Britain offers to take elderly, infirm Britons in Zimbabwe
GenevaLunch News Great Britain has “extended a lifeline” to Britons in Zimbabwe over the age of 70 who are living in nursing homes and residences, and to young people living at home who need care: the...
View ArticleNestle targets older population for food supplement
GenevaLunch News Vevey, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss food giant Nestlé has identified the nutritional deficits of older people as a potential source of concern, and proposes a newly developed food...
View ArticleGeneva students help elderly on public transport
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Geneva Red Cross honoured the elderly Friday 1 October by sending 200 volunteers, including 100 students from the International School of...
View ArticleThree-month license ban for drivers who follow too closely
GenevaLunch News Ban on commercial radar alerts part of new system UK motorist driving on left causes serious accident in St Gallen Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Drivers who follow other cars...
View ArticleCanadian woman takes right to suicide to court
GenevaLunch News Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A Canadian woman who has admitted helping her elderly and ailing mother to travel to Switzerland to commit suicide is asking her provincial court to...
View ArticlePolice warn about seemingly real “financial aid” scams
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Police in six French-speaking cantons are cautioning the population to be on the alert for requests to help what appear to be family members or others who seem...
View ArticleElderly particularly at risk from new scams, warn Vaud police
GenevaLunch News Vaud police seeing “explosion” in confidence tricks LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Elderly people and their families are being cautioned about new schemes to rob them, which sometimes turn...
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