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UBS against the clock in Credit Suisse takeover talks
UBS against the clock in Credit Suisse takeover talks
Business and Economy
by  AFP

UBS was up against the clock Sunday in talks to finalise a mammoth takeover of its troubled rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse and reassure investors before the markets reopen. Blick newspaper said UBS will buy Credit Suisse in a deal to be sealed later Sunday in Bern at a meeting featuring the government and the banks' executives.

Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care
Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The white-coloured humanoid "Garmi" does not look much different from a typical robot -- it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which two blue circles acting as eyes are attached. - 'We must get there' - In the Garmisch laboratory, Steinebach sat down at a table equipped with three screens and a joystick as he got ready to test the robot's progress.