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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2020 · 10 MIN

WHO cautions against remdesivir, wildfires and wine, Venezuelan oil as a stranded asset

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The World Health Organization has recommended that doctors do not prescribe Gilead's remdesivir to patients in hospital with coronavirus, US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has decided against extending several of the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facilities, and online wine retailer, Naked Wines, has said that worsening wildfires are becoming a challenge for the industry. Plus, the FT’s Michael Stott explains why Venezuelan oil could become the world’s biggest stranded asset. WHO recommends against prescribing remdesivir to Covid patients ft.com/content/cc8d2fc7-f7e9-441e-a33c-94b8f82ce110?US Treasury says no to extending some of Fed’s crisis-fighting toolhttps://www.ft.com/content/e4b3a063-db44-4e6c-b998-74a29d70b136?Wildfires pose threat to industry, warns Naked Wineshttps://www.ft.com/content/55daaf65-b233-47b8-b24a-b38b1b93f0f0Venezuelan oil could become world’s biggest stranded asset, say experts https://www.ft.com/content/cafbd3c7-2434-4f23-8da8-1f7052efdc8e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The World Health Organization has recommended that doctors do not prescribe Gilead's remdesivir to patients in hospital with coronavirus, US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has decided against extending several of the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facilities, and online wine retailer, Naked Wines, has said that worsening wildfires are becoming a challenge for the industry. Plus, the FT’s Michael Stott explains why Venezuelan oil could become the world’s biggest stranded asset. WHO recommends against prescribing remdesivir to Covid patients ft.com/content/cc8d2fc7-f7e9-441e-a33c-94b8f82ce110?US Treasury says no to extending some of Fed’s crisis-fighting toolhttps://www.ft.com/content/e4b3a063-db44-4e6c-b998-74a29d70b136?Wildfires pose threat to industry, warns Naked Wineshttps://www.ft.com/content/55daaf65-b233-47b8-b24a-b38b1b93f0f0Venezuelan oil could become world’s biggest stranded asset, say experts https://www.ft.com/content/cafbd3c7-2434-4f23-8da8-1f7052efdc8e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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