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Germany sought to mobilize the public on Tuesday to download a new smartphone app that seeks to help break the chain of coronavirus infections, one of several such apps in Europe that governments hope will revive travel and tourism.

Emerging markets stocks rose on Tuesday as risk appetite was boosted by the launch of the U.S. Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying programme, but currencies lagged with investors still cautious about the speed of economic recovery.

AstraZeneca's potential coronavirus vaccine is likely to provide protection against contracting COVID-19 for about a year, the company's chief executive told a Belgian radio station on Tuesday.

* Germany's Zalando slips following stake sale (Updates to open)

(A look at the day ahead from EMEA deputy markets editor Sujata Rao. The views expressed are her own.) For an interactive graphic tracking the global coronavirus spread, open https://tmsnrt.rs/3aIRuz7 in an external browser. Ka-boom! In a stroke, the U.S. Federal Reserve dispelled the gloom that was pervading markets yesterday, announcing it would start purchasing corporate bonds via its Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF). It also kicked off its Main Street Lending Program, a $6

Switzerland-based seed and crop protection company Syngenta has chosen Brazil as the initial market for a new digital agriculture services platform intended to make local grain growers more competitive, a Syngenta executive told Reuters.

Japanese government bond (JGB) prices broadly dropped on Tuesday as a robust rebound in Tokyo shares on U.S. Federal Reserve's bond buying programme dented the appeal of safe-haven debt investments.

* The trials are the first human tests of a new technology (Adds comment from immunology expert)

Japanese stocks jumped on Tuesday, with the Nikkei gaining the most in nearly three months, after central banks in the United States and Japan offered measures to support corporate finances.

Investment fund Lim Advisors is pressing Nichiigakkan Co's management to extend the offer deadline of Bain Capital's $1 billion buyout of the Japanese nursing home operator, according to a letter to Nichiigakkan's management.

European shares jumped on Tuesday as sentiment was lifted by the launch of the U.S. Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying programme and concerns about a second wave of global coronavirus infections eased.

Software group SAP launched a product on Tuesday to help firms track greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains, backing a view that being transparent about their carbon footprint will be good for business.

Colombian real estate startup La Haus raised $16 million in funding from venture capital investors Kaszek Ventures, NFX, Acrew Capital, IMO Ventures and Beresford Ventures.

Dutch-based online payments firm Adyen on Tuesday said it had added Amazon Pay to its range of payment options available for customers.

British cinema operator Cineworld Group Plc said on Tuesday that some of its theatres would reopen in the last week of June and expected all of them to reopen by July with safety measures, including enhanced sanitation procedures across all sites.

Three New York City police officers fell ill and were hospitalized on Monday after drinking beverages at a fast-food outlet that a police association said were believed to have been contaminated with bleach.

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U.S. airline passengers who refuse to wear face coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked under tougher enforcement policies, the industry's main lobby group said on Monday.

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Royalty Pharma on Monday sold $2.18 billion in stock after its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) was priced at the top end of the range, making it the second-largest pharmaceutical listing ever.