Month: August 2014
Tumor Blamed for Teen’s Football Practice Death
Snapchat’s financing talks with Alibaba end: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Snapchat Inc's financing talks with China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd are over, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The developer of a popular app that allows users to send messages that disappear after a few seconds was reportedly in talks last week with investors, including Alibaba, for financing that could value the company at $10 billion. Discussions between the two companies have not been active for some time, Bloomberg said, citing other people familiar with the matter. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, which is preparing for a September 2014 debut on the New York Stock Exchange, has left the door open to continue the funding talks after its initial public offering, Bloomberg reported.
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American doctor with Ebola says he is getting stronger
(Reuters) – The Texas doctor being treated for Ebola in Atlanta after getting evacuated from West Africa said in a statement on Friday he was “growing stronger every day.” Dr. Kent Brantly, 33, said he had received the best possible care from Emory University Hospital infectious disease specialists, who also are treating his colleague, Nancy Writebol, for the deadly virus. “I am writing this update from my isolation room,” Brantly said in his first public statement since contracting Ebola. “I am growing stronger every day, and I thank God for his mercy as I have wrestled with this terrible disease.” Brantly arrived in Georgia by medical aircraft on Saturday, followed on Tuesday by Writebol, a 59-year-old missionary from Charlotte, North Carolina. They are believed to be the first Ebola patients ever treated in the United States.