January 2020

Sina, Tencent Music rise; McDermott, Core Laboratories fall

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Tuesday: Sina, Tencent Music rise; McDermott, Core Laboratories fall December 31, 2019, 10:56 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Tuesday: Tencent Music Entertainment Group, up 7 cents to $11.74 The Chinese company is part of consortium buying a

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Could relatives of measles virus jump from animals to us?

Image copyright SPL Image caption Artwork: Measles is one member of an extended family of viruses We’ve seen recent spikes in measles infections. Some European countries, including the UK, lost their measles-free status and many developing countries, especially parts of Africa, Asia and Oceania are seeing frequent outbreaks. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

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‘I still have confidence in package holidays’

Image copyright Simon Whitwood Image caption Reggie and Simon still believe in package holidays New research suggests most people still want to book package holidays despite what happened after the collapse of Thomas Cook. The failure of the UK’s oldest travel company highlighted the consumer protection provided for holidays booked through an agent. That’s what

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Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children closes ward due to fungus infection

Image caption The ward at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children will be closed for approximately five weeks A ward at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children is to close temporarily due to a fungus infection. The Belfast Health Trust confirmed that increased levels of aspergillus are present within one ward of the

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