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South Africa's seasonally-adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) expanded in May with factories gradually restarting activity as the coronavirus lockdown eased, helping to lift production and sales.

Super-long Japanese government bonds edged lower on Monday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) conducted regular buying operations, with both the 30-year and 40-year JGB yields hitting one-year highs.

Drugmakers AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc said on Monday their blockbluster cancer drug, Lynparza, has received positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as a maintenance treatment for a form of pancreatic cancer.

South Africa's rand firmed early on Monday, as the government partially lifted a lockdown that has battered an economy which was already in recession before the coronavirus crisis.

(RTTNews) - AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L, AZN) said that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the company's Brilinta or ticagrelor that will reduce the risk of a first heart attack or stroke in high-risk patients with coronary artery disease or CAD, the most common type of

The Saudi central bank said it provided 50 billion riyals ($13.3 billion) to support liquidity in the banking sector, according to a statement on twitter on Monday.

British property manager Capital & Counties Properties said on Monday it had sealed the purchase of Hong Kong tycoon Samuel Tak Lee's 26.3% stake in central London rival Shaftesbury for 436 million pounds ($540.73 million).

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said it has selected a sample of insurance policy wordings for a court to consider in July if insurers should pay claims from companies hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor said on Monday its provisional May sales fell 39% on year to 217,510 vehicles globally, as the impact of COVID-19 continued to hit global auto demand in key markets. (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Himani Sarkar) ((jungyoon.lee@tr.com; +82 2 6936 1467;)) nS6N2AO00X

Iran will continue oil shipments to Venezuela if Caracas requests more supplies, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday, despite Washington's criticism of the trade between the two nations which are both under U.S. sanctions.

(RTTNews) - AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L, AZN) and Merck & Co., Inc.(MRK) announced Monday that the European Medicines Agency or EMA recommended Lynparza (olaparib) for marketing authorisation in the European Union. The recommendation is for the 1st-line maintenance treatment of p

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched an investigation into the creditworthiness assessment process of subprime lender Amigo Holdings, the company said on Monday.

Drugmakers AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc said on Monday their blockbluster cancer drug, Lynparza, has received positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as a maintenance treatment for a form of pancreatic cancer.

National Guard troops have been deployed in 15 U.S. states and the U.S. capital after five nights of violence and destruction that began with peaceful protests over the death of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody. [nL1N2DD04L]

Russian manufacturing activity shrank in May, but at a slower rate than the month before, as restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic continued to subdue production.

(RTTNews) - Libbey Inc. (LBY), a glass tableware manufacturer, announced Monday that it has filed voluntary petitions for a court-supervised reorganization.

U.S. President Donald Trump's directive on Friday to begin the process of eliminating special treatment for Hong Kong is likely to put China-U.S. tensions back in the headlines over the coming months, creating a new driver of volatility in global equity markets.

The yuan rebounded on Monday, jumping to its highest in a week-and-a-half against the dollar, to reflect a broadly weaker greenback signs of easing in Sino-U.S. tensions.

Turkey re-opens restaurants, cafes and parks on Monday and lifts inter-city travel curbs as the country eases restrictions taken to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

Riskier currencies rose against the dollar on Monday as investors looked to positive signs from China's coronavirus recovery and wagered on an easing in Sino-U.S. tensions.