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        <title><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien - Editor]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien is an editor for Bloomberg News in Zurich.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland to Cooperate With Italy in Crans-Montana Fire Probe]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Demetz]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:13:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prosecutors Defend Their Probe Into Deadly Crans-Montana Bar Fire]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:16:21 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Police control access to the street where a fire ripped through a crowded bar during New Year&apos;s Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026. Several dozen people are presumed dead and around 100 injured after a fire ripped through a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, Swiss police said on January 1, 2026. Police, firefighters and rescuers rushed to the popular resort, which is set to host the Ski World Cup from January 30, after the fire broke out in the early hours of New Year&apos;s Day. (Photo by MAXIME SCHMID / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Fire Survivors Fight for Life; Sparklers Seen as Cause]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugo Miller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:42:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Police Say Dozens Killed in Fire at Crans-Montana Resort]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Myriam Balezou]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:13:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Gold Industry Lobby Rejects Idea of US Relocation, NZZ Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 07:10:22 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A mark of 999.9 fine sits on hallmarked 12.5 kilogram gold bullion bars stacked at the Valcambi SA precious metal refinery in Balerna, Switzerland, on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Gold&apos;s haven qualities have come back in focus this year as President Donald Trump’s administration picks a series of trade fights with friends and foes, and investors fret about equity market wobbles that started on Wall Street and echoed around the world.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Ministers Meet With Roche, Novartis Amid Tariff Crisis]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:09:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[WEF, Klaus Schwab In Talks to Safeguard Forum, Founder’s Legacy]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:10:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss to End Long-Running EU Stock Market Restrictions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:17:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland’s Berset Elected Head of the Council of Europe]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:22:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Alain Berset</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland on Alert as Heavy Rains Cause Floods, Landslides]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-23/switzerland-on-alert-after-heavy-rains-cause-floods-landslides</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 07:38:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Head for Neutrality Vote After Adopting Russia Sanctions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Is Considering Swiss Peace Talks on Ukraine, Report Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:07:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Finance Minister Says New Rules Needed After Credit Suisse]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 08:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank Is Victim of Irrational Market, Citi Analyst Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-24/deutsche-bank-is-victim-of-irrational-market-citi-s-coombs-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:34:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank Slumps in Resurgence of European Bank Worries]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-24/europe-s-banks-erase-weekly-gains-as-us-probe-adds-to-concerns</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:26:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SNB Says Swiss Housing Market Is Showing Signs of Cooling]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:51:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Traditional Swiss residential properties in Bern, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Surging property prices mean Switzerland&apos;s residential property market is close to a bubble, according to a UBS Group AG gauge.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Davos Latest: China Underscores Message of Cautious Optimism]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 07:13:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK Markets Find the Positives in a Boring Budget After Turmoil]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:40:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bailey Says UK Has Work to Do to Fix Damage From Truss Tax Plans]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-03/bailey-says-uk-has-work-to-do-to-fix-damage-from-truss-tax-plans</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[There’s an Inflation Sting in Maersk’s Global Demand Warning]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:50:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Maersk logo on shipping containers stored at the A.P. Moller Maersk A/S terminal in the harbor town of Kalundborg, Denmark, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. In the Danish harbor village of Kalundborg, a storage yard for shipping containers that opened last year has quickly become among the Nordic country’s busiest and a towering example of how the war in Ukraine is grinding the gears of global trade.</media:description>
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