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India's government said on Saturday it would inject nearly $40 billion into the sprawling farm sector and billions more into a federal water scheme to get broader economic growth back up from its lowest in a decade.

In a bid to stem the coronavirus outbreak from spreading more widely, at least 19 provinces, municipalities and regions in China have told businesses not to resume work before Feb. 10 at the earliest.

Apple has temporarily shut down all its stores in mainland China through Feb. 9, the company said on Saturday.

The world's biggest casino hub has become a near ghost town after authorities announced a raft of measures to keep visitors away and contain a fast-spreading new coronavirus.

Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked unpredictable bushfires near Australia's capital city on Saturday, closing a major highway and prompting warnings for some residents that it was too late to evacuate.

China's National Health Commission said there have been an additional 46 deaths and 2,102 new confirmed cases, as of the end of Friday.