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* John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own

Australian shares rose up to half a percent on Tuesday as technology stocks took a cue from their Wall Street peers amid worries about the growth impact from the coronavirus outbreak on China.

Saks Fifth Avenue owner Hudson's Bay Co on Monday named a president to lead its off-price business, known as Saks Off 5th, the latest example of a department store chain trying to bolster its outlet stores.

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EU to end seasonal time changes but Britain no longer has to comply

Technical or inadvertent flouting of law will be less harshly punished

Groceries drive 0.4% rise in the value of January retail sales

Data analytics company Kantar has appointed Adam Crozier as non-executive chairman, bringing the experienced former TV, mail and advertising boss to the group as it starts a new phase under the ownership of Bain Capital.

The World Bank is offering technical assistance to China to help battle the coronavirus epidemic but no new loans, the development lender's president, David Malpass, said on Monday.

Police in Canada arrested 33 indigenous rights protesters on Monday, ending the closure of Vancouver ports in British Columbia province by demonstrators opposed to construction of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline, but movement of commodities and passenger trains was still disrupted by the ongoing rallies.

Detention Action appealed against Home Office plans to remove up to 50 people