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* Sector already subject to crackdown amid reports of elder abuse

EU leaders believe an agreement with the prime minister is possible but worry it will not be ratified in the UK

French group plans generating station as uncertainty rises over waste treatment

Pacific Island states only have themselves to blame if they fall into debt problems and criticism of China's surging lending in the region by rival powers has been patronising, Samoa's Prime Minister said on Thursday.

Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Monday as reports of potential new U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports heightened investor worries over a protracted trade battle between the two countries. U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese...

* 900 people rescued from floods in North Carolina (Adds 17th death, National Hurricane Center update)

Australian shares were unchanged on Monday as health care stocks were pummelled by the news of a public inquiry into the country's aged-care sector, though gains in financials limited the losses.

Scheme has fared relatively well compared to similar industry ventures

Ten years after the global financial crisis, Europe’s banks are in retreat

* 900 people rescued from floods in North Carolina (Adds details on Wilmington flooding)