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Hackers Target Groups In COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Says IBM
IBM and U.S. officials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribution of COVID19 vaccines.
Residents Flee Fire Sweeping Through Southern California Canyon
Two firefighters were injured and residents of a rustic Southern California canyon were driven from their homes after a blaze broke out overnight at a singlefamily home and tore across some 4,000 acres of dry brush and wooded hillsides.
Judges Skeptical Of Bid By Alleged Epstein Victims To Void Non-prosecution Deal
U.S. appeals court judges appeared skeptical on Thursday of voiding a 2007 deal that shielded Jeffrey Epstein from child sex charges that one of his alleged victims says prevents her from talking to prosecutors about possible coconspirators.
No Guarantee Pfizer Vaccine Will Be Distributed Direct To English Care Homes, Official Says
There is no guarantee that Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID19 vaccine will be distributed in English care homes but the health service and regulator are working to make it possible, deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan VanTam said on Thursday.
Factbox: Trump Reshaped U.S. Immigration System, Biden Wants To Reverse Course
President Donald Trump's push to crack down on illegal immigration and overhaul the legal immigration system was at the heart of the Republican's 2016 campaign and remained at the forefront of his White House agenda.
Analysis: UAE’s Oil Expansion Give It New Weight Within OPEC
The United Arab Emirates' resistance at OPEC meetings to extend deep supply cuts into 2021 is the start of a more assertive policy stance that could make it harder for the group's defacto leader, Saudi Arabia, to balance global oil supply.
English Health Service Looking At Ways To Deploy Pfizer Vaccine In Care Homes: Official
England's National Health Service (NHS) is looking at ways to deploy Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID19 vaccine in care homes with the medical regulator, but there is no guarantee that it will happen, deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan VanTam said.
Pandemic Silver Lining: Empty Paris Hotel Shelters The Homeless
In normal times the Hotel Avenir Montmartre is a tourist magnet with its views of the Eiffel Tower and the Sacre Coeur church, but COVID19 has scared off the usual guests. Instead, the hotel has opened its doors to the homeless.
Oil Falls As OPEC+ Resumes Output Cut Extension Talks After Impasse
Oil prices fell on Thursday as producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia locked horns over the need to extend record production cuts set in place during the first wave of the COVID19 pandemic.
Behind Screens And In Hospitals, South Korea Students Sit College Exam Amid Coronavirus
Nearly half a million South Korean students took university entrance exams on Thursday, with COVID19 students sitting in hospital and others separated by transparent screens.
Prepared to Accept Election Defeat if Result 'Accurate', Says Trump, Repeats Fraud Charges
Trump said the judicial scrutiny of the election is about restoring faith and confidence in American elections.
Six Missing, Homes Destroyed In Alaska After Rain Triggers Landslides
Six people were missing in Haines, Alaska, on Wednesday after record rains triggered landslides that destroyed four homes in the mountainous southeast, state troopers said.
South Korea Students Sit College Exam Behind Plastic Barriers And In Hospitals Due To COVID-19
Nearly half a million South Korean students nervously began a hypercompetitive university entrance exam on Thursday, with COVID19 students taking the exam in hospital and others separated by transparent barriers.
Biden Plans To Keep Wray As FBI Director - New York Times
Presidentelect Joe Biden will not remove Christopher Wray as FBI director if he is still in the job when the Democratic president takes office, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing a senior Biden official.
Nearly 100 World Leaders to Speak at UN Session on Covid-19
With news of multiple vaccines on the cusp of approval, and with trillions of dollars flowing into global recovery efforts, the international community has a unique opportunity to do this right, he said. The world is looking to the U.N. for leadership. Th...
US Woman Catches Stalker Breaking Into Her Apartment While Recording Dance Video
In her Instagram post, she wrote that she recognized the man as someone who had been watching her from his truck, and added that she feared for her safety when she came face to face with him.