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BEIJING (Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that it will be forced to respond after the United States ordered the closure of its Houston consulate, a move the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it had “severely damaged” relations. FILE PHOTO: The national flag of China flies at the Chinese Consulate General …

Researchers are making “good progress” in developing Covid-19 vaccines, with a handful of late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Organization expert said Wednesday. of Health (WHO). The WHO is working to ensure an equitable distribution of the vaccines, but in the meantime, …

CyberScout President and Founder Adam Levin shares insights on potential Russian hackers in the development of the coronavirus vaccine and Bitcoin’s trick on Twitter targeting high-profile accounts. He says the United States needs to “toughen up” because many people are not as “cyber-hygienic” as they should be when working from …

A powerful Long March 5 rocket took off Thursday with a Chinese orbiter, lander, and rover on a seven-month trip to Mars, the second of three high-risk missions on the Red Planet and one that, if successful, It will put China on the front lines of interplanetary exploration. China did …

TOPLINE Twitter said Wednesday that hackers responsible for a high-profile beach last week had access to direct messages from 36 users, including an elected official in the Netherlands, offering a troubling look at how much information was accessed in the hack. Twitter CEO Jack Patrick Dorsey speaks during an exclusive …