People wearing face masks walk on a clear day at Qianmen Street, following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Beijing, China August 18, 2020. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang LONDON (Reuters) – Cases of type 1 diabetes among children in a small UK study almost doubled during the height of …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned that the new spread of coronavirus was being driven out by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of whom were unaware they were infected, a danger to vulnerable groups. PHILO PHOTO: People queue for …
Read More »Asia slowly shares after Wall Street’s tech-inspired rally
HONG KONG / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian equities rose on Tuesday as Sino-American tensions weighed on optimism generated by Wall Street’s technology drive as the dollar fell against almost every major currency. A board display of stock prices is decorated with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) logo in central …
Read More »Novavax begins mid-stage study of COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa
Aug 17 (Reuters) – US drug developer Novavax Inc said on Monday that it is launching a mid-term study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa as the country experiences an increase in coronavirus cases. The Phase 2b trial of NVX-CoV2373 will be performed on approximately 2,665 healthy adults …
Read More »Annoying Trump, California locks in car emissions treats major motorists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and major motorists confirmed Monday that they have reached binding agreements to reduce car emissions in the state, and are stepping up pressure from the Trump administration for weaker curbs on tailpipe contamination. FILE PHOTO: Traffic Moves Slowly on Highway 405 …
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