Hong Kong scientist claiming China ‘covered up’ coronavirus data speaks out
Dec. 5 (UPI) — The European Commission Wednesday issued a retention order to TikTok to preserve data on the Romanian election and for upcoming EU elections amid suspicion of Russian interference in the vote. “We ordered TikTok today to freeze and preserve all data and evidence linked to the Romanian elections, but also for upcoming…
After months of deadlock and more than 15 months of war, Israel and the militant group Hamas reached a fresh Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. The deal includes a six-week initial ceasefire phase and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from populated areas of Gaza and the release…
Dec. 14 (UPI) — South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after Chinese and Russian military aircraft flew into its air defense identification zone, Seoul’s military said. Two Chinese and four Russian aircraft entered and departed South Korea’s air defense identification zone, known as KADIZ, in the East Sea from 11:53 to 12:10 p.m., the Joint…
The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws enacted by any US state in recent memory. The measure allows police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexican border. The Biden administration has challenged the law, calling it unconstitutional. Crossing the US border illegally is already…
DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries. Iran’s provision of around 400 missiles includes many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons, such as the Zolfaghar, three Iranian sources said….
China Evergrande — the world’s most indebted property developer — received a liquidation order from a Hong Kong court on Monday, but there may be little left to recover, said experts. The order came more than two years after Evergrande sent the country’s property sector into a tailspin. Liquidators will now take control of the…