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Yen up, yuan down over China virus fears; Aussie jumps on jobs data

Later on Thursday, the World Health Organization will decide whether to declare the situation a global health emergency

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Asian shares wilt, oil tumbles as China virus spreads

Japan's Nikkei stock index slid 0.6 percent while Chinese shares slumped 0.91 percent and Australian shares were down 0.57 percent

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Aircraft fighting Australia bushfires loses contact, may have crashed

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service was investigating the incident involving Large Air Tanker flying in the state's Snowy Monaro region

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The Greta and Trump show - Davos highlights on Tuesday

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 2020 began on Tuesday in the ski town of Davos, Switzerland

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Crisis-hit Lebanon's new cabinet to meet for first time

Under PM Hassan Diab, the government, was formed on Tuesday after the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah and along with the allies agreed on a cabinet of 20 specialists

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Coronavirus scare looms large on Airlines; Cathay allows cabin crew to wear masks

On Wednesday, Cathay said that it had left it to the crew's discretion to wear a surgical mask while operating on mainland China flights if they choose to

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China stocks tumble on virus outbreak, but regional markets steady

Fears of contagion, particularly as millions travel for Lunar New Year festivities, has pushed stocks from record peaks

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EU ombudsman probes 'revolving door' at banking watchdog

EBA put in place several conditions, including an 18-month ban on Farkas advising AFME and its members on topics directly linked to his work during his three years at EBA

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Donald Trump's Senate trial begins as a polarized America looks on

Donald Trump and his lawyers have decried his impeachment, saying he has done nothing wrong and that Democrats are simply trying to stop him from being re-elected

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Senior Chinese public security official elected as Interpol president

Chinese court jails former Interpol chief for 13-1/2 years over graft

A court in China has jailed the former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei over bribery and misuse of official positions

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Asia stocks rise before central bank meetings, oil bounces

Asia shares feel a chill as China virus risks mount

Asian shares have taken a plunge on Tuesday due to the strain on the Asian market because of the concerning coronavirus

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Market regulators struggling to keep up with technology: SEC's Robert Jackson

Technological advances in the rapid growth of digital money have turned out to be a challenge for regulators

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Egyptian Mohamed Safwat falls in Melbourne but eyes Olympic dream

Safwat's ranking is expected to rise to around 150th after making an appearance at the Australian Open

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Feel good factor keeps world stocks near record highs, oil jumps

After two large crude production bases in Libya began shutting down, oil prices rose to their highest in more than a week

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China confident of stabilizing industrial growth in 2020

Miao said that China will increase investment in research and development and use other policy incentives to help promote innovations as well as upgrade the manufacturing sector

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Refined palm oil cargoes stuck at Indian ports after import curbs

Market reports showed that Malaysia, the world's second-biggest producer and exporter of palm oil, suffer a biggest weekly drop in over 10 years

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Indonesia: Footbridge collapses in south Jakarta collapses, 3 died

Collapse of footbridge over Indonesia river kills at least nine

Disaster mitigation officials said that a footbridge collapse in Sumatra Indonesia has led to the death of at least nine people and one person was still missing

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Moscow protest over Putin's political shake-up fails to gain traction

Yulia Galyamina, a Moscow city councillor, marched on Sunday holding copies of Russia's constitution which she said was imperilled by Putin's reforms

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Bodies of Ukrainian victims of Iran plane crash returned home

All 176 on board the Ukraine International Airlines flight from Tehran to Kiev were killed when the Boeing 737-800 was shot down on January 8

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Police fire tear gas to disperse thousands in central Hong Kong

A water cannon truck drove on the central streets of Hong Kong, flanked by an armoured jeep, but was not used

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