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Facebook Joins $1 Trillion Market Cap Club Following FTC Suit Dismissal

Shares of the social network finished up 4 per cent at $355.64 at the close of trading on Monday, giving the company a market cap of just over $1 trillion.

Jun 29, 2021

Facebook

US to Soon See Explosive Outbreak of Delta Variant: Epidemiologist

According to the CDC, the variant now represents at least 20 per cent of Covid cases in the US,

Jun 29, 2021

Coronavirus

China Shares Zhurong Rover's Landing Footage, Sounds From Mars

Video of the descent of the Zhurong rover from its landing platform, including sounds made by the vehicle's egress, was included in the release.

Jun 28, 2021

Spike Protein Changes in COVID Variants Can Make Vaccine Ineffective

The study also found that mutations in the Beta variant make the spike less effective in binding to ACE2.

Jun 28, 2021

Coronavirus

Fading sense of smell may suggest early death

Covid-19 Survivors May Take a Year to Get Back Taste, Smell: Study

Researchers from the University Hospitals of Strasbourg in France followed 97 Covid-19 patients who lost their sense of taste and smell for an entire year.

Jun 27, 2021

Covid Virus Can Evade Vaccines, Find Alternate Way to Infect Cells

The discovery shows that the virus can change in unexpected ways and find new ways to cause infection.

Jun 26, 2021

Coronavirus

Russia Develops Covid Antibody Test System for Animals

The procedure was tested during the research of biological materials of pets, agricultural and fur animals.

Jun 24, 2021

Coronavirus

Freedom Delayed? US Will Fall Short of Biden's July 4 Vaccination Goal

Biden announced in early May the goal to administer at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to 70 per cent of American adults by July 4.

Jun 23, 2021

Coronavirus

Covid Infections in US Will Surge if Vaccination Rates Lag: Ex-FDA Chief

The CDC has elevated the Delta strain from "variant of interest" to "variant of concern".

Jun 21, 2021

Coronavirus

After Reining in Covid-19, Israel Reports Outbreak in 2 Schools, 45 Students Infected

An extensive testing operation, which began after one of the middle school students had been tested positive, revealed the outbreak.

Jun 20, 2021

Coronavirus

7 People Dead as Russian Plane Crash Lands in Siberia, 17 Injured

The L-410 aicraft that took off from the Tanai airfield crashed into a forest.

Jun 19, 2021

Pfizer's Arthritis Drug Reduces Death Risk in Patients with Severe Covid-19 Symptoms

The efficacy of Tofacitinib was tested on 289 patients hospitalised with severe Covid across 15 locations in Brazil.

Jun 18, 2021

Coronavirus

Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged at Near Zero Level

The central bank also pledged to continue its asset purchase program at least at the current pace of $120 billion per month.

Jun 17, 2021

What is Monoclonal Antibody Therapy? AstraZeneca Covid-Drug Fails to Prevent Symptoms

The Covid-19 antibody therapy -- AZD7442 -- was only 33 percent effective in reducing the risk of symptoms.

Jun 16, 2021

Coronavirus

Workers at Debt-Ridden SsangYong Motor Go on Unpaid Leave for 2 Years

The automaker has been under court receivership since April as its parent, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) failed to attract an investor amid the prolonged pandemic.

Jun 14, 2021

Coronavirus

Djokovic Comes Back From Two Sets Down to Win French Open Title

It was the top seed Serb's second French Open title and 19th Grand Slam title in all.

Jun 14, 2021

Covid-19's Other Crisis: Homes Record Higher Levels of Allergens and Pollutants

Particle pollution was found to be high indoors in most cities even after the lockdown had lifted.

Jun 13, 2021

Coronavirus

Apple Hires Ex-BMW Executive Ulrich Kranz for its Electric Car Project

Kranz was one of the executives who helped launch BMW's all-electric i3 hatchback and hybrid i8 sports car.

Jun 11, 2021

Tinder, Match and Hinge Add New Features to Boost Covid-19 Vaccination

A YouGov poll shows 59 percent of adults would either prefer their date to be vaccinated or wouldn't date an unvaccinated person.

Jun 8, 2021

Coronavirus

US Government Gave $600,000 to Wuhan Institute of Virology Under 'Bat Woman' Shi Zhengli - Report

In Wuhan, China, where the first cases of the coronavirus emerged in late 2019, at least two labs studied coronaviruses that originate in bats.

Jun 6, 2021

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