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Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine ready by early 2021

9:56 pm September 24, 2020

Beijing: A Chinese pharmaceutical company on Thursday said the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide, including the United States. Yin Weidong, the CEO of SinoVac, vowed to apply to the US Food and Drug Administration to sell CoronaVac in the United States if it passes its third […]

Data breach at software provider to local governments

2:37 pm September 24, 2020

Dallas: A major provider of software services to local governments and schools across the United States, Tyler Technologies, told customers Wednesday that an unknown intruder broke into its phone and information technology systems. It could not immediately be determined whether ransomware may have been involved. The Plano, Texas-based company, whose website was offline, said in an […]

Experts cite ‘crimes against humanity’ in Maduro’s Venezuela

7:59 pm September 16, 2020

Geneva: Independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body have alleged the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro committed crimes against humanity. The experts issued a scathing, in-depth report on Wednesday that said the people responsible for crimes that include extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and torture must be held to account, in part to ensure […]

Trump defies virus rules as ‘peaceful protest’ rallies grow

11:14 am September 15, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump is running as the law and order candidate. But that hasn’t stopped him and his campaign from openly defying state emergency orders and flouting his own administration’s coronavirus guidelines as he holds ever-growing rallies in battleground states. Democratic governors and local leaders have urged the president to reconsider the events, warning […]

Navalny daughter accepts human rights award on his behalf

Russia says West trying to victimise Moscow over Navalny

7:36 pm September 10, 2020

Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat on Thursday accused the West of leveling accusations of poisoning top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny without providing evidence, staunchly denying any official involvement. Navalny, the most visible opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on August 20 on a domestic flight in Russia. German chemical weapons experts have determined that […]