Gilead says experimental drug helps COVID-19 patients, raising hopes in pandemic fight
Gilead Sciences Inc on Wednesday said its experimental antiviral drug remdesivir helped improve outcomes for patients with COVID-19 in a clinical trial, and provided data...
HBO Max streaming service to be available on Google platforms at launch
HBO Max, the upcoming streaming service from AT&T Inc owned WarnerMedia, will be available across Google platforms and devices when it launches on May 27,...
Britain has Europe’s second highest COVID-19 death toll, new figures show
Britain now has Europe’s second highest official COVID-19 death toll with more than 26,000, according to figures published on Wednesday that raised questions about Prime...
Saudi Arabia allows entry to and exit from Qatif province
Saudi Arabia will allow entry into and exit from Qatif province starting Thursday, the state news agency reported on Wednesday citing a source within the...
Hungary eases coronavirus restrictions outside Budapest: PM
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday announced an easing of population movement restrictions outside Budapest, which has reported the most cases of coronavirus infections,...
Data on Gilead drug raises hopes in pandemic fight, Fauci calls it ‘highly significant’
A top U.S. health official said Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental antiviral drug remdesivir is likely to become the standard of care for COVID-19 after early...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro withdraws name of family friend as top cop
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday withdrew the name of a family friend he had picked to run the federal police, after a Supreme Court...
Cyprus announces partial easing of lockdown from May 4
Cyprus on Wednesday announced a phased-in easing from May 4 of a broad lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus which had brought the island...
Top Boeing shareholder Vanguard voted against chair Kellner
Top Boeing Co shareholder Vanguard Group voted against the company’s chairman Lawrence Kellner, citing “control failures” under its audit committee after two 737 MAX plane...
Most Americans cannot or will not use COVID-19 contact tracing apps: poll
More than half of all Americans either do not own smartphones or would not use apps backed by Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple Inc to...
