(Reuters) – The United States experienced a 46% increase in new COVID-19 cases in the week ending June 28 compared to the previous seven days, and 21 states reported above-positivity test rates that the World Health Organization has marked as envelope. FILE PHOTO: People prepare to tube the Salt River …
Read More »Amazon brand value rises above $ 400 billion as TikTok enters global brand 100 for the first time
TikTok has entered the ranking of the 100 Most Valuable Global Brands for the first time, as people spend more time online during the pandemic browsing joyful and entertaining user-generated content, according to a new report. Tech giants dominated the list once again, with Amazon AMZN, + 0.34% maintaining first …
Read More »High-tech glove translates sign language into real-time speech
The handheld device contains sensors that run along the four fingers and thumb to identify each word, phrase, or letter as it is done in American Sign Language. Those signals are sent wirelessly to a smartphone, which is translated into spoken words at the rate of one word per second. …
Read More »Hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 Global Prevention Trial to Resume
LONDON (Reuters) – A global trial designed to test whether antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent COVID-19 infection, will restart after being approved by British regulators. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist shows a box of hydroxychloroquine at CHR Center Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Liège, …
Read More »Rabies alert issued for the Seminole County area after a raccoon tests positive
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida – A rabies alert was issued for part of Seminole County after a raccoon tested positive for the disease, according to health officials. Florida Department of Health officials in Seminole County said the alert, which was issued Monday, includes neighborhoods surrounding All Faiths Memorial Park and Dew …
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