LabCorp to work with software provider for virtual clinical trials
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) said on Thursday it was collaborating with software provider Medable to accelerate adoption of virtual clinical trials....
Russian village building LNG supply plant to get new hospital after COVID-19 outbreak
Russia’s Arctic region of Murmansk plans to build a new temporary hospital in a village where a vital liquefied natural gas supply plant is being...
WHO official: European deaths spike since March linked to COVID-19
About 159,000 more people in 24 European countries have died since early March than would have ordinarily been expected, a World Health Organization (WHO) official...
Google considering taking stake in Vodafone Idea: FT
Alphabet Inc’s Google is exploring an investment in Vodafone Group Plc’s <VOD.L > struggling India business, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar...
Dollar Tree quarterly same-store sales rise 7%
Dollar Tree Inc reported a surge in quarterly same-store sales on Thursday, joining rival Dollar General , as the discount retailer benefited from consumers stockpiling...
California hospitals struggle financially after preparing for COVID-19 surge that never came
As the novel coronavirus tore through Italy and then New York in March, California, anticipating a deadly surge in cases, ordered hospitals to shut down...
Coronavirus patients flood hospitals in Indonesia’s second-largest city
Hospitals in Indonesia’s second largest city of Surabaya have been overwhelmed by a surge of new coronavirus cases, forcing them to turn patients away, the...
Africa hit by sustained community spread of coronavirus: disease centre
Cases of community transmission of the new coronavirus are growing in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, and a new strategy for testing is needed to prevent...
Dollar General expects to exceed 2020 forecasts after surge in quarterly sales
Dollar General Corp said on Thursday it expects to exceed its annual sales and profit forecasts after the retailer saw a surge in demand from...
Latin America grabs world spotlight for airline bankruptcies
LATAM Airlines and Avianca Holdings survived the Great Depression, but just a few weeks of quarantines forced both companies into bankruptcy, marking Latin America as...