LONDON: Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday (Jul 16). A co-ordinated statement from Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks to group […]
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AMMAN: Jordan said on Thursday (Jul 16) it will partially resume commercial flights from August to a limited number of European and Asian countries on an internationally approved safe list. Government spokesman Amjad Adailah told state-owned Al Mamlaka TV that regular commercial flights from Alia international airport, suspended since March, […]
ROME: Italy on Thursday (Jul 16) banned people coming from Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro from entering its territory to prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases from the outside. “Anyone who has been in these territories in the last 14 days is prohibited from entry and transit in Italy. In the […]
PATNA, India: More than 125 million people in India began a new lockdown on Thursday (Jul 16) as authorities worldwide scramble to get a handle on a surge in coronavirus cases that continues to wreak havoc from America to Asia. The number of infections worldwide hit 13.4 million and more […]
ANKARA: Seven Turkish security personnel have died after their plane crashed into a mountain in the east of the country, state media reported on Thursday (Jul 16). The reconnaissance plane crashed into Mount Artos, a dormant volcano in the province of Van, Anadolu news agency reported interior minister Suleyman Soylu […]
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday its corporate Gmail customers would now be able to edit documents and other files without leaving the email service, as it aims to lure clients from rivals by making its tools more integrated. OAKLAND, Calif.: Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday its corporate Gmail […]
OKLAHOMA CITY: Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt said on Wednesday (Jul 15) he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the first time a US state governor has announced they were infected. The number of US cases has spiked, particularly in the south and west, since local officials started loosening […]
A Shinto maiden wearing a protective face mask walks at a shrine amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan Jul 15, 2020. WASHINGTON: Coronavirus infections surged across the globe on Wednesday (Jul 15), forcing several countries to put the brakes on reopening or impose new restrictions on […]
WASHINGTON: US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday (Jul 15) he did not understand the White House effort to discredit him in the battle against coronavirus and believed it was a “major mistake” that reflected poorly on them. The White House over the weekend distributed a list of […]
WASHINGTON: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said on Tuesday (Jul 14) that if all Americans wore a mask, the rising cases of COVID-19 could be under control within four to eight weeks. Redfield was speaking in an online interview with the Journal of the […]