LONDON / OTTAWA (Reuters) – Russian state-backed hackers are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and treatment from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, the National Center for Cyber Security said Thursday. (NCSC) of Great Britain. A coordinated statement by Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks …
Read More »Get up, Sir Tom: Queen Elizabeth rides the 100-year-old fundraising captain
WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth knighted Captain Tom Moore on Friday, recognizing the 100-year-old for raising Britain’s spirits during the twilight of the coronavirus pandemic by raising millions of pounds for workers in health. The World War II veteran raised a record 33 million pounds ($ 41 million) by …
Read More »Get up, Sir Tom: Queen Elizabeth rides the 100-year-old fundraising captain
WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth knighted Captain Tom Moore on Friday, recognizing the 100-year-old for raising Britain’s spirits during the twilight of the coronavirus pandemic by raising millions of pounds for workers in health. The World War II veteran raised a record 33 million pounds ($ 41 million) by …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Chinese state pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has begun phase III clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in Abu Dhabi with up to 15,000 volunteers, the government in the UAE capital said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The Sinopharm Group Co Ltd company logo is displayed at a press conference …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States from all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, an idea that China dismissed as absurd. Senior officials who discussed the matter began distributing a draft …
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