ukraine condemns president putin s surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mariupol, devastated in the early months of the war. translation: like all ukrainians, translation: like all ukrainians, like - translation: like all ukrainians, like all- translation: like all - ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, ifeel that ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, i feel that today a war criminal, whose name is vladimir putin, visited the scene of a crime he committed several months. it s been 20 years since the us led coalition began its war in iraq to topple the dictator saddam hussein we ll assess the legacy. valencia s streets come to life for the five day fallas festival, celebrating the spanish city s culture, history and people. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk, on pbs in the us, and around the world. a weekend of emergency talks has concluded with switzerland s b
that the country s biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival credit suisse in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse has seen its value plummet over the last week due to fears about the company s financial health. regulators in switzerland had spent the day trying to pave the way for a deal to be struck before the financial markets open tomorrow. here s the swiss president alain berset speaking at a press conference a short time ago. on friday, the liquidity showed that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence, and the swift and stabilising solution was absolutely necessary. this solution is the takeover of credit suisse by ubs. it is supported by the federal council following several meetings with the swiss national bank, with a regulator, credit suisse and by ubs. the federal council has every confidence that in this difficult situation, the takeover of credit suisse ubs is to restore the confidence that
the government of switzerland says that the country s biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival, credit suisse, in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america s silicon valley bank. it had been offered an emergency credit facility of more than $50 billion by switzerland s central bank, but that had not prevented a sharp fall in its share price. here s the swiss president, alain berset, speaking at a press conference a short time ago. on conference a short time a-o. on conference a short time am. friday, on conference a short time a-o. friday, the liquidity s it on friday, the liquidity showed that it was on friday, the liquidity showed that it was no on friday, the liquidity showed that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence, and the swift the necessary confidence, and the swift and the necessary confidence, an
devastated in the early months of the war. # i ll take the world apart to find a place for a peaceful heart. and we hear from yusuf cat stevens about music, faith and performing at glastonbury. it s 7am in singapore, and midnight in switzerland where the government has reached an emergency deal with the country s biggest bank, ubs, to take over its troubled rival credit suisse. the annoucement comes just before global financal markets open on monday, in an attempt to settle nerves in the global financial sector. credit suisse has seen its value plummet over the last week due to fears about the company s financial health. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty triggered by the collapse, nine days ago, of america s silicon valley bank. here s the swiss president alain berset speaking at a press conference earlier. on friday the liquidity and volatility showed it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confident and that the swift and stabilising solu
the government of switzerland says that the country s biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival credit suisse in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. credit suisse has seen its value plummet over the last week due to fears about the company s financial health. regulators in switzerland had spent the day trying to pave the way for a deal to be struck before the financial markets open tomorrow. here s the swiss president alain berset speaking at a press conference earlier. on friday, the liquidity outflows and market volatility showed that it was no longer possible to restore the necessary confidence, and that a swift and stabilising solution was absolutely necessary. this solution is the takeover of credit suisse by ubs. it is supported by the federal council following several meetings with the swiss national bank, with our regulator, with credit suisse and ubs. the federal council welcomes the takeover and is supporting it by guaranteeing