Petro heckled in Switzerland

Ukraine president heckled by protesters in Switzerland

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RT,

20 January, 2015

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko faced an unpleasant moment during his Swiss visit, when his lecture at the University of Zurich was disrupted by a group of protesters, who booed him leaving him speechless for several seconds.

Poroshenko is taking part in the World Economic Forum at Davos, and his program included participation in the Special Churchill Symposium, an event held annually since 1996.

His delivery as principal speaker of this years’ lecture at the University of Zurich was disrupted, when one of the attendees shouted: “I don’t want to sit with someone in this room who is killing children!”

The outburst was followed with a concert of booing, which left the Ukrainian leader speechless for several seconds, and he then tried to continue his speech with little success. Poroshenko regained his composure after hearing on obscene phrase in Russian rising over the hum.

“If anybody understands what she said, that is exactly the cultural level of this lady,” Poroshenko said with a laugh. “Glory to Ukraine,” he added in Ukrainian.

Poroshenko arrived to Switzerland days after ordering a new mobilization in his country, conscripting new soldiers for the ongoing military crackdown of the rebellious eastern regions. The order was followed by a massive offensive on Sunday.

Kiev’s armed forces, including bombers, heavy artillery, multiple rocket launchers and missiles have been attacking militia forces since April 2014. The militia took up arms after a ‘coup’ in Kiev led the current government into power. Ukraine and its foreign supporters accuse Russia of supporting the rebels with arms and troops, although no conclusive evidence of such allegations has been presented.

Moscow says Kiev is committing war crimes against its own people and that its allies chose to turn a blind eye on those atrocities. International human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch and the International Committee of the Red Cross, have repeatedly called on both Kiev and the rebels to stop using indiscriminate weapons and protect the civilian population.

The UN estimates that at least 4,800 people have died in eastern Ukraine during the conflict

Global warming in the Swiss Alps

Ofcourse this is only about the ski industry and the economy.  It has nothing to do with global warming! (sic)

Swiss ski resorts hit by drought

BBC,
3 December, 2011

The traditional start of Switzerland's ski season has been marred by a shortage of snow across the Alps.

The autumn has been the driest on record in the country.

Correspondents say the continuing drought is bad news for the country's tourism industry which is already suffering from the strong Swiss franc.

Big resorts such as Davos or St Moritz have been able to open a few runs with the help of snow cannons. Others have delayed the start of the season.

The franc has risen sharply this year against the euro, the dollar and the British pound, making a skiing holiday in Switzerland far more expensive than in France, Italy or Austria.

Praying for snow

The BBC's Imogen Foulkes says now the lack of snow has added to the worries of hoteliers, ski instructors, and lift companies.

There was some snow in parts of the Swiss Alps early on Saturday, but observers say this was not enough to kick-start the struggling ski season.

Alpine resorts in neighbouring countries are also experiencing shortages of snow.

A hotel in Austria's Katschberg mountains has hired 15 chimney sweepers - which are associated with good luck in the country - to pray for snow.

"We're confident things will go well now!" hotel manager Wolfgang Hinteregger said.