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South Korea spy agency: North Korea hackers targeted vaccine tech

7:30 pm February 16, 2021

Seoul: North Korean hackers attempted to steal information about coronavirus vaccines and treatments, South Korea’s intelligence service said on Tuesday, but it denied a lawmaker’s claim that vaccine maker Pfizer Inc was targeted. Earlier Tuesday, Ha Tae-keung, a member of parliament’s intelligence committee, told reporters that the National Intelligence Service told him and other lawmakers during a closed-door briefing that North Korea hacked Pfizer to obtain COVID-19 […]

South Korean sexual slavery survivor wants UN court judgment

3:34 pm February 16, 2021

Seoul: A South Korean woman who was sexually enslaved by Japan’s World War II military called for the leaders of both countries to settle an impasse over the issue by seeking judgment from the International Court of Justice. The 92-year-old woman, Lee Yong-soo, said Tuesday she hopes a ruling by the UN’s highest court handling […]

Sri Lanka to vaccinate MPs from Tuesday

9:57 pm February 15, 2021

Colombo: All the 225 parliamentarians in Sri Lanka will be vaccinated against the deadly COVID-19 from Tuesday, a senior lawmaker said on Monday. Sergeant at Arms of Parliament Narendra Fernando told reporters that parliamentarians have been informed to turn up at the military hospital here to receive the vaccine. ”They have been informed to receive the vaccine on February […]

Myanmar rattled by army movements, apparent internet cutoff

11:39 am February 15, 2021

Yangon: Sightings of armored personnel carriers in Myanmar’s biggest city and an internet shutdown raised political tensions late Sunday, after vast numbers of people around the country flouted orders against demonstrations to protest the military’s seizure of power. Public concern has already been heightened for the past few nights by what many charge is the […]

Strong quake hits Japan”s northeast coast; no tsunami alert

10:42 pm February 13, 2021

Tokyo: A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said. The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which had meltdowns following a massive quake and tsunami 10 years ago, was checking to see whether there were any problems following the […]