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The Russian rouble gained on Tuesday, following oil prices and other emerging-market currencies, as signs of a slowdown in the spread of coronavirus in China soothed markets.

Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 40 points higher on Tuesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures up 0.6% ahead of the cash market open.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri believes Lebanon needs technical help from the IMF to draw up an economic rescue plan and a decision on whether to pay a Eurobond maturing in March should be taken based on IMF advice, an-Nahar newspaper and a government source said on Tuesday.

A Russian team visiting Ankara to discuss the Syrian government offensive in the northwestern Idlib region has left, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Tuesday, with no apparent agreement on how to halt clashes that killed 13 Turkish soldiers in a week.

Peter Phillips, the grandson of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, has separated from his Canadian wife after 12 years of marriage, the Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday.

China shares closed higher for a sixth straight session on Tuesday as a fall in new cases of the coronavirus in China lifted investor sentiment.

British online supermarket and technology group Ocado reported ballooning annual pretax losses and a 27% fall in core earnings, mainly due to a fire which destroyed a hi-tech flagship warehouse in Andover, southern England.

(RTTNews) - JD Sports Fashion Plc. (JD.L) on Tuesday provided an update following the UK Competition and Markets Authority or CMA's announcement that it has competition concerns regarding the Group's acquisition of Footasylum Limited.

China's private chemical giant and refiner Hengli Petrochemical has cut to 90% from this week its crude oil processing rate at a northeastern plant, down from 109%, as a spreading coronavirus hits demand, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

(RTTNews) - CBS Sports and William Hill announced a strategic partnership, by which William Hill will be Official Sports Book and Wagering Data Provider across all CBS Sports platforms. Financial terms of the partnership were undisclosed.

(RTTNews) - Austrian sensor manufacturer ams AG on Tuesday reported that its adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $158.9 million, up sharply from $1.6 million in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter were $1.78, compared to $0.

(RTTNews) - Marks & Spencer Group plc (MAKSY.PK, MAKSF.PK, MKS.L) said Eoin Tonge will be joining the Board in June as Chief Financial Officer. David Surdeau, interim CFO, will remain with the business to support the transition.

British online supermarket and technology group Ocado reported a 27% fall in annual core earnings, reflecting the impact of a fire which destroyed a hi-tech flagship warehouse in southern England, accounting changes and the costs of share schemes.

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European travel company TUI said strong demand for holidays would help offset the impact of the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on its annual profit, enabling it to lift the bottom end of annual earnings guidance.

Finnish media group Sanoma Oyj said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy Alma Media's regional news media business in a deal valued at 115 million euros ($125 million).

(RTTNews) - Daimler AG (DDAIF.PK) reported full year 2019 net profit attributable to shareholders of 2.4 billion euros compared to 7.2 billion euros, prior year. Earnings per share declined to 2.22 euros from 6.78 euros. Full-year EBIT was 4.3 billion euros compared to 11.1 bill

South Africa's rand firmed early on Tuesday as sentiment was helped by an apparent slowdown in coronavirus infections, with focus shifting to domestic economic data and President Cyril Ramaphosa's state of the nation address later this week.

At least two banks in Hong Kong have introduced relief measures for home mortgage borrowers hurt by the coronavirus outbreak, in a move analysts say could help lower foreclosures in an economy already in recession.

South African bullion producer Harmony Gold Mining said on Tuesday it posted an interim profit boosted by a higher average gold price, which rose by 19% during the period.