A US pharmaceutical firm has signed agreements with drug makers in South Asia to expand supply of the drug remdesivir for treating Covid-19. The agreement between Gilead and five generic pharmaceutical companies in India and Pakistan will help make the medicine for 127 countries. Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms […]
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Prosecutors in Malaysia have dropped charges against Wolf of Wall Street producer Riza Aziz over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Mr Riza, stepson of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, was accused of money-laundering over allegations he received $250m (£221m) from 1MDB – a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. He has agreed to […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said there is “hard evidence” that she was targeted by Russian hackers in what she called “outrageous” spying attempts. The comments follow reports in German news outlet Der Spiegel that Russian military intelligence had obtained emails from her parliamentary office in 2015. Germany’s intelligence service […]
The first special train from Delhi ferrying over 500 people from Assam, who were stranded in Delhi and other states, reached Assam on Wednesday night. The first special train from Delhi ferrying over 500 people from Assam, who were stranded in Delhi and other states, reached Assam on Wednesday night. […]
President Donald Trump called on governors across the nation Wednesday to work to reopen schools that were closed because of the coronavirus, pointedly taking issue with Dr Anthony Fauci’s caution against moving too quickly in sending students back to class. US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump called on […]
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 […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, May 13 — President Donald Trump has seized on Americans’ growing animosity toward China over the coronavirus outbreak to underpin his re-election pitch, arguing he will hit Beijing harder than anyone. That is just so much tough talk, hardly substantiated by action, says the campaign for presumed Democratic presidential […]
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Kedah could be the latest state to slip from Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) grip as speculation has emerged that two PKR assemblymen are set to leave the party today. The two — Lunas assemblyman and state exco Azman Nasarudin and Sidam assemblyman Robert Ling Kui […]
“The epidemic remains active and is evolving and the virus is circulating in many zones across the country,” France’s health directorate general warned. French health officials on Saturday announced another 80 deaths from the new coronavirus, the lowest figure recorded over 24 hours since early April. The figures for those […]