialize

Sep 10, 08 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Large Hadron Collider was switched on today and the world did not end, as some doomsayers predicted, Reuters reports. Scientists at CERN in Switzerland now plan to use the giant particle-smashing machine to recreate the conditions of the Big Bang and shed light on the origins of the universe.... More »

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particle accelerator • physics • Geneva • CERN • Large Hadron Collider

 Huge Particle Collider 
 Ready for Debut 

Probably won't destroy universe

Sep 9, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Physicists across the world will spend the wee hours of tomorrow morning watching with bated breath as the world’s most expensive science experiment gets under way, the New York Times reports. At 3:30am Eastern, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider will switch on for the first time, sending... More »

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Switzerland • particle accelerator • dark matter • Geneva • CERN • Large Hadron Collider • particle physics • Higgs boson

 Global Trade Talks Collapse

Breakdown halts seven years of progress to hammer out deal

Jul 30, 08 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - World Trade Organization talks to forge a new global trade pact collapsed yesterday after seven years of negotiations. An EU spokesman called the breakdown a "massive blow to the confidence in the global economy." The talks fell apart as China and India demanded the authortity to impose "... More »

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China • India • Brazil • tariffs • Geneva • Globalization • free trade • Max Baucus • free trade agreements • World Trade Organization. • subsidies • global food crisis • Susan Schwab • Doha Round • William J. Bernstein • Pascal Lamy

Ahmadinejad Upbeat Despite Sanction Threats

Deadlocked nuke talks a 'step forward,'
insists Iranian prez

Jul 20, 08 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - After nuclear talks in Geneva ended in a deadlock yesterday, major powers gave Iran a two-week deadline to halt uranium enrichment or face tougher EU and UN sanctions, Reuters reports. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today presented an upbeat analysis of the discussions. "Any negotiation that takes place is... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • European Union • Javier Solana • uranium enrichment • Geneva • nuclear enrichment • Saeed Jalili • international sanctions • William Burns

US May Take North Korea Off Terror List

Status change could come before nukes
are dismantled

Aug 30, 07 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US may be willing to remove North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, qualifying the country for American aid and World Bank loans, before Pyongyang has dismantled its nuclear weapons program. In the run-up to talks with North Korean officials in Geneva this weekend, the lead... More »

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North Korea • terrorism • nuclear weapons • United States • list • Pyongyang • Yongbyon • Chris Hill • Geneva

10 Most Expensive Hotel Suites

Where you can shell out $53K a night (breakfast not included)

Aug 29, 07 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - When New York's Four Seasons opened a new penthouse suite costing a cool $30,000 a night, they boasted that it was the world's most expensive hotel room. Think again. The Times of London lists the world's most astronomically priced hotel rooms.
  1. Royal Penthouse Suite, Hotel President Wilson, Geneva
... More »

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travel • New York • Las Vegas • list • vacation • hotel • Four Seasons • Geneva • Sardinia

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