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Oil ETF Crisis Spreads to Hong Kong as Fund Tumbles 45% By Bloomberg

© Reuters. Oil ETF Crisis Spreads to Hong Kong as Fund Tumbles 45% (Bloomberg) — The unprecedented drop in U.S. oil futures is rippling through the world’s exchange-traded fund market, with the latest example in…

can chameleons change colour when they sleep?

Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. Can chameleons change colour when they sleep? (Ikechukwu, 6, Lagos, Nigeria) What a great question, Ikechukwu! It doesn’t…

Global tourism industry may shrink by more than 50% due to the pandemic

CC BY-SA Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. Major events like conferences,…

Brent oil drops to near two-decade lows on falling demand, storage woes By Reuters

What if the vaccine or drugs don’t save us? Plan B for coronavirus means research on alternatives is urgently needed

The curve of the COVID-19 epidemic has been flattened in many countries around the world, and it hasn’t been new antivirals or a vaccine that has done it. We are being saved by non-drug interventions…

Hand-washing and distancing don’t have tangible benefits – so keeping up these protective behaviors for months will be tricky

In recent weeks, Americans in many states appear to have successfully begun to “flatten the curve” by following prescribed behavior. People have been washing their hands frequently, maintaining physical distance from others, wearing face masks…