The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have warned that institutions and companies involved in work on vaccines, treatments and testing for the novel coronavirus should take additional security measures to protect data. Image for representation. Organizations conducting research into Covid-19 may be targeted by computer hackers linked […]
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Malls, retail stores and restaurants are all reopening Thursday in the New Zealand and as people return to their workplaces. The country reported no new cases of the virus for a third straight day on Thursday. The raggedy hairstyles and scruffy beards have been there for all to see on […]
The coronavirus pandemic has battered Brazil’s economy as residents shelter at home and many state and local governments instructed most businesses to close to slow the spread of the virus. Brazil registered a record number of new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing France’s tally to become the […]
Japan was exposed early in the coronavirus pandemic with a first case in January and the arrival a month later of the Diamond Princess cruise ship near Tokyo, at that time the biggest cluster outside the epicentre in China. With the world’s oldest population and one of the most crowded […]
Domestic stock markets trimmed losses after falling 2 per cent in early trade on Thursday amid weakness in global equities, a day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman detailed the first set of measures under the government’s “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” economic package. The S&P BSE Sensex index fell as much as […]
JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor state government will establish an investment company in Singapore to improve trade links between both sides, Chief Minister Hasni Mohammad said on Thursday (May 14). Speaking at a press conference, Mr Hasni said the state-owned company, called the Johor Investment Company (JICO), will be setting up […]
France’s parliament has approved a bill aimed at fighting hate online that obliges platforms and search engines to remove prohibited content within 24 hours starting July 1. Lawmakers adopted the proposed legislation on Wednesday. Submitted by French President Emmanuel Macron’s LREM party, the law allows for fines of up to […]
BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal has said that the cricket board is looking at a “big revenue loss”, if the IPL 2020 does not take place. Scrapping the money-spinning Indian Premier League this year because of the coronavirus pandemic would cost more than half a billion dollars, but cutting players’ pay […]
The Bundesliga returns on Saturday in empty stadiums, but German fans are being warned to stay away and authorities have warned matches could be halted if too many supporters gather outside the grounds. German football will be blazing a trail among Europe’s top leagues by resuming two months after it […]
Freddy Daruwala’s bungalow has been sealed by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the actor’s father tested COVID-19 positive. The actor, best known for playing the arch villain in the 2014 Akshay Kumar starrer Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, confirmed that his father had initially revealed symptoms of seasonal […]