North Korea successfully hacked US drug maker Pfizer in an attempt to steal technology related to coronavirus vaccines and treatments, a South Korean lawmaker said. “There have been core technology theft attempts of coronavirus vaccines and treatmen...
The German company BioNTech and the American Pfizer on Wednesday announced an agreement with the European Commission to supply an additional 200 million doses of their COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine to the 27 EU countries. "This new agreement is in ad...
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution of the Ministry of Health on the extension of quarantine. Quarantine restrictions were extended until February 22. The government adopted a corresponding resolution today. Note that quarantin...
The Italian Antimonopoly Committee fined the social network Facebook 7 million euros for failing to comply with an order to stop using user data. This order was issued back in November 2018. Reported by ANSA. The Committee reportedly ordered the so...
South Africa has received its first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, the country's health minister announced Tuesday, putting it on target to become the first in the world to administer the shot. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said...
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the company of a “deficient” response to the pandemic in its workplace facilities. In a complaint filed in state court, James alleged Amazon violated labor law by failing to p...
New Zealand will lift social distancing restrictions across the country from Thursday, officials have announced. Auckland will reduce restrictions to Level Two, its second-lowest level, while the rest of the country will be reduced to Level One. T...
Jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea died at the age of 79. “It is with the greatest sadness that we announce that on February 9, Chick Corea died at the age of 79 from a rare form of cancer that was diagnosed only recently,” – the musician's websi...
President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a visit to the front line in Donbas, said that Ukraine would not allow Russian mercenaries to disrupt the ceasefire. This is stated in a message on the website of the head of state. In particular, it is noted tha...
Five ceasefire violations were recorded in the area of the Joint Forces operation during the day. This is stated in the morning summary of the OOS press center. It is noted that not far from the village of Zaitsevo, the armed formations of the Russi...