There was no serious damage from the attacks and existing operations have not been disrupted but the expansion has been suspended until security in the area is ensured, the sources said.

A U.S. Defense Department official said Monday that Ukraine’s government reported the launch of an offensive aimed at retaking Kherson in the south, a major economic hub of the Black Sea captured by Russia shortly after its invasion.

Iraq’s powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to end their protests in central Baghdad on Tuesday, easing the confrontation that led to the deadliest violence in the Iraqi capital in years.

The new record for the most expensive baseball memorabilia transaction was broken on Sunday, as a signed 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card was sold for a jaw-dropping 12.6 million at a Heritage Sports auction.

On Friday, the Toronto and London-based Alphawave, which licenses its technology to chipmakers to produce chips, said it had received all regulatory clearances, including from the powerful U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The $210 million deal is expected to close next month.

Moderna claims the rival pharmaceutical companies copied the mRNA technology it developed for their COVID-19 vaccines.

The move will essentially end an optional 12-month publication embargo that provided scientific journals with a yearlong paywall wherein only subscribers had access to the reports. The administration said this practice has “limited immediate equitable access” for Americans.