Tag Archives: Virus

There’s just too many positives a day’: Texas county overwhelmed 

Judge Barbara Canales of Nueces County, Texas, talks about the need for medical supplies and testing supplies as medical workers are being overwhelmed by the growth in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the coronavirus.

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Rising coronavirus infections risk a ‘W-shaped’ recovery, economists warn 

Rising coronavirus infections in large economies such as the U.S., Brazil and India have underlined the fragility of the economic rebound and increased the risk of a “W-shaped” recovery, according to economists at research firm IHS Markit.

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’30 Rock’ reunites for a ‘one-time special’ that’s really just an infomercial 

The cast of “30 Rock” got back together on Thursday night, but unlike some of the higher-minded reunions mounted during the coronavirus pandemic, the stunt had an overt commercial motivation to it — serving as an infomercial for all things NBC and its new streaming service, Peacock.

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Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak 

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people.

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Coronavirus has weakened the West’s nationalists 

“The limits of populism are being laid bare,” declared German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Russian hackers targeted data from COVID-19 vaccine trials 

U.S., U.K., and Canadian government officials claim Russian intelligence is carrying out cyberattacks in an effort to steal coronavirus vaccine research.

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Protesters, who have filled Mali’s streets for weeks, say they won’t stop until the president resigns 

The demonstrations come as the West African nation confronts a coronavirus outbreak, a failing economy and the world’s fastest-growing Islamist insurgency.

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Homebuilder sentiment jumps back to pre-coronavirus pandemic high 

To find a V-shaped recovery from the economic wreckage of the coronavirus pandemic, look to the nation’s single-family homebuilders.

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CAR minister blasts ‘inequality crisis’ in coronavirus testing 

Central African Republic still waiting for testing supplies ordered via the WHO, says health minister.

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Zimbabwe: No Nurses to Care for the Sick As COVID-19 Cases Surge 

[RFI] Imagine you’re in a country standing on the brink of coronavirus. More than 1,000 confirmed cases. Twenty deaths. You know the full force of the pandemic is coming — because it’s already hit the country next door. Your hospitals are marginally better prepared than they were in March. But only marginally: still less than 100 ventilators for a […]

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Washington State Beat Back Covid-19. Now It’s Rising Again. 

Washington was the initial epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, and an early lockdown helped contain it. Six months later, cases are spiking again, and the future looks uncertain.

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AstraZeneca Pops Ahead of Covid-19 Vaccine Data Report Due July 20 

Shares in AstraZeneca (AZN) spiked almost 5% in after-market trading amid a report that early-stage human trial data on the drugmaker’s coronavirus vaccine candidate will be disclosed on July 20.The stock rose to $60.60 in Wednesday’s extended trading after earlier jumping 7%. Data results from the Phase 1 trial of the potential coronavirus vaccine, also kno […]

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Family wealth of super-rich increases despite coronavirus 

More than 75 per cent of family offices report meeting or exceeding financial targets this year

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Wall Street opens lower as coronavirus fears eclipse upbeat retail sales 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 123.53 points, or 0.46 percent, at the open to 26,746.57.

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Russia denies coronavirus vaccine trial claims: Live updates 

Britain, the US and Canada accused Russia of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.

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