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South Korean markets led losses in the region in early trade.

Nikkei 225 and Topix plunge over 8% on open, futur...

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Last week, bitcoin bucked the broader market meltdown, holding above $80,000 and rising to end the week.

Bitcoin drops Sunday evening as cryptocurrencies j...

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Trump posted on Saturday to Truth Social for people to "hang tough" and that this was an "economic revolution."

Dow futures fall 1,400 points Sunday as Trump tari...

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Boeing said on Tuesday Stephanie Pope is no longer the chief operating officer at the planemaker as of Feb. 19.

Boeing No. 2 executive's role narrowed to focus on...

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The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives late on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump's tax-cut and border agenda, delivering a major boost to his 2025 agenda.

House Republicans advance Trump's tax cut plan

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The U.S. House of Representatives' select committee on China warned that Beijing may try to exert leverage with Musk in a bid to win favorable policies.

U.S. lawmakers warn that China could use Musk to i...

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The petition accuses Musk of acting against Canada's national interest and undermining its sovereignty, but has no legal force.

Thousands of Canadians sign petition to revoke Mus...

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Donald Trump says the deal would give Ukraine "the right to fight on" in its war with Russia.

Ukraine official says minerals deal agreed with US...

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As Syria's interim leader plans its future, Kurds in the north-east are battling Turkish-backed forces.

'We are still at war': Syria's Kurds battle Turkey...

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President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no doubt it was an Islamist terrorist attack".

One dead in stabbing in French city of Mulhouse

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Opposition leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz vowed to revive the economy and defend Europe's interests in the face of a confrontational U.S.

Leading contenders make their final appeals to Ger...

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Two prison officers were killed and three others injured when a vehicle carrying Mohamed Amra was ambushed in May 2024.

French prisoner 'The Fly' arrested nine months aft...

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Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and-go and will keep him hospitalized for at least another week.

Sepsis a threat in pope's pneumonia battle as Vati...

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Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit by the largest crypto heist in history.

Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in ...

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The six are the final living hostages to be freed as part of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Six Israeli hostages freed ahead of Palestinian pr...

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Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2% from 3% in the prior month and beat economists' expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.

Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of ...

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Investors will be keeping an eye on the Japanese yen, which strengthened to a more than two-month high of 150.52 per U.S. dollar on Thursday.

Hong Kong shares hit three-year high as investors ...

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Alibaba has been making 'significant strides' in advancing its AI cloud business after launching its Qwen 2.5-Max flagship AI foundation model, Barclays wrote in a note.

Alibaba shares soar 11% in Hong Kong after stellar...

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