(Reuters) – Politicians, drugmakers and regulators around the world offer conflicting views on whether a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready. Much depends on what ‘ready’ means and for what group of people. Some important questions about the timeline are: FILE PHOTO: A woman holding a small bottle labeled “Vaccine COVID-19” …
Read More »Australia says COVID-19 outbreak shows signs of peaking
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded its biggest one-day rise in COVID-19 deaths on Monday although a drop in new cases gave hope that a second wave of new infections in the state of Victoria may have caught on. PHILO PHOTO: Medical staff administers coronavirus (COVID-19) tests at a pop-up test …
Read More »US health chief, on visit to Taiwan, responds to China’s pandemic response
TAIPEI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday responded to China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that if such an outbreak had occurred in Taiwan like the United States, it could ‘be easily sniffed out’. US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar sends to …
Read More »UK job losses hit tens of hundreds, less anticipated
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people at work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and signs are growing that the coronavirus will take a heavier toll on the labor market as the government abandons its enormous job protection scheme. Led by a record dip in self-employment, …
Read More »Large U.S. companies form group to encourage minority hiring in New York
PHOTO PHOTO: Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Speaking at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City, New York, USA, September 25, 2019. REUTERS / Shannon Stapleton (Reuters) – Leaders of major U.S. corporations, including banks and tech giants, have formed a group …
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