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The number of daily new COVID-19 cases outside China exceeded those inside the country for the first time, the WHO announced Wednesday.

The stock was trading at 774.0 points during early deals Thursday, its lowest level since 2012.

Japan's prime minister has said the government will ask all elementary, junior high and high schools to close from March 2.

Malaysia's parliament will vote on a new candidate for prime minister on Monday and if nobody can win majority support there will be a snap election, interim prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday.

Britain's plan to expand Heathrow Airport has been rejected by an appeal court judge on climate change grounds.

Aston Martin shares slumped to a record low on Thursday after the British luxury carmaker said its losses ballooned last year and its chief financial officer would leave by the end of April.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, made a 19.9% return on investment last year, earning a record 1.69 trillion Norwegian crowns ($180 billion) as stock markets rallied, it said on Thursday.

Standard Chartered posted a substantial rise in pre-tax profit for 2019 on Thursday, but the Asia-focused bank warned that the spread of the coronavirus would likely slow progress toward one of its key earnings targets.

Even if OPEC cuts production by 600,000 barrels a day, oil prices could remain weak until April, according to Kang Wu, head of Asia analytics at S&P Global Platts.

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Wheely's CEO said the premium ride-hailing firm will seek fresh funding next year to expand into either the U.S. or Asia.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced it will temporarily suspend the entry of foreigners for pilgrimage and tourism purposes.

Experts pointed to three main areas where the coronavirus impact is going to be felt in Australia: exports, education, and tourism.

The U.K. is about to start trade negotiations with the United States, but some experts doubt they'll achieve a far-reaching deal anytime soon.

The Nikkei 225 in Japan closed 2.13% lower as investors continued to watch for developments on the coronavirus outbreak that recently spread rapidly outside of China, where the disease was first reported.

Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield discusses his beginnings in Silicon Valley and what the future holds for Britain's buzzy digital bank.

Some of Malaysia's regional neighbors have announced stimulus packages worth billions of dollars to support their economies through the coronavirus outbreak.

"This kind of confusion breeds distrust. You should stick to a standard even if you have caveats," global health economist at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding said.

The central bank dashed expectations for a cut, even as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in Asia's fourth-largest economy threatened to derail growth.

The coronavirus had already been a factor in Microsoft's forecast for the More Personal Computing business, which now no longer applies.