Day: March 20, 2023

Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to buy Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.24bn), officials from the banks have said, in a deal designed to contain a widening crisis of confidence in global finance. The agreement, announced late on Sunday, includes 100 billion francs ($108bn) in liquidity assistance for UBS and Credit Suisse … Read moreUBS to buy Credit Suisse for $3.24bn in government-brokered deal

Voters in Montenegro have casted ballots in a presidential election marked by political turmoil and uncertainty over whether the small NATO member state in the Balkans will unblock its bid to join the European Union or instead seek to improve ties with Serbia and Russia. Polling stations in Montenegro opened on Sunday at 7am (06:00 … Read moreMontenegro goes to the polls as president seeks re-election

Ireland have completed their fourth ever Six Nations Grand Slam with a 29-16 victory over England at the Aviva Stadium, emphatically underlining their status as the world’s top ranked Rugby Union team heading into September’s World Cup. The Irish came into the championship as the favourite and swept through it to make a huge statement … Read moreIreland win Six Nations and first Grand Slam in Dublin

Protesters and police in the French capital, Paris, have clashed for a third night as thousands took to the streets across the country and workers at refineries went on strike to oppose the government’s decision to raise the state pension age without a parliamentary vote. The growing unrest, combined with rubbish piling up on the … Read moreProtests, strikes in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform