The coronavirus epidemic in the world will intensify by the end of this year due to the seasonality of the infection, but in early 2021 the situation will improve. This opinion was expressed by the head of Microsoft Bill Gates at the virtual conference GeekWire Summit. This was reported by Inc.
“The good news is that by the end of the year or the beginning of the next, more effective therapies will begin to appear, especially monoclonal antibodies,” he said.
Gates explained that monoclonal antibodies are formed by cloning immune cells – leukocytes. These antibodies are specifically targeted to specific areas on the pathogen particles.
Experimental treatment with the monoclonal antibodies was given to US President Donald Trump, who recently fell ill with COVID-19, the head of Microsoft reminded. He predicted that by early 2021, two or three of the first six monoclonal-based drugs currently in the final phase of testing would be “likely to be approved.”
Chief State Sanitary Doctor, Viktor Liashko, said that the drug “Remdesivir”, which was planned to treat patients from the coronavirus, have already been purchased, and the party is taken to Ukraine. He said the news in the interview with Radio Svoboda on Sunday, October 18. “And now it is being transported to the territory of […]
The position of the richest man in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reached $ 199.7 billion, which is a record for a businessman. This was reported on Wednesday by Forbes magazine. The publication noted that during the trading of Amazon shares on Tuesday, the state of Bezos even exceeded the mark of $ 200 […]
The American satellite company Kymeta announced the attraction of $ 85.2 million in the last round of financing. The round was led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who invested $ 78.5 million in the startup. Kymeta develops and manufactures high-speed satellite systems and antennas. The main product of the company is a flat satellite antenna […]
The alliance between the two companies has been existing for 15 years, but for now the direction of companies expect for closer cooperation. It is supposed to create a single platform, which will produce 70% of Nissan and Renault cars (now there are 10% of manufactured machines), in fact, both brands are planning to release […]
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On Tuesday, the world’s largest manufacturer of jeans and casual wear, Levi Strauss, announced better than expected results of its 3rd financial quarter, which ended on August 23. The company reported the profits of $ 27 million, after the loss of $ 364 million in the second quarter, when Levi was forced to cut 15% […]
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By the information of Interfax-Ukraine, the state Oschadbank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have signed the memorandum of the association about corporate management state bank support on the 25th of November 2016. The parties also have concluded the memorandum about supporting of 50 million euros due to a trade financing program. As […]
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Last year, Ukraine’s economy shrank by 4%, while the Cabinet of Ministers expected a decline of 4.8%. Data from the State Statistics Service show this. According to the Ministry of Economy, Ukraine’s GDP decreased by 4.2% in 2020. The fall in GDP last year was the first in five years. According to the State Statistics […]
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Last week, from November 16 to 22, more than 4 million people in the world became infected with the new type of coronavirus, which is a record number since the beginning of the pandemic. This was announced on Tuesday, November 24, the press service of the World Health Organization. According to the WHO, in these […]
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3×4, a Web3 fundraising platform for non-profits, has been launched in Ukraine to bring innovative crypto & NFT fundraising to the rising number of social impact causes. 3×4 helps non-profit organizations to fundraise utilizing NFTs in collaborations with artists and brands while providing donors utility, revenue and transparency. The idea of 3×4 was born in […]
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JP Morgan Chase will pay $ 307 million as a fine to regulatory authorities. The reason of such decision of the regulators is that the bank did not disclose the information about conflicts of interests to investors in the implementation of its own advertising investment products to clients. Based on the date of the Securities […]
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Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc announced on Saturday that it will be the first platform in the country to accept China’s digital currency. The Central Bank of China will hold its second digital yuan lottery among citizens of Suzhou, near Shanghai on Friday. The total amount of playable digital yuan is 20 million ($ 3.06 […]
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Fintech company Ant Group, a division of the Chinese Internet company Alibaba, plans to hold an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this year. This could become one of the largest IPOs in the world in 2020, according to Reuters citing sources aware of the situation. According to one of the […]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook received more than five million shares in honor of the 10th anniversary of his work at the company. The BBC reports this with reference to the company’s report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It is noted that Cook sold most of these shares for more than $ 750 […]
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Shares of Tesla closed on Monday with a fall of 1.44%, continuing to decline on Tuesday, their price is now below $ 2000. This situation was preceded by a Bloomberg publication on reducing the number of registrations of Tesla, electric cars made in China. Tesla did not confirm the information; in its reports the company […]
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International financial company Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Toronto headquarters, Canada) purchased 9.99% of shares of agricultural Ukrainian holding Astarta, which is the flagship of the domestic sugar market, which also is one of the largest provider of milk in the country. In addition,a new owner of shares acquired the right to purchase the remaining interest […]
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Zaporizhzhya NPP connected Unit №2 to the power system of Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of NNEGC Energoatom. “On November 22 at 9:07 pm, after the completion of the average planned and preventive repairs, Unit №2 of Zaporizhzhya NPP is connected to the power system. Power is being set. There are no […]
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The Cargill chances to prove the legitimacy of the withdrawal of assets from the Delta Bank in the amount of 2.5 billion USD are reducing. Yesterday, the Supreme Commercial Court partially satisfied the cassation of the liquidator Delta Bank, canceled the previous court decisions on the loan company “Yablunevyi dar” and returned the case in […]
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Mobile operator lifecell sold its sister company telecommunication towers in Ukraine. The Ukrtower Company will pay minimum $ 52 million plus taxes for 811 objects. This is stated in the message of the owner of the company – Turkish Turkcell Holding. According to the report, the resolution on the transaction was carried by the Turkish […]
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The German authorities have chosen 62 large hydrogen projects that will receive state funding of 8 billion euros under the European Union’s IPCEI program (important projects of common European interest). The Ministry of Economy and Energy of Germany announced this the day before with reference to the head of the department Peter Altmeier. “We want […]
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