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* EU action needed to help minimise disruption (Adds comment from Brexit minister)

* Shares jump 6.5 percent in Tel Aviv (Adds detail, share reaction, analyst comment)

British-Iranian woman has been detained since 2016

* Papers "thin on detail" - opposition spokesman (Adds reaction from EU, industry)

Credit Suisse Group AG has fired two male employees in London after uncovering new evidence during an investigation into a sexual assault case from 2010, the Financial Times reported https://on.ft.com/2o2atgQ on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the internal review, which was completed last week.

Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund is set to borrow up to $12 billion from international banks after IPO plans for state energy group Saudi Aramco were put on hold, the Financial Times reported https://www.ft.com/content/71695b84-a6c8-11e8-926a-7342fe5e173f, citing sources.

Hurricane Lane, threatening a direct hit as Hawaii's worst storm in a quarter century, on Thursday churned toward Oahu, the island with the largest population, as schools, government offices and business closed and residents stocked up on supplies and boarded up homes.

Sri Lankan shares closed higher for the first time in nine sessions on Thursday as foreign investors bought beaten-down stocks, although worries over new tax proposals limited the upside.

* Aluminium production: China vs ROW: https://tmsnrt.rs/2Mt7WuM