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FDA debuts new online portal to encourage donation of plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients

One of the avenues currently being pursued in terms of developing an effective treatment for COVID-19 is through the use of convalescent plasma. Basically, that means using the liquid component of blo

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Canada's March GDP shrinks a record 9% on month amid coronavirus

The Bank of Canada. /Reuters Canada's economy shrank a record nine percent in March from February as the coronavirus outbreak forced the shutdown of economic activity during the course of the

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Investors explain COVID-19’s impact on consumer startups

Home fitness and games as gathering places are a few of the startup verticals propelled by unprecedented shifts in behavior due to shelter-in-place orders. We surveyed the top investors in consumer an

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Learn In thinks a solution to layoffs is more sabbaticals

The COVID-19 pandemic has spun up a storm of layoffs across all industries in response to a decline in sales and consumerism. In the tech world, layoffs have impacted 24,000 people across all industri

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'Rapid' coronavirus test 'can show results in 45 minutes'

Screening and diagnosing patients with suspected coronavirus takes several hours, while some have waited days for results.

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Germany delays decision on Bundesliga 'ghost games' plan

Bayern players during a training session in Munich, Germany, April 9, 2020. /VCG Large-scale public events such as football matches will remain banned in Germany until August31 due to the coro

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France's Macron hopes to secure Putin backing for UN truce plea

French President Emmanuel Macron said he has secured the agreement of three of the five permanent members of the United Nations' (UN) Security Council to back a call by the UN for a global ceasefire

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Punitive liquidation preferences return to VC — don’t do it

As silently and swiftly as it has devastated families and communities around the world, COVID-19 has also left many startups gasping for air. Emerging companies with strong 2020 revenue forecasts have

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New Earth-sized planet found in habitable sweet-spot orbit around a distant star

Researchers have discovered a new Earth-sized planet orbiting a star outside our solar system. The planet, called Kepler-1649c, is only around 1.06 times larger than Earth, making it very similar to o

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Exclusive interview with Zhong Nanshan: One world, one fight

01:13 The prevention and control measures against COVID-19 taken by China have been proved effective since the outbreak the country is improving.In an exclusive interview with CGTN, Zh

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Gloomy economic outlook facing Africa in the aftermath of COVID-19

Editor's note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communications consultant and international affairs columnist. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN.Although

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Credit Kudos raises £5M Series A to use open banking for credit scoring

Credit Kudos, a U.K. fintech using open banking to provide more accurate credit scoring, has raised £5 million in Series A funding.Leading the round is AlbionVC, which is joined by TriplePoint, Plug P

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Canada to implement tougher measure against COVID-19 spread

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a tougher quarantine measure for those returning to Canada from abroad to prevent the COVID-19 spread. The

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CBA not to resume before June, company executives take pay cuts

Players of Shanghai Sharks train in Shanghai, China, April 3, 2020. /VCG The general managers of Chinese Basketball Associations (CBA) clubs met on Tuesday and confirmed the earliest for the s

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EU resumes most protective equipment exports but keeps limits on masks

The European Commission plans to narrow controls on the export of coronavirus protective equipment to just a single product – masks – as well as exempt the countries and region of the western Balk

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COVID-19 outbreak in Europe still mixed picture: WHO

The COVID-19 outbreak in Europe was a mixed picture, with some countries such as Italy and Spain slowing down and others accelerating, the World Health Organization (W

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Storms hit southeastern U.S. already coping with COVID-19 pandemic

01:19 As the U.S. struggles to control the COVID-19 pandemic, powerful storms pounded the southeast part of the country, killing more than 30 people.Several states in the region saw to