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Russia reports first coronavirus cases, restricts China air travel

Russia reported its first two cases of coronavirus on Friday and restricted direct flights to China, its biggest trade partner, as Russians complained of rising prices for medical masks and anti-virus medicine.



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Travelex recovers UK website after ransomware hit

Travelex said it had partially restored its UK website, almost a month after a crippling ransomware attack forced the currency service provider to take its systems offline, causing chaos for New Year holidaymakers and business travelers.



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IBM's 'surprise' CEO: Arvind Krishna to take over from Ginni Rometty

International Business Machines Corp's Ginni Rometty, the first woman chief executive of the tech pioneer, will be replaced in April by the head of its fast-growing cloud business, Arvind Krishna.



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China chides 'mean' U.S. for travel warning as virus impact spreads

The United States angered China on Friday with a warning to Americans not to travel there because of a coronavirus epidemic that has rattled the global economy with increasing disruption to business supply lines.



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Gilead working with China to test Ebola drug as new coronavirus treatment

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Friday it provided its experimental Ebola therapy for use in a small number of patients with the coronavirus that has killed over 200 so far in China and is working with the country's authorities to set up a study.



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Iraq’s Basra airport to deny entry to travelers from China and Chinese citizens over coronavirus: state news agency

Iraq’s Basra International Airport will deny entry to passengers of any nationality traveling to Iraq from China, the state news agency reported on Friday amid fears from the coronavirus outbreak.



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Fintechs divided on screen scraping ban

ZDNet | Aimee Chanthadavong  | Jan 30, 2020 Some are calling for screen scraping to be banned while others argue it will hurt the fintech industry. Founding director of The Regtech Association and Verifier CEO, Lisa Schutz, has urged for the Australian government to follow in the footsteps of the European Union (EU) and cease

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Airbus fined record $4 billion in global bribery settlement

Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption, prosecutors said on Friday as the European planemaker agreed a record $4 billion settlement with France, Britain and the United States.



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Takeaway buys Just Eat for $7.8 billion, must wait to merge operations

Dutch online food ordering company Takeaway.com on Friday declared its $7.8 billion takeover of British peer Just Eat unconditional, though the two companies still need a competition authority's approval before merging operations.



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Two more employees of German car parts supplier get coronavirus

German car parts supplier Webasto said on Friday that two more of its employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, making for a total of seven who have contracted it.



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Panama Canal says ships must report contact with coronavirus countries

Vessels arriving at the Panama Canal must inform Panamanian authorities if they have traveled to ports located in countries that have reported confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, the Panama Canal Authority said in a statement.



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Major U.S. airlines cancel China flights as government takes action

All three major U.S. airlines announced the cancellation of flights to mainland China on Friday after the U.S. State Department elevated a travel advisory over concerns about the coronavirus.



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Nearly 200 Americans repatriated from China placed under quarantine

Reuters) - Nearly 200 Americans were placed under quarantine after being evacuated from Wuhan, China, to a U.S. air base in California, U.S. health officials said on Friday, hoping to prevent the spread of coronavirus that originated in that city.



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Central American countries limit entry from China to fight coronavirus

Central American governments have imposed travel restrictions to try to keep out the coronavirus, including barring travelers who have recently visited China, officials said on Friday.



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Roku tries Fox Super Bowl play but stock loses yardage

Shares of Roku tumbled 7% on Friday after the streaming video company told customers it was removing Fox channels from its platform ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast.



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