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Top HIV scientist says he wouldn’t count on a vaccine for coronavirus soon
By Alessandra Galloni (Reuters) - A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID-19 being developed anytime soon when deciding whether t...
May 20, 2020
Red Cross aid agency warns against any move to limit vaccine access
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) appealed on Wednesday for the world to work together toward a coronavir...
May 20, 2020
Brazil fisheries plea for government aid amid coronavirus pandemic
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian fish processors are asking the government for tax breaks, subsidized credit and emergency loan guarantees, saying they need "oxygen" as the coronavirus cris...
May 20, 2020
Gilead-Galapagos’s drug meets main goals of ulcerative colitis study
(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc and partner Galapagos NV said on Wednesday a higher dose of their experimental drug filgotinib showed greater effectiveness than placebo in a mid-stage study testing it...
May 20, 2020
Bolivia probes officials over ventilator deal after public outcry
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian authorities on Wednesday fired the country's health minister and launched a probe into potential corruption after officials allegedly bought ventilators at ...
May 20, 2020
Brazil Economy Minister Guedes has full support of his team: official
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economic team is fully behind Economy Minister Paulo Guedes and his vision for the country, productivity and competition secretary Carlos da Costa said on Wednesday, addi...
May 20, 2020
Expedia posts bigger quarterly loss as pandemic impact takes toll
(Reuters) - Online agent Expedia Inc posted a bigger quarterly loss on Wednesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic decimated travel demand and kept people under government-mandated lockdowns. As a result of t...
May 20, 2020
Amazon mayor warns of indigenous genocide as coronavirus spreads
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - The mayor of the largest city in the Amazon rainforest said the coronavirus pandemic is killing indigenous people and warned of a "genocide" if Brazil's right-wing governmen...
May 20, 2020
Germany agrees on rescue package for Lufthansa: media
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government has agreed on final details of a rescue package for airline carrier Lufthansa , media reported on Wednesday. Lufthansa is seeking to tap Germany's economic sta...
May 20, 2020
Ford shuts two U.S. assembly plants due to COVID-19 infections
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday closed two U.S. assembly plants as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked early havoc with the No. 2 U.S. automaker's plan to restart North American production...
May 20, 2020
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