[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Investigators at Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said the “backdoor” used to compromise up to 18,000 customers of U.S. software maker SolarWinds closely resembled malware tied to a hacking group known as “Turla,” which Estonian authorities have said operates on behalf of Russia’s FSB security service.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The theory for using this plasma as a treatment is that the antibodies it contains could neutralize the virus by stopping it from replicating.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Cuba was being listed for “repeatedly providing support for acts of international terrorism” by harboring U.S. fugitives and Colombian rebel leaders.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates were arrested in raids on 72 premises as the authorities said last year’s unofficial vote to choose opposition candidates in city elections was part of a plan to “overthrow” the government.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] While Sudan and Israel announced they would normalize ties in October, Khartoum’s government had said a final decision would rest with a transitional parliament, which is yet to be formed.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The move is aimed at curbing the threat posed by Chinese software applications, which have large user bases and access to sensitive data.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The companies, which run the nation’s largest pharmacy chains but also other off site pharmacy services, have an agreement with the federal government to vaccinate U.S. nursing home residents through a voluntary program.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Vaccinations have fallen far short of early targets, as officials had hoped to have 20 million people vaccinated by the end of 2020.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The country’s opposition, led by Juan Guaido, who has served as speaker of parliament since 2019, will seat a committee of legislators to rival the socialist-held National Assembly after the opposition boycotted elections back in December.

[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The U.S. said it would continue to seek the extradition of Australian-born Assange and U.S. prosecutors are set to appeal this decision to London’s High Court.