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Not even the rain could stop the 600-plus runners who came to CERN on Sunday, 17 November, for a pre-Escalade training session
From 15 January 2020, during periods of high atmospheric pollution, access to the centre of the Geneva agglomeration may be subject to temporary driving restrictions
Please note that the UNIQA office at CERN (Main Building) will be closed during the two-week end-of-year closure
At its 195th Session today, the CERN Council selected Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization’s next Director-General, for her second term of office
CERN’s HSE unit is organising a free distribution of reflective tags to help us stay safe on the roads through the dark winter nights
