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Vietnam Airlines to suspend flights to Chinese destinations

Vietnam Airlines will suspend its flights to destinations in China from next week over coronavirus concerns, the company said on Friday.



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China raps 'mean' U.S. for travel warning as virus toll reaches 213

The United States drew China's wrath with a travel warning on Friday while businesses struggled with supply problems from the coronavirus epidemic that has killed 213 people and been declared a global emergency.



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Bribery allegations exposed as Airbus agrees to pay record $4 billion fine

European planemaker Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of corruption that led to a record $4 billion bribery settlement with France, Britain and the United States, French prosecutors said on Friday.



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Factbox: Countries evacuating nationals from China virus areas

A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China hit by the new coronavirus.



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Guatemala imposes travel restrictions to stop entry of coronavirus

Guatemala is imposing travel restrictions on people who have recently been in China to prevent the new coronavirus entering the Central American country, President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday.



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Kobe Bryant could have become better at investing than basketball, says 76ers co-owner

"What made him successful on the court ... is the same thing I saw from him in business," said billionaire entrepreneur Michael Rubin.

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Westpac hit with class-action suit in U.S. linked to money-laundering case

Australia's No. 2 lender Westpac Banking Corp said on Saturday a class-action lawsuit, naming former Chief Executive Brian Hartzer and interim CEO Peter King as defendants, has been filed in a U.S. court on behalf of its shareholders.



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Burger King says it never promised Impossible Whoppers were vegan

Burger King, saying it never billed its "Impossible Whoppers" as vegan or promised to cook them a particular way, said a proposed class action by a vegan customer over the plant-based patties being cooked on the same grills as meat burgers should be thrown out.



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Airlines suspend China flights due to coronavirus

Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak, which as of Friday had killed more than 200 people and infected nearly 10,000 people.



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Oil falls as virus outbreak shakes growth predictions

Oil prices fell on Friday, on track for a fourth straight weekly loss, on mounting worries about economic damage from the coronavirus that has spread from China to around 20 countries, killing more than 200 people.



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NFL star Saquon Barkley visits South Beach restaurant owner prepping Super Bowl tailgate, and gets inspired

As thousands of fans and sponsors flock to Miami for Super Bowl LIV, Cheeseburger Baby will be catering the NFL's official Tailgate Tropicale party.

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Airbus to pay around 1 billion euros in UK slice of global bribery settlement

Airbus , the world's largest aircraft maker, will pay just under 1 billion euros ($1.11 billion)in a British settlement to draw a line under a three-and-a-half year criminal investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption.



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U.S. judge approves Airbus deferred prosecution agreement over bribery probe

U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan on Friday approved a deal to resolve the Justice Department's probe into charges airplane Airbus SE violated anti-bribery laws and export controls.



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Swedish health authority says woman is confirmed to have coronavirus

Sweden's Public Health Agency said on Friday that a woman had tested positive for coronavirus and was being kept isolated at a hospital in southern Sweden.



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Explainer: Rapid spread of China coronavirus fuels global alarm

International alarm over the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in December is driven by its rapid spread and the fact that infectious disease experts cannot yet know how deadly or contagious it is.



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