European stocks fell on Wednesday, with earnings news surging due to investor concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in the region and stimulus progress in the US, and Wall Street equity futures also slipped into the red. In favor of the third straight losing session, Stokesx Europe 600 …
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LONDON – Researchers in the UK are planning the first of its kind to quickly gauge the effectiveness of multiple vaccines against Covid-19 by launching an infection of healthy volunteers with a tightly controlled dose of coronavirus in early 2021. The so-called humanitarian challenge plans target children aged 18 to …
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While the rise in coronavirus infections is forcing U.S. states and European countries to close bars, open-air hospitals and limit social gatherings to small groups of people, such measures are becoming distant memories in most parts of Asia. For months now, life in Asia, where the virus first emerged, has …
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Melbourne, Australia Australia After more than 100 days under one of the world’s longest and toughest lockdowns, residents of Australia, Australia’s second-largest city, are struggling to make ends meet – but these conditions reflect the global division on the need for lockdowns to fight the Covid-19 epidemic. Since July, Melbourne …
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The Bulls assure the American consumer – and the stock market – will hold a fine, even if politicians fail to allow a second round of financial stimulus before next month’s election. Some economists, however, are skeptical about how much electricity consumers will be able to buy after the accepted …
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