THOUSAND OAKS, California: Rival drugmakers AbbVie, Amgen and Takeda Pharmaceuticals on Monday (Aug 3) said they have begun treating patients in a trial to quickly show whether a drug from each company can be repurposed and used against COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The COVID-19 pandemic is an […]
Month: August 2020
NEW YORK: Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again. Her throat, head and eyes hurt, her muscles and joints ached and she felt like she was in a fog. Her diagnosis was COVID-19. […]
SINGAPORE: Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce in Singapore – making up about 400 of the more than 2,000 employees it has locally – the firm announced on Monday (Aug 3). Pratt & Whitney said its four companies unionised under the […]
President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft Corp to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45 days, three people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. BEIJING/HONG KONG: A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp for TikTok’s U.S. operations provoked […]
LONDON/TOKYO: Euro zone manufacturing activity expanded modestly last month, its first growth since early 2019, and Asia’s pain eased as the contraction slowed in export-reliant nations, adding to hopes the sector is emerging from the hit of the coronavirus pandemic. Just over 18 million people have been infected by the […]
MANILA: The Philippines stock market tumbled on Monday (Aug 3) after the government reimposed coronavirus lockdown measures in and around Manila in response to fresh outbreaks, dashing hopes of a swifter economic recovery. The restrictions, due to take effect from Tuesday, are being reinstated after a group of doctors and […]
Zoom Video Communications will shift to a partner-only model in mainland China from Aug. 23, the company said on Monday. SHANGHAI: Zoom Video Communications will shift to a partner-only model in mainland China from Aug. 23, the company said on Monday. Users in mainland China may continue to join Zoom […]
BEIJING: China said on Monday (Aug 3) it will suspend its extradition agreement with New Zealand in response to Wellington suspending its existing extradition treaty with Hong Kong. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced the decision at a daily briefing. New Zealand last week suspended its extradition treaty with […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s second-biggest city Melbourne, already under night curfew, announced fresh restrictions on industries on Monday (Aug 3), including retail and construction, as it steps up desperate efforts to contain the spread of a resurgent coronavirus. From Wednesday night, Melbourne will close retail, some manufacturing and administrative businesses as part […]
A new campaign called “Badvertising” is demanding an immediate end to adverts for large polluting cars. It says the government should clamp down on sports utility vehicle (SUV) car adverts in the way it curbed smoking ads. A car industry spokesperson said modern SUVs are the cleanest in history, and […]