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Gold climbs 1% on safe-haven demand, markets eye OPEC+ verdict

Investors also awaited US jobless claims data later in the day, which is expected to show a jump to a staggering 15 million in the last three weeks

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Investors monitor stock market prices in Kuala Lumpur

Asian shares rise as investors pin hopes on pandemic peaking

The US President Donald Trump said that he would like to reopen the US economy with a 'big bang' but that the death toll from the coronavirus first needs to be heading down

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UK's Johnson 'improving' as he fights COVID-19 in intensive care

Boris Johnson who tested positive for the new coronavirus nearly two weeks ago, has received oxygen support but has not been put on a ventilator

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China seeks to contain 'silent carriers' of coronavirus

Mainland China has reported 63 new confirmed cases on Wednesday, up from 62 a day earlier, revealed National Health Commission

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Sanders quits US presidential race, setting up Biden battle with Trump

Sabders acknowledged he no longer had a path to victory after a string of decisive nominating contest losses to Biden

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Oil holds near $32 ahead of OPEC-led talks on output cuts

The US Department of Energy stated on Tuesday that US output was already declining, without government action

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WHO rejects 'China-centric' charge after Trump criticism

US contributions to WHO in 2019 exceeded $400 million, which is almost double the second-largest country donor, as per the figures from the US State Department

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Tokyo sees biggest daily jump in infections as coronavirus emergency begins

Tokyo has reported the highest daily jump in the coronavirus cases as the city enters the first day of the state of emergency in the country

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Iran presses for IMF loan; some business to stay shut despite easing

Rouhani also stated some businesses will remain closed until further notice, after the authorities announced last week that they will start to ease a shut-down order from April 11

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Futures dip as US Coronavirus death toll jumps

Tesla Inc became the latest US company to furlough staff and cut salaries which took place during a shut down of its US production facilities

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Gold holds steady amid virus worries, stronger dollar weighs

Spot gold was steady at $1,648.84 per ounce by 0406 GMT, as it rose to its highest since March 10 on Tuesday at $1,671.40

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China's Wuhan lockdown ends, but local coronavirus cases rise across country

The capital of Hubei province, Wuhan, which is the initial epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, saw just three new confirmed infections in the past 21 days

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UK PM Johnson, battling coronavirus, set for second night in intensive care

Boris Johnson is receiving oxygen support but is stable, in good spirits and breathing without assistance

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Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response - WHO

The WHO has confirmed more than 77,000 cases and almost 4,000 deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean region

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In a first, China knocks US from top spot in global patent race

The US has called on the countries to ban Huawei equipment from new mobile phone networks, arguing that its technology might be used by China for spying

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Fukushima Olympic Flame display cancelled over virus concerns

The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the state of emergency on Tuesday, giving authorities more power to press people to stay at home and businesses to close

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Gold falls 1% as hopes of slowing coronavirus spread boost stocks

Spot gold was down 0.3 percent at $1,657.50 per ounce by 0852 GMT, after it went to rise which is a one-month high of $1,671.40

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Canada, US farms face crop losses due to foreign worker delays

Foreign labor is critical to farm production in both countries, where domestic workers shun hard physical labor and low pay

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Australia's Kyrgios offers to drop food at doorstep of those in need

The 24-year-old Kyrgios is spending time in his hometown of Canberra with the sport suspended across the world till at least mid-July

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Breaking: Crucial Opec-non Opec meeting on global output deal on Dec 10

Oil slips on oversupply fears, but stocks jump on virus slowdown hopes

Brent crude fell as much as $4 after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed their meeting, initially scheduled for Monday to Thursday

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