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        <title><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Set Quotas for U.K. Citizens in Event of No-Deal Brexit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:13:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>passengers at the EU and Swiss passport control desk in the arrivals-hall, sign in the French language. (Photo by: aviation-images.com/UIG via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ex-UBS Worker Guilty of Money Laundering in Data Theft Case]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:50:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Red light illuminates the keys of a laptop computer. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hitachi to Buy ABB's Power Grids Business for $6.4 Billion]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-17/hitachi-to-acquire-abb-s-power-grids-unit-valued-at-11-billion</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Kirchfeld]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 06:05:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Social Democrats Reportedly Want Renegotiation of EU Deal]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 08:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Switzerland’s economy is faltering as the euro area’s deepening slump and waning global growth erode export demand, forcing companies to lower costs.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Cantons Have Potential Issues With Proposed EU Deal: NZZ]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-15/swiss-cantons-see-potential-issues-with-proposed-eu-deal-nzz</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 08:47:20 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Swiss national flags hang from retail stores in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Credit Suisse, the second-biggest Swiss bank, said first-quarter profit fell 34 percent as earnings at the investment bank dropped.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland and the EU Take a Step to Rescue Their Relationship]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Swiss national flags fly above the Federal Palace, Switzerland&apos;s parliament building, in Bern, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. The supply of uninhabited apartments for rent has increased faster than the Swiss population has grown. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two Women Join Swiss Government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the last European countries to introduce female suffrage is almost back to equal gender representation in its seven-member strong government. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Newly elected Swiss Federal Councillors Viola Amherd (L) and Karin Keller-Sutter (R) react during an election meeting of the Federal assembly on December 5, 2018, at the House of Parliament in Bern, Switzerland. - The parliament picked Viola Amherd and Karin Keller-Sutter to fill two vacant ministerial spots, achieving near-gender equality in the seven-member cabinet. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Parliament Adds Two Women to Government]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Newly elected Swiss Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter reacts during an election meeting of the Federal assembly on December 5, 2018 at the House of Parliament in Bern. - The Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government of Switzerland. The position of Federal President rotates among the seven Councillors on a yearly basis. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Credit Suisse, UBS Probed Over Alleged Payments Collusion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 06:55:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LafargeHolcim Raises Sales Outlook in Battle Against Costs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[LafargeHolcim Ltd raised its outlook this year for sales growth and lowered one for profit as Europe’s biggest cement maker battles increasing costs.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-26/lafargeholcim-adjusts-2018-goals-amid-a-steep-rise-in-costs</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 05:22:55 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A tool sits in a bucket of cement on the Cairn Homes Plc Marianella residential construction site in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan laid out plans to give first-time buyers of new homes as much as 20,000 euros ($22,000) in a tax rebate, the biggest winners might be bankers and builders. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Army to Get Slice of Knifemaker's Profit]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-20/swiss-army-to-get-slice-of-knifemaker-s-profit</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An employee checks red Swiss Army knives, produced by Victorinox AG, ahead of packaging at the company&apos;s manufacturing plant in Ibach, Switzerland, on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. The Swiss National Bank&apos;s three-year-old cap on the franc has helped the economy outperform that of the euro area in nine of the last 12 quarters.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[$100,000 Haul Sought in Exclusive License-Plate Sale in Davos]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-06/-100-000-haul-sought-in-exclusive-license-plate-sale-in-davos</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Jakobshorn cable car moves down the mountain towards the town of Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 46th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 20 - 23.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Canton Backs Ban on Public Face-Covering in Referendum]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-23/swiss-canton-backs-ban-on-public-face-covering-in-referendum</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2018 12:01:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Bid for Sustainable Food May Run It Into Trade Trouble]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-21/swiss-bid-for-sustainable-food-may-run-it-into-trade-trouble</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:18:43 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>ORMSKIRK, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Farmer Robin Cropper checks the quality of his potatoes before harvest on October 13, 2010 in Ormskirk, England. During national potato week many farmers are harvesting their crops later than normal as the hot summer delayed growth and recent rains made the soil heavier for lifting. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Cows Get Too Fat for Their Own Good]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-21/small-is-beautiful-in-alpine-pastures-as-big-cows-eat-too-much</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Cows stand in a meadow by a residential property in Huttwil, Switzerland, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Risks to the Swiss real estate market remained &quot;practically unchanged&quot; at a risky level in the third quarter, kept in check by stagnant nominal owner-occupied home prices and declining investment demand for condominiums.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ABB Maintains New-Order Momentum as CEO's Revamp Bears Fruit]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-19/abb-orders-beat-estimate-as-power-grid-unit-still-struggles</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 05:06:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fake Banker, Spy on U.K. Most Wanted List Arrested Near Zurich]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-03/fake-banker-spy-on-u-k-most-wanted-list-arrested-near-zurich</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugo Miller]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:18:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lonely Planet Sparks Controversy Over Whether Swiss Police Engage in Racial Profiling]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-22/lonely-planet-checks-into-swiss-racial-profiling-controversy</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 05:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>ROME, ITALY - DECEMBER 06: A general view during the Piu Libri Piu Liberi Publishing Fair at the Convention Center La Nuvola, on December 6, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Money-Laundering, Censorship Fears Fanned in Swiss Gambling Vote]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-08/money-laundering-censorship-fears-fanned-in-swiss-gambling-vote</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Bernath]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Swiss national flag hangs from the Federal Palace, Switzerland&apos;s parliament building, in Bern, Switzerland, on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Up for a national vote on Sunday is a measure that would upend the way financial institutions do business by forbidding banks from &quot;creating&quot; money through lending. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How U.S. Sanctions Against Russian Over Syria Hurt World of Chess]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-14/syria-sanctions-checkmate-chess-federation-as-ubs-shuts-account</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Winters]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:43:57 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Participants attend the King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships, the first international chess competition held in Saudi Arabia, in the capital Riyadh on December 26, 2017. The Israel Chess Federation said today it is seeking compensation from the organisers of a tournament in Saudi Arabia, after the Gulf state refused to issue visas for its players. The regulations of the organisers, the World Chess Federation (FIDE), stipulate that no player should be refused the opportunity to participate, but players from three states -- Iran, Qatar, and Israel, had initially not received visas. / AFP PHOTO / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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