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Iraq reopened the North refinery in Baiji on Friday after being closed for a decade, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement.

(RTTNews) - American Hospital Association or AHA urged healthcare facilities across the United States to disconnect from Change Healthcare, affiliated to insurer UnitedHealth Group, after the healthcare technology firm was hit by a cybersecurity attack.

Ukraine has exported almost 4.3 million metric tons of grain so far this month, exceeding the 3.8 million tons exported over the same period a year earlier, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday.

A global consortium of semiconductor industry groups has asked India to reconsider its plan to push for duties on cross-border digital e-commerce and data transfers at an upcoming global trade meeting, warning that India's stance will stifle its own chip design industry.

Hungary will sign a defence industry deal with Sweden, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said ahead of a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Budapest later on Friday, as Hungary prepares to finally ratify Sweden's NATO bid.

(RTTNews) - CSL Vifor and Travere Therapeutics Inc. (TVTX) said that the European Medicines Agency's or EMA CHMP has recommended approval of sparsentan for the treatment of adults with primary IgA nephropathy with a urine protein excretion greater than 1.0 g/day.

The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0218 GMT.

Fresh evacuation warnings were issued on Friday for dozens of rural Australian towns as around 1,000 firefighters battled a bushfire in Victoria state which has destroyed properties, killed livestock and is threatening to spread through towns.

Oil prices fell on Friday after a U.S. Fed official said interest rate cuts should be delayed at least two more months.

Shares of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) plummeted 25.6% on Thursday, following the electric vehicle (EV) maker's release on the prior afternoon of its fourth-quarter 2023 report.

(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has moved higher in consecutive trading days, collecting more than 20 points or 1.4 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just above the 1,400-point plateau and it my inch slightly higher again on Friday.

China's January new home prices fell for the seventh straight month, official data showed on Friday, even as policymakers stepped up support to restore confidence to the debt-ridden sector.

Brazilian miner Vale reported on Thursday a 35% drop in fourth quarter net profit, missing analyst expectations by almost half, following higher provisions related to its Samarco joint venture and more taxable income.

The yen sagged to fresh lows on the euro, sterling and other crosses this week and headed for a fourth weekly drop on the dollar as investors chased better yields just about everywhere but Japan, wagering rates there would stay near zero for some time.

Chicago corn and soybean futures edged higher on Friday, with bargain-buying lifting prices after both markets dropped to their lowest levels in three years, although plentiful grain supply is likely to cap gains.

(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, slipping more than a dozen points or 0.2 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 7,340-point plateau although it may find traction on Friday.

Gold prices on Friday were set for their first weekly gain in two, supported by a softer dollar and safe-haven buying, as investors awaited further clues on when the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to begin cutting its interest rates.

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