UBS, the largest bank in Switzerland, is in advanced negotiations to acquire all or a portion of its ailing rival Credit Suisse. The second-largest Swiss bank, Credit Suisse, is experiencing a crisis of confidence, and its shares have dropped precipitously recently, worrisome the markets. The Financial Times reports that UBS is prepared to offer up […]
The only male tennis player to win 20 grand slam titles, Roger Federer, has declared his intention to stop competing after the Laver Cup in 2022. Federer posted a message on his Twitter account announcing his choice. When he won the Wimbledon championship in 2003, Federer captured his maiden grand slam. Since then, he has […]
The revolutionary French New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard has passed away at the age of 91. With 1960’s bout de souffle (Breathless), Godard made his debut and launched a string of critically acclaimed films that changed the norms of cinema and influenced filmmakers from Martin Scorsese to Quentin Tarantino. According to a family member, he committed […]
In a sensitive development concerning the global politics, a human rights organisation has exposed a secretive agreement reached between Switzerland and China in connection with immigration. The agreement offers Chinese security forces a free run in Switzerland, as per the report developed by the organisation. The agreement, which were reached for five years, is supposed
The European countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland have relaxed the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. The relaxation will enable those who have been divided between the borders to reunite together. Since early March, all countries of the Schengen open-border zone are under lockdown. The imposition of the lockdown halted […]




