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JBS meat plants reopen as White House blames Russia over hack

A notorious Russia-linked hacking group is behind the cyberattack against JBS, a source familiar with the matter said

German airline Lufthansa gets green light to resume flights to Russia

Lufthansa said that it has received the green light from Russia to resume flights there, after being briefly denied permission, which resulted in a reciprocal blocking of flights by Germany

JBS workers returning as White House blames Russia over hack

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -JBS SA employees were returning to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, a day after the company's beef operations stopped following a ransomware attack.

US envoy to United Nations heads to Turkey seeking to ensure aid to Syrians

The US ambassador to the United Nations headed to Turkey seeking to ensure that humanitarian aid can be delivered to Syria across borders

US says ransomware attack on Brazil's meatpacker JBS likely from Russia

JBS is the world's largest meatpacker and the cyberattack caused its Australian operations to shut down on Monday

Chinese FM Wang commends India's efforts to further BRICS cooperation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi commended India for its vigorous efforts to hold this year's BRICS summit despite the COVID-19 outbreak

After gas pipeline deal, Russian President's visit to Pakistan on the cards

After Pakistan and Russia signed a fresh agreement to lay a gas pipeline, prospects of Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting Islamabad for the very first time were on the cards

Nepal President seeks Covid vaccination supplies from US, UK, Russia

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appealed to the top leaders in the US, the UK and Russia to supply COVID-19 vaccines to her country which is completely dependent on foreign support for the doses, according to a media report on Tuesday. Nepal Ambassador to the US, Yubaraj Khatiwada forwarded the letter written by Bhandari to US Department of State Senior Adviser Ervin Massinga, The Himalayan Times reported. The letter has been addressed to President Joe Biden. The Nepali Embassy in Washington DC said Khatiwada expected significant support from the US. The mission said Nepal aims to procure the vaccine manufactured by US-based Johnson & Johnson. A similar request was forwarded by the Embassy of Nepal, UK, to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK on Tuesday, the newspaper reported. In her letter to Russian President Vlamidir Putin, Bhandari said Nepal would immediately like to purchase Russia's Sputnik vaccine. The ...

Hoping to build consensus on issues of concern at BRICS FMs meet: China

China said that it looks forward to exchanging views, coordinating positions and building up consensus with other members of the five-member bloc on the most urgent issues of common concern

Consignment of 3 mn Sputnik V vaccine from Russia land in Hyderabad

A consignment, comprising as many as three million doses of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Tour firms push vaccine-cum-leisure trips to Russia despite tough new norms

While Russia allows entry to Indians and doesn't have quarantine requirements, it has prohibited private clinics in Moscow from jabbing foreign tourists

'They hit you hard': How DarkSide became powerhouse of ransomware attacks

Cybergang's targeting of US pipeline owner casts spotlight on a rapidly expanding criminal industry based primarily in Russia.

US aid agency system used to carry out cyberattacks by Russia: Microsoft

Breach discovered three weeks before Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Vladimir Putin in Geneva and at a moment of increased tension between the two nations.

Russia studying all proposals from Indian states for Sputnik V vax supply

The deputy envoy said that supplies of Sputnik V, the world's first registered vaccine against coronavirus, are going on according to the "contract obligations and schedules"

Musk thinks Tesla is close to establishing a local presence in Russia

Russia would be a surprise choice for a Tesla factory location anytime soon.

Xi, Putin witness launch of biggest China-Russia nuclear energy project

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed the nuclear cooperation between the two neighbours

WHO's recognition of Sputnik V vaccine underway: UN Secretary-General

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the process of recognition by WHO of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V was underway, and the UN would welcome its completion

School shooting in Russia kills 9 people, suspect arrested: Report

21 people were hospitalised with wounds after the attack, including 18 children, six of whom were in severely grave condition

Former doctor at Russian hospital that treated Alexey Navalny goes missing

The former chief physician of the Siberian hospital, where Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was treated immediately after he was poisoned with a nerve agent last year, has gone missing

Russia to cooperate with China on production of Sputnik V vaccine

The Russian Direct Investment Fund has signed deals with three Chinese biopharmaceutical companies for the production of over 260 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine