Australian shares rose 0.4 percent on Monday, led by financials, taking a cue from Wall Street which closed at record levels after strong earnings reports. Boosted by the latest round of earnings including Intel and

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Britain's top share index pulled ahead of sluggish European markets on Monday thanks to its strong cyclical tilt as mining and oil stocks powered higher. The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.1 percent at

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German carmakers came under fire Monday following revelations they helped finance experiments that saw humans and monkeys exposed to diesel fumes that have been linked to asthma, lung diseases and heart attacks. The disclosures sparked

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Kuwait on Monday approved its budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, projecting a huge deficit for the fourth year in a row because of low oil prices. Next year's deficit is estimated at $16.7 billion,

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Russia's birth rate fell by 11 percent in 2017 to the lowest level in a decade, the government's statistics agency said Monday. Last year 1.9 million babies were born in Russia - 203,000 fewer than

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Japan on Monday imposed administrative measures on virtual currency exchange Coincheck after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars in digital assets from the Tokyo-based firm in one of the biggest heists ever. Units of

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US consumer spending rose solidly in December as demand for goods and services increased, but the gain came at the expense of savings, which dropped to a 10-year low in a troubling sign for future

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French drugmaker Sanofi has agreed to buy Belgian biotech company Ablynx for 3.9 billion euros ($4.8 billion), beating Novo Nordisk and marking its second big deal this month after buying Bioverativ. The transaction is a

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Chadian police used tear gas to disperse youths protesting anti-austerity measures in N'Djamena on Monday, arresting more than 60 students and schoolchildren, an AFP journalist on the scene said. Riot police were stationed outside some

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Armed robbers have raided the house of a British virtual currency trader, forcing him to transfer Bitcoins after tying up his wife and threatening him with a gun, British media reported on Monday. The robbery

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