Russian intelligence officers are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis the United States is struggling to contain before the November presidential election, US officials said Tuesday. Two Russians who have played important roles in Moscow’s military intelligence service, …

The figure makes 2019 the deadliest year on record for activists defending land and water resources from the interests of mining, agribusiness and fossil fuels, Global Witness said in a report released on Wednesday. This represents a significant increase of 164 murders in 2018, and the actual number is probably …

Testing of the coronavirus vaccine is taking place around the world, but the race to produce the first viable vaccine means many volunteers. A participant in the Oxford vaccine trials has offered a window into what it’s like to be on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 The …

The world’s largest Covid-19 vaccine study began Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers who helped test vaccines created by the US government. There is still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Modern Inc., will actually protect. The Proof Needed: Volunteers …

Image copyright Reuters A court in Egypt sentenced five young women to two years in prison for posting “indecent videos” on the TikTok video-sharing app. The women, who have not been named, were fined nearly $ 19,000 (£ 15,000). The prison sentences are the first issued by a court as …