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Crocodile makes lunge at group of children in horror riverbank attack
A crazed crocodile was pictured lunging at a group of children who ran away screaming in terror. The group were seen gathering at a boating ramp in Aurukun, Far North
EU crisis: Italy tipped to leave eurozone amid coronavirus panic
The eurozone economy of 19 EU countries barely grew at all in the final quarter of last year. An official estimate put economic growth in the region at 0.1 percent
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Say goodbye to high interest rates on savings accounts as lenders cut rates
An interest rate of 3.3 per cent may not seem like much to Canadians who remember the era when rates reached into the double digits. But when Laurentian Bank’s high-interest
Australia injects $11.4 billion coronavirus stimulus, extends travel restrictions
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government said it would pump A$17.6 billion ($11.4 billion) into the economy to try to stop the coronavirus outbreak triggering a recession, as it weighed an
DBS expects further revenue hit as coronavirus sours loans
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) -DBS Group Holdings signalled that its expected 2 per cent revenue hit from the coronavirus may be revised as the pandemic causes loans to sour. “This is a moving
China says coronavirus peak has passed as epicenter logs single-digit new cases
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s coronavirus epidemic has passed its peak, its top health commission said on Thursday, as it logged just eight new infections in Hubei province, the first time
China's February auto sales plunge 79%, biggest monthly drop ever
BEIJING (Reuters) – Auto sales in China plunged 79% in February, marking their biggest ever monthly decline, with demand pummeled by the coronavirus outbreak. Sales in the world’s biggest auto
Sell signal: Trump's shallow virus plan blows floor out of markets
SINGAPORE, March 12 (Reuters) – All global investors got from U.S. President Donald Trump’s coronavirus package were a shock travel ban on Europe and a flashing signal to sell, and