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FILE - The United Nation flag waves in the wind on the top of an UN building in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. Switzerland's main intelligence agency says Russia continues to have dozens of spies disguised as diplomats at its embassy in Bern and its mission to the United Nations in Geneva, making the Alpine nation a hotspot for Russian espionage activity in Europe. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File )

Swiss say dozens of Russian spies disguised as diplomats are active in the Alpine nation

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A traffic light signals green in front of the logos of the Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS in Zurich, Switzerland, March 19, 2023. UBS says it has completed its takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse. The announcement comes nearly three months after the Swiss government hastily arranged a rescue deal to combine the country’s two largest banks. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP, File)

UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse in deal meant to stem global financial turmoil

By Geir Moulson and Courtney Bonnell - Associated Press

Tina Turner performs in a concert in Cologne, Germany on Jan. 14, 2009. Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer, died Tuesday, after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She was 83. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, file)

Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

An overview of the Swiss parliament in Bern, Switzerland, Sept. 15, 2014. Switzerland’s lower house of parliament has voted to tighten ties with the legislature in Taiwan, a move that could further rankle China after recent visits by Western lawmakers to the island. The Swiss National Council voted 97-87 with eight abstentions late Tuesday, May 2, 2023, to instruct parliamentary offices to “strengthen” relations with Taiwan’s Yuan legislature. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP, File)

Swiss lower house approves closer ties to Taiwan legislature

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Construction workers chat in front of a billboard for state investment fund 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) at the fund's flagship Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 14, 2015. Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 say they have indicted two managers of a Saudi oil exploration company as part of a years-long investigation of a case linked to a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. The office of the Swiss attorney general said the two managers at PetroSaudi are accused of trying to enrich themselves and others by misappropriating at least $1.8 billion transferred to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund, known as 1MDB. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul, File)

Swiss indict 2 managers of Saudi oil company in 1MDB scandal

By Jamey Keaten and Frank Jordans - Associated Press

Swiss bank Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Koerner, 3rd right, leaves the stage after the annual shareholders' meeting of the Swiss banking group on April 4, 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland. A group of Credit Suisse investors have sued Swiss financial regulators after a government-engineered takeover of the struggling bank by rival UBS left them with billions in losses. The investors are contesting an order by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, or FINMA, that wiped out about 16 billion Swiss francs ($17.3 billion) in higher-risk Credit Suisse bonds as part of an emergency rescue last month, lawyers said Friday, April 21, 2023. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP, File)

Credit Suisse investors sue after facing billions in losses

By Courtney Bonnell - Associated Press

Two Leopard 2 tanks are seen in action at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Germany wants to buy back mothballed Leopard 2 tanks from Switzerland to replace tanks that Berlin and its Western allies are sending to Ukraine, the Swiss government said Friday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) **FILE**

Criticized over response to war, Swiss offer $2B for Ukraine

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter, second right, speaks with, from right, Josef Dittli, Damian Mueller, and FDP.The Liberals party president Thierry Burkart, at the extraordinary session of the Federal Assembly, in the Council of States in Bern, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Switzerland’s parliament opened a special session Tuesday to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of Swiss bank Credit Suisse by rival UBS — and consider strengthening the legal arsenal to better gird against financial blowups. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)

Credit Suisse rescue rebuked by half of Swiss parliament

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Swiss bank Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Koerner, 3rd right, leaves the stage after the annual shareholders' meeting of the Swiss banking group on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland. Switzerland’s parliament is opening a special session Tuesday, April 11, 2023, to scrutinize the state-imposed takeover of troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse by rival UBS — and possibly considering how to strengthen the legal arsenal to better gird against financial blowups. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP, File)

Swiss lawmakers pick apart Credit Suisse woes ahead of deal

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Colm Kelleher, chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Bank UBS, speaks during the general assembly of the UBS in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. The head of the Swiss financial regulator on Wednesday defended the rescue of Credit Suisse through a controversial takeover by rival bank UBS as the best solution with the least risk of spreading a wider crisis and severe damaging Switzerland’s standing as a financial center. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)

Swiss regulators defend rescue of Credit Suisse via UBS deal

By Jamey Keaten and David McHugh - Associated Press

A traffic light signals green in front of the logos of the Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 19, 2023. Analysts say the UBS takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse has shaken Switzerland’s self-image and dented its reputation as a global financial center. They warn that the country’s prosperity could grow too dependent on a single banking behemoth. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP, File)

Credit Suisse takeover hits heart of Swiss banking, identity

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Credit Suisse Chairman Axel Lehmann speaks during a press conference in Bern, Switzerland, Sunday, March 19, 2023. Banking giant UBS is acquiring its smaller rival Credit Suisse in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking, Swiss President Alain Berset announced on Sunday. Sunday’s news conference by the Federal Council, the seven-member governing body that includes Berset, follows the collapse of two large U.S. banks last week that spurred a frantic, broad response from the U.S. government to prevent any further bank panics. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP)

Credit Suisse, UBS shares plunge after takeover announcement

By Jamey Keaten and Ken Sweet - Associated Press

Axel Lehmann, Chairman Credit Suisse, left, sits beside Colm Kelleher, Chairman UBS, during a press conference in Bern, Switzerland, Sunday March 19, 2023. Banking giant UBS is acquiring its smaller rival Credit Suisse in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking, Swiss President Alain Berset announced on Sunday. Sundays news conference by the Federal Council, the seven-member governing body that includes Berset, follows the collapse of two large U.S. banks last week that spurred a frantic, broad response from the U.S. government to prevent any further bank panics. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP)

UBS buying rival Credit Suisse in effort to avoid further turmoil in global banking

By Jamey Keaten and Ken Sweet - Associated Press

Two Leopard 2 tanks are seen in action at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Germany wants to buy back mothballed Leopard 2 tanks from Switzerland to replace tanks that Berlin and its Western allies are sending to Ukraine, the Swiss government said Friday. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) **FILE**

Germany seeks to buy mothballed Swiss Leopard 2 tanks

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Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in Davos

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First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska reacts at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland after the news of a helicopter crash in Ukraine, where Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky died among others on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in Davos

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First lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, left, and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

At Davos, Ukraine’s first lady urges leaders to ‘use influence’

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Poland's President Andrzej Duda attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in Davos

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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo looks on during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Ronaldo, Portugal look to end Morocco’s World Cup run

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo walks during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Switzerland, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Ronaldo loses Portugal spot to sully World Cup journey

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press