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Coronavirus: Gilead's Covid-19 treatment remdesivir shows positive results in preliminary trial

Half the patients tested with a five-day dose of remdesivir improved over the days, while 50% were cured and discharged from the hospital within two weeks

Apr 29, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Singapore: Police arrest 6 men for selling counterfeit items, 45 fake gold bars seized

Gold prices to enter super cycle as US economy is about to sink under record debt?

The economy will remain sick in the medium term in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, giving gold the wings. Put axiomatically, the worse it is for the economy, the better for gold.

Apr 29, 2020

By Jacob J

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Geely's Volvo Cars gives notice to 1,300 white-collar staff in Sweden

Notice of redundancy is being given to around 1,300 white-collar workers in Geely Holdings in Sweden due to the impact from the pandemic

Apr 29, 2020

By Reuters

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Much of US economy still plugging along despite coronavirus pain

In US, 26 million people have filed for unemployment in just a month, with millions more likely waiting in electronic queues at overtaxed state unemployment systems

Apr 29, 2020

By Reuters

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Trump orders US meat-processing plants to stay open despite coronavirus fears

Trump issued an executive order using the Defense Production Act to mandate that the plants continue to function

Apr 29, 2020

By Reuters

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UK likely to launch coronavirus contact-tracing app in 2-3 weeks

National Health Service has decided to launch an indigenous Covid-19 contract-tracing app after it rejected Apple and Google's joint model

Apr 29, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Coronavirus: Quest Diagnostics launches direct-to-consumer Covid-19 antibody testing service

Antibody tests don't guarantee immunity but doctors say a positive test indicates a patient has developed some level of protection from reinfection

Apr 28, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

European stocks inch higher as positive earnings counter oil, Wirecard slump

UK-based HSBC Holdings Plc slipped 1% as it warned of more earnings pain ahead as it set aside a hefty $3 billion in bad loan provisions due to the Coronavirus pandemic

Apr 28, 2020

By Reuters

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American companies adapt thermal cameras that alert when two workers break 6 feet distance

Corporate companies in America are implementing different strategies to detect potential infected coronavirus workers

Apr 28, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

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Will trade tensions resurface? US comes up with new set of restrictions on exports to China

The change in rules comes at a time when relationship between the United States and China has deteriorated amid the coronavirus outbreak

Apr 28, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Coronavirus: Sanofi and Regeneron stop arthritis drug Kevzara after clinical trial disappoints

Had Kevzara been successful, it would have helped in keeping many patients off ventilators or saving their lives

Apr 27, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

How billionaires have become pandemic profiteers, while 26 million Americans lost their job

The billionaires added $308 billion to their wealth, while 26 million Americans lost their jobs, in the face of coronavirus crisis. Bezos's wealth grew 'unprecedented'

Apr 27, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

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