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UBS CEO: Returning to lead the bank was ‘quite a surreal experience’ Sergio Ermotti, chief executive officer of UBS Group Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sergio Ermotti, CEO…
AI takes over WEF’s main area pushing crypto aside
A pedestrian walks past the TATA pop up store with a poster reading ‘The Future is AI’ ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Sunday, Jan.…
Davos party secrets: Caviar, magic mushrooms, champagne
Forget the fondue. Caviar, magic mushrooms, gold-leaf desserts, A-list selfies, $2,500-per-night hookers and secret dinners are likely to be on the menu as scores of private jets touch down in…
Ukraine and Russia say they want peace but they’re nowhere near talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits soldiers at the Kupiansk front line on Nov. 30, 2023, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine is set to pitch…
Bitcoin will hit record high in 2024, bulls say, after false SEC post
Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 16, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters St. Moritz, SWITZERLAND — Top players in the crypto…
“Is Cake For Breakfast A Thing?” Asks Kareena Kapoor From Switzerland
Kareena Kapoor is enjoying the last days of 2023 in Switzerland. Who did she jet off with? None other than her husband and actor Saif Ali Khan, and their sons…
Swiss bank Banque Pictet admits hiding Americans’ income from IRS
A sign sits outside Banque Pictet & Cie SA in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images A major Swiss bank admitted to…
Switzerland’s glaciers lose a ‘mindblowing’ volume of ice in just two years
CNN — Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking at a “mind-blowing” rate. A total of 10% of their ice volume has disappeared over a period of just two years as a…
Travelers must pay to visit during the day
Many travelers are accustomed to nightly tourism taxes tacked on to their hotel bills. But daytime taxes are a new ask. Venice’s city council on Tuesday approved a long-awaited regulation…
World’s longest rail tunnel to close for months
An Italian train makes its way at the north entrance of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest train tunnel, on the eve of its opening ceremony on May…