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Australia's financial regulators will discuss the impact of a new coronavirus outbreak on Australia's A$2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) economy in an emergency meeting on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

PM says country is well prepared as Scottish patient pushes cases to 36 

Satellite system hailed as symbol of post-Brexit independence loses its way

Johnson insists trade negotiators will not buckle on NHS and food standards

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he would drive a hard bargain with the United States in upcoming trade talks as the government sets out its negotiating position on Monday.

Iraqi President Barham Salih will begin consultations to choose a new candidate for prime minister, the state news agency said late on Sunday, after the designated candidate Mohammed Allawi said he withdrew from the race. (Reporting by Hisham Abdul Khaled and Ulf Laessing; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

Australian shares were set to decline on Monday, possibly extending their six-day rout, after dismal Chinese manufacturing data painted a grim picture of the massive potential damage to the global economy from the coronavirus. In the first proper glimpse of the virus' impact, official data...

Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdrew his candidacy for the post late on Sunday, saying on Twitter that certain politicians had placed obstacles in his way, hours after parliament again failed to approve his cabinet.

Some Tories fear home secretary could be damaged by Rutnam lawsuit