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Brazil’s Health Ministry said on January 20 that 3,893 cases of microcephaly, a rare congenital condition in which babies are born with an abnormally small head, have been associated with Zika.

USA stocks rallied with equities in Europe and Asia as the central-bank comments calmed markets after several weeks of volatility.

CHINA DATA: China’s exports rose 2.3 per cent in December from a year earlier in yuan terms, reversing a 3.7 per cent drop in November, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday.

At mid-afternoon, the loonie was off 0.05 of a US cent at 69.66 cents USA, hovering near 13-year lows.

He described the 60-year-old as “an outstanding leader with (the) vision and acumen to steer (the) global economy in years ahead”.

A combination of lower fuel and other operating expenses, partly as a result of lower shipment volumes, and productivity improvements, helped prop up the company’s operating ratio, partially offsetting the impact of top line headwinds.

City and state officials said the ban applies to all motor travel except for government or medical emergency vehicles.

Jan 22 Venezuela’s opposition said on Friday it would not approve President Nicolas Maduro’s “economic emergency” decree in congress as it did not offer solutions for the OPEC nation’s increasingly disastrous recession.

A woman takes a photograph of a large screen showing a photo of the late René Angélil, husband and manager of Canadian singer Céline Dion, as hundreds wait in line outside Montréal’s Notre-Dame Basilica Jan 21, 2016 to pay their respects.

The organization, which advises countries on energy policy, said in its monthly report Tuesday that global excess supply may reach 1.5 million barrels per day during the first half of the year. WTI for March delivery, a new contract, rose 34 cents, or 1.20 percent, to Dollars...

With tax filing season now underway, it’s important to know about a scam involving phone calls and another scheme where people are fraudulently impersonating other individuals so they may receive that person’s income tax.

Clinton’s comments were a slight change in tone for the Democratic presidential candidate, who Wednesday night appeared much more reflective and contemplative about the process during a campaign event in Burlington, Iowa.

CEO Matthias Mueller said that as of now VW has only given technical data to the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board.

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos’ private spaceflight company managed to launch and then land its New Shepard suborbital rocket during a test flight Friday.

US stocks followed gains around the world, as investors cheered indications that more central-bank stimulus could be on its way in Europe and Japan.