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James Hardie Industries on
Tuesday posted a 17% jump in its third-quarter profit and raised
the lower end of its fiscal 2020 outlook, underpinned by an
improvement in the U.S. housing market.

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European shares rose to a record high
early Tuesday as a slowdown in the rate of new infections in the
coronavirus outbreak provided some relief, although markets
still worried over the wider global economic impact.
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Detention Action had appealed against Home Office plans to remove up to 50 people
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Boris Johnson offers £5bn for buses and bikes among plans to stall Tory revolt
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China shares closed
higher for a sixth straight session on Tuesday as a fall in new
cases of the coronavirus in China lifted investor sentiment.
** The Shanghai Composite index closed 0.4% higher at
2,901.67. The blue-chip CSI300 index gained 0.9%.
** CSI300's financial sector sub-index rose 0.8%,
the consumer staples...
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The United States has charged
four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax
credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million
American citizens, Attorney General William Barr said on Monday.
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Britain's competition watchdog
said on Tuesday a takeover of sports retailer Footasylum by
larger rival JD Sports could leave shoppers worse off,
and a sale of the business might be the only way to protect
consumer interests.
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China's foreign ministry said on
Tuesday the Chinese government and the military do not engage or
participate in the theft of trade secrets through the internet.

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* Osram takeover progressing as expected
(Adds details, background)

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Investor inflows drop 90 per cent in January as slower global growth is expected
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