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 says 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 tool https://www.ft.com/content/e4b3a063-db44-4e6c-b998-74a29d70b136? Wildfires pose threat to industry, warns Naked Wines https://www.ft.com/content/55daaf65-b233-47b8-b24a-b38b1b93f0f0 Venezuelan oil could become world’s biggest stranded asset, say experts  https://www.ft.com/content/cafbd3c7-2434-4f23-8da8-1f7052efdc8e   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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