Washington: Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department said Tuesday as it announced criminal charges.
Beijing: A phase II clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, conducted in China, has found that it is safe and induces an immune response, a study published in The Lancet says.
Telangana Assembly passes resolution against replacement of MGNREGA
Tharoor defends Karnataka govt’s stand on Bengaluru demolition drive
Two arrested for obscene online abuse targeting actor Darshan’s wife Vijayalakshmi
NIA files supplementary charge sheet against three in Parappana Agrahara inmate assistance case
SC appointed CEC member visits Bannerghatta National Park over plea against reduction of ESZ
Karnataka Congress forms delegation to visit Ballari to review situation after clashes
'Will safeguard his creative legacy, ideals': Zubeen Garg's family announces trust in his memory
CT Ravi seeks impartial probe into Ballari clash, firing incident
Ballari clash: SP Pawan Nejjur suspended, had assumed charge on same day
Himachal: 3 students booked for woman's ragging, college professor for sexual harassment
Cong questions survey on EVM's accuracy, BJP calls it 'direct blow' to 'Vote Chori' narrative
New Year stabbings rock Delhi, leave 3 dead
Brussels: Weary but relieved, European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro (2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, somehow finding unity after four days and nights of fighting and wrangling over money and power in one of their longest summits ever.
Washington: The US government has imposed trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China's Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang.
Washington: Democrat Joe Biden urged Muslim Americans on Monday to join him in the fight to defeat President Donald Trump as he addressed an online summit hosted by the advocacy organisation Emgage Action to mobilise Muslim voters ahead of the presidential election.
London: British officials say they have signed a deal to buy 90 million doses of experimental coronavirus vaccines being developed by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and others.
London: A UK-based biotech company on Monday declared positive "breakthrough" results from a clinical trial of a protein-based treatment for COVID-19, which "greatly" reduced patients requiring intensive care.
Dubai: Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom's Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
Tehran: Iran executed a man convicted of providing information to the United States and Israel about a prominent Revolutionary Guard general later killed by a U.S. drone strike, state TV reported on Monday.
Oakland (US): Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.
