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China's economy may grow 3% this year as the government ramps up policy support, said Zhang Ming, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top government think tank.

U.S. health insurers may balk at covering tests that look for coronavirus antibodies in some cases, arguing that employers or the government should foot a bill expected to run into billions of dollars.

Uganda will hold a general election between Jan. 10 and Feb. 8, 2021, its election commission said on Tuesday, adding that the election's conduct will take into account measures aimed at tackling the spread of the novel coronavirus.

British life insurer Legal & General is planning to issue debt to capitalise on favourable market conditions after seeing an 8% rise in assets under management in the past two months, it said on Tuesday.

Indian shares shrugged off a momentary jolt from rising Indo-China border tensions to finish higher on Tuesday, as hopes of a fresh liquidity boost from the U.S. Federal Reserve lifted global risk sentiment.

A U.S. national wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over a bitcoin scam has been arrested in Indonesia and charged under a child protection law for suspected sex crimes, Indonesian police said on Tuesday.

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The New York Federal Reserve's planned launch on Tuesday of a bond-buying facility could help ease the potential stigma for companies of asking for help and create an important framework for what the central bank steps in to purchase, analysts and investors said.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday begins the first of two days of testimony before U.S. lawmakers in which he will map out how the United States faces an uncertain, uneven and prolonged economic recovery from the novel coronavirus crisis that will likely require continued monetary and fiscal support.

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Societe Generale's Australian securities business faces restrictions on new customers if it does not comply with new licensing conditions related to client money laws, Australia's corporate regulator said on Monday.