The President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, sent a congratulatory cable to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Victory Day in Russia.
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Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Champions League final for the second time in its history, after repeating its 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the second leg of the semi-final.
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Swiss bank UBS announced Monday that it has formally completed its takeover of rival Credit Suisse in a $3.2 billion deal in March.
Newly enlarged UBS will have a balance sheet of $1.6 trillion and 120,000 staffs worldwide, yet UBS has already said it would cut jobs to take advantage of the synergies and cut costs
Swiss regulators played a key role in the takeover amid concerns that massive losses at Credit Suisse would destabilize the banking system.
The organizers said they would cover losses of up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion) after UBS incurred the first 5 billion Swiss francs as part of the deal.