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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's most iconic natural wonders, but it faces a challenging future.

Malaysian police revealed this week that Jho Low, the fugitive businessman at the center of the 1MDB scandal, could be hiding in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirous outbreak in China.

Allianz posted a better-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Friday, and raised its 2020 guidance.

Complex issues such as India's data localization laws will take time to resolve, former Indian ambassador to the U.S., Meera Shankar, said.

Tesla wants to clear a plot of forest land to make way for its new Gigafactory based near Berlin.

Four prisons in China have reported more than 500 cases of COVID-19 cases, with both inmates and prison guards getting infected.

The worst desert locust infestation in 70 years is ravaging East Africa, potentially endangering economies.

China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday that the resumption of work has been rapidly increasing in major foreign trade provinces such as Guangdong and Jiangsu.

Ping An Insurance's Jessica Tan tells CNBC how the company's technology expertise has given it an edge amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

"Very few dealerships opened in the first weeks of February and they have had very little customer traffic," the China Passenger Car Association said.

The Singapore government has set aside 5.6 billion Singapore dollars ($4.02 billion) to help businesses, workers and households weather the economic hit from the spread of the new coronavirus called COVID-19.

Utah is known for winter skiing, but upscale resorts — with wellness spas, health menus and national parks at their doorsteps — are attracting all sorts of travelers in the off-season.

Stocks fell on Thursday, with most of the losses coming in a sudden, rapid move midday.

Common shareholders won't see a change in the exchange ratio.

Dropbox surpassed estimates for earnings, revenue and paid users in the fourth quarter. Dropbox stock jumped as much as 16% in after-hours trading.

Trump had previously complained that Roger Stone's initial sentence recommendation was too harsh, prompting Attorney General Bill Barr to intervene.

Facebook and Sony on Thursday announced they will pull out of next month's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco due to ongoing concerns with the coronavirus outbreak.

More than 75,700 cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus and at least 2,130 deaths have been confirmed as of Thursday.

Air travel demand is set to decline for the first time in more than a decade because of coronavirus, a trade group warned.

Japan's government and auto industry are establishing a new task force to combat the impact of the coronavirus on the country's automotive manufacturing.