The Local Switzerland

High costs force unpaid UN intern to live in tent

Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:06:08 +0200

A 22-year-old New Zealand man hired as an unpaid intern by the United Nations in Geneva has been forced to live in a tent because he cannot afford the high cost of accommodation in the Swiss city.

Jagger snubs Davos over 'political football' row

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:47:00 +0100

Legendary rock star Mick Jagger is bowing out of a planned appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos over concerns he was to be used for political purposes by Britain’s Conservative party.