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Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in NIH-led Phase 1 Study of mRNA Vaccine (mRNA-1273) Against Novel Coronaviru

Moderna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced that the first participant has been dosed in the Phase 1 study

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by The FINANCIAL

March 21, 2020

7 mins read

OP-ED

Blunting the Impact and Hard Choices: Early Lessons from China”

The impact of the coronavirus is having a profound and serious impact on the global economy and has sent policymakers looking for ways to respond. China's experience so far shows that the right policies make a difference in fighting the disease

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by By Helge Berger, Kenneth Kang, and Changyong Rhee

March 20, 2020

8 mins read

Europe

EU Monitors Say Pro-Kremlin Media Spread Coronavirus Disinformation

BRUSSELS -- Pro-Kremlin media outlets are actively spreading disinformation about coronavirus in an attempt to "undermine public trust" in Western countries, according to an internal European Union document. The document, dated March 16, was written by the strategic communication division of the European

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by Rikard Jozwiak, RFERL

March 18, 2020

4 mins read

Travel News

Stay home – but travel tomorrow! WTO SG

The FINANCIAL -- As the COVID-19 situation evolves, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) observes that full or partial travel restrictions have been – and continue to be – introduced across the world. These decisions are made with public health as the primary

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by The FINANCIAL

March 17, 2020

6 mins read

Tech

Microsoft Teams goes down as people start working remotely

The FINANCIAL — Microsoft’s chat and communications tool, Microsoft Teams, is down as thousands of workers started to sign into the service in an attempt to work remotely due to coronavirus pandemic. Connectivity issues affected people in the UK, Spain, France and

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by The FINANCIAL

March 16, 2020December 27, 2020

4 mins read

RealEstate

Mortgage rates to fall again after Fed‘s move to combat impacts from coronavirus

The FINANCIAL — Average 30-year mortgage lending rates for homebuyers with good credit have fallen from 4.46% in January of 2019 to 3.13% but rate is now back up around 3.65%. Mortgage rates are primed to fall again after the Federal Reserve’s

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by The FINANCIAL

March 16, 2020December 27, 2020

4 mins read

WORLD

Apple, Nike and other retailers announced closing many or all of their stores

The FINANCIAL – Many retailers announced that they are closing their doors until at least the end of March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Apple will be closing all of their retail stores outside of Greater China. The most effective

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by The FINANCIAL

March 16, 2020December 27, 2020

5 mins read

Tech

Release of Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X may be delayed

The FINANCIAL – Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X are scheduled for launch in late 2020 but may be delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak. There has been plenty of rumors and speculation about the two systems, but one thing is clear,

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by The FINANCIAL

March 16, 2020December 27, 2020

5 mins read

Travel News

Disney is closing its theme parks around the world

The FINANCIAL – Disney is closing its theme parks worldwide over coronavirus fears. The Walt Disney company will pay its cast members during that period. Disney Cruise Line will also suspend new departures. Meanwhile, worker at Disneyland Paris has tested positive for the

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by The FINANCIAL

March 13, 2020December 27, 2020

5 mins read

Business

Airbnb: 40% drop in bookings and loss of $276.4 million

The FINANCIAL — Airbnb Inc’s bookings in major cities across the world have plunged. People are deciding to cancel travel plans because of the coronavirus outbreak. Also, there is an increasing number of travel restrictions being put in place around the world.

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by The FINANCIAL

March 13, 2020December 27, 2020

4 mins read

News From British Perspective

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Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in NIH-led Phase 1 Study of mRNA Vaccine (mRNA-1273) Against Novel Coronaviru

Blunting the Impact and Hard Choices: Early Lessons from China”

EU Monitors Say Pro-Kremlin Media Spread Coronavirus Disinformation

Stay home – but travel tomorrow! WTO SG

Microsoft Teams goes down as people start working remotely

Mortgage rates to fall again after Fed‘s move to combat impacts from coronavirus

Apple, Nike and other retailers announced closing many or all of their stores

Release of Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X may be delayed

Disney is closing its theme parks around the world

Airbnb: 40% drop in bookings and loss of $276.4 million

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