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Credit Suisse deal averted crisis, Swiss central bank says
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss central bank hiked its key interest rate Thursday and declared that a government-orchestrated takeover of troubled Credit Suisse by rival bank UBS ended the financial turmoil. In a statement, the Swiss National Bank said it is providing large amounts of...
TikTok updates rules; CEO on charm offensive for US hearing
LONDON (AP) — TikTok went on a counteroffensive Tuesday amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity and misinformation concerns, rolling out updated rules and standards for content as its CEO warned against a possible U.S. ban on the Chinese-owned video sharing app. CEO...
Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS, sets World Cup points record
SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Marco Odermatt underlined his dominance in men's ski racing Saturday by breaking the 23-year-old male record for most World Cup points in a single season. The Swiss standout won his last race of the season, the giant slalom at the World Cup Finals, by a...
Biathlon great Marte Olsbu Roeiseland retires
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, who made history with five medals in biathlon at the Winter Olympics last year, announced her retirement on Tuesday. The Norwegian won three gold medals and two bronze in Beijing in biathlon. Olsbu Roiseland matched the record for most...
Odermatt wins World Cup super-G, secures title in discipline
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Marco Odermatt of Switzerland wrapped up another World Cup super-G title by winning the race in Aspen on Sunday with a smooth run through a challenging course. Odermatt has been dominant all season in the super-G, taking five of the seven World Cup races. He...
Shiffrin's quest for win 86 moves to Stenmark's Sweden
KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin 's quest to tie Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark's record of 86 career World Cup victories now moves to his home country. Shiffrin's next race is a giant slalom in Are on Friday, as the American skier seeks one victory to match Stenmark 's...
Kilde's 6th World Cup downhill win earns discipline title
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde earned his second consecutive World Cup downhill title by winning Saturday's race by more than a half-second. The Norwegian collected his sixth victory in nine downhills this season, allowing him to join Stephan Eberharter as the only...
Shiffrin misses out in super-G, still chasing 86th victory
KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin 's hunt for a record-tying 86th career victory was extended for at least another day. The American skier's quest for a fifth overall World Cup title, too. Shiffrin finished in fourth place Friday in a super-G that was won by...
Norway's leader meets Indigenous Sami as protests end
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with Indigenous Sami reindeer herders Friday after more than a week of protests against wind farms that activists say endanger the herders' way of life. The prime minister acknowledged “ongoing human...
Looted Kandinsky work restored to Jewish heirs fetches $45M
LONDON (AP) — A painting by Wassily Kandinsky that spent decades in a Dutch museum after its Jewish owner was murdered in the Holocaust has sold at auction for 37.2 million pounds ($44.9 million). “Murnau mit Kirche II“ (“Murnau with Church II“) set a record price for the...
