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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Mexico coronavirus chief sidesteps calls to resign

11:13 pm August 1, 2020

Mexico City: The head of Mexico‘s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic has sidestepped calls to resign after Mexico’s death count rose to overtake the United Kingdom as the third-highest in the world. Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell said late Friday that “I express my respect” to the nine of Mexico’s 32 state governors who called for […]

US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

11:47 pm July 21, 2020

Washington: The Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus. The indictment, which officials expected to discuss at a news conference, says the hackers in recent months had researched vulnerabilities in the computer […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions ‘hijacked’

8:07 pm July 15, 2020

Dubai : An oil tanker sought by the US over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a seafarers organisation said Wednesday. Satellite photos showed the vessel in Iranian waters on Tuesday and two of its sailors remained in the Iranian capital. It wasn’t immediately clear what […]

‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

11:43 pm July 8, 2020

Washington DC: Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamouring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic, result: Scientific shortcuts have slowed understanding of the disease and delayed the ability to find out which drugs help, hurt or have no […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

UK regulators investigate Facebook’s purchase of Giphy

12:42 am June 13, 2020

London: British regulators have opened an investigation into Facebook’s recent purchase of Giphy over concerns that it will stifle competition. The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday it’s examining the deal over concern it will result in “substantial lessening of competition in any market or markets in the United Kingdom.” The social network acquired Giphy […]