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Asia stocks skid on Ukraine fears, oil scales 7-year peak

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares and European stock futures sagged on Monday as warnings that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time sent oil prices to seven-year.

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Lebanon: Politicians mobilise in Sunni districts after Hariri

Analysts say there is a ‘political void’ in the country’s Sunni community after former PM Saad Hariri suspended career. By Kareem Chehayeb Beirut, Lebanon – When former Prime Minister Saad Hariri suspended his 17-year.

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Noom diet app reaches $62 million settlement over automatic subscription renewals

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Noom Inc reached a $62 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the weight loss app provider of tricking customers into signing up for.

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More airlines likely to avoid Ukraine’s airspace – advisory firm

By Jamie Freed (Reuters) – More airlines are likely to avoid Ukraine’s airspace amid insurance issues and a decision by leading European carriers to stop overflights after a U.S. warning.

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Sudan: Burhan dismisses sanctions threats, lauds ties with Israel

Military leader says intelligence sharing between Tel Aviv and Khartoum helped arrest suspected fighters in Sudan. Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has made comments in which he dismissed.

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Crypto firm BlockFi to pay $100 million to settle U.S. SEC, state charges

By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A subsidiary of crypto company BlockFi Inc has agreed to pay $100 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and 32 states to.

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Standard Chartered HK says it has qualified as direct CIPS offshore participant

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Standard Chartered (OTC:SCBFF) Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd said on Monday that it has become the first foreign bank qualified as a direct participant in China’s Cross-border Interbank.

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Tunisia: President issues decree to create new judicial watchdog

In a new decree, President Saied granted himself additional powers to rule over a reformed Supreme Judiciary Council. Tunisia’s president has issued a decree establishing a new provisional Supreme Judiciary.

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Fed, split over opening rate bid, may put weight on February data

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve officials continued sparring over how aggressively to begin upcoming interest rate increases at their March meeting, with a final inflation reading just.

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Australia’s Crown Resorts backs $6.3 billion Blackstone bid, ending Packer era

By Byron Kaye and Shashwat Awasthi SYDNEY (Reuters) – Crown Resorts Ltd backed a $6.3 billion buyout from private equity giant Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Inc on Monday, giving billionaire James Packer.

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