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Sanlam Kenya on Friday reported a full-year pretax profit of 550 million shillings ($5.44 million), swinging from a loss of 2.1 billion shillings in the prior period, the insurance company said.

Shares across the world fell on Friday and were set for their worst week in four as investors dumped riskier assets for the safety of bonds and gold, with coronavirus cases in China and elsewhere spreading.

(RTTNews) - French stocks were moving lower on Friday after China's National Health Commission reported a total of 75,465 confirmed cases and 2,236 deaths on the mainland by the end of Thursday.

Germany's 10-year government bond yield bounced off four-month lows after a batch of business surveys delivered healthier-than-expected views of the euro zone economy.

Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh smashed the half marathon world record by 20 seconds on Friday to win the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) event in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.

(RTTNews) - German stocks cut early losses to trade on a flat note Friday after Markit's German Manufacturing PMI for February beat estimates with a score of 47.8 points, far above 44.8 expected and 45.3 recorded in January. That's the highest level in 13 months.

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks ended Friday's session mostly lower after China reported an uptick in new coronavirus cases, raising concerns the COVID-19 epidemic will eventually expand rapidly beyond its center in China. The new cases are mushrooming beyond China, most notably in Jap

Fast Retailing, which operates casual clothing chain Uniqlo, said it had reopened about 100 stores in China since last week, although about a third of its 750-strong remained closed on Friday because of a coronavirus outbreak.

U.S. President Donald Trump will be accorded the biggest public reception given to any foreign leader in years during his visit to India beginning on Monday, officials say, one that could help paper over the two countries' growing friction over trade.

Belgian consultancy firm Deminor said on Friday it had filed a complaint on behalf of 155 institutional investors seeking 358 million euros ($386 million) in damages from Danske Bank's former Chief Executive Thomas Borgen.

The Turkish lira and bonds slipped on Friday as increasing conflict in neighbouring Syria unsettled investors, with the market also hit by a global flight to safe-haven assets in response to coronavirus worries.

Hammerson said on Friday it will exit out-of-town retail locations by selling seven of them to private equity Orion for 400 million pounds ($515.52 million) amid store closures on the UK High Street and rise of online stores.

Shares in Italy's biggest bank UniCredit fell more than 1% at open on Friday following reports Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier is being considered for the top job at rival HSBC.

Mixed martial artist Leah McCourt is relishing the chance to headline Bellator's Dublin card at the Three Arena on Saturday, knowing a win over Judith Ruis in the building where Conor McGregor rose to fame could usher in a new era for Irish MMA.

Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group has bid for a digital banking licence and is in talks with the central bank, deputy chief executive Mohd Izzaddin Idris said on Friday.

Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd reported a 76% slump in fourth-quarter adjusted profit on Friday, hurt by lower prices for steelmaking coal and warned that the coronavirus epidemic would impact its earnings.

British education group Pearson reported a 6% rise in operating profit to 581 million pounds ($748.7 million) for 2019, slightly below guidance lowered last month, as falling textbook sales in North America offset growth elsewhere.

Fast Retailing, which operates casual clothing chain Uniqlo, said it has reopened around 100 stores in China since last week, although approximately 250 of its 750 stores there remained closed on Friday due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp has sold its stake in Australian coal producer New Hope Corp for A$157.6 million ($104.00 million), cashing out after more than 30 years, as part of a realignment of its shareholding portfolio.

Japanese automakers on Friday delayed the restart of plants in China near the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, in compliance with local directives, raising the risk of further supply disruptions that could affect global car production.