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In early 2016, an American hacker broke into the servers of hotel website Booking.com and stole details of thousands of hotel reservations in countries in the Middle East. After two months of research, four Booking.com IT-specialists determined that the hacker was a man who had close ties with American intelligence services.more

A single dose of the anti-Covid-19 'cocktail of antibodies' provides immunity for two to eight months at 81.6 per cent, - US pharmaceutical company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, the developer and manufacturer of the drug, announced today.more

Former U.S. President Barack Obama told the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on Monday that most nations failed to meet their commitments made in the 2015 Paris Climate Conference agreement and the world is nowhere near where it needs to be in confronting climate change.more

The US is reopening its borders on Monday to double-jabbed foreign visitors, ending a 20-month entry ban. The ban was imposed by former President Donald Trump due to Covid-19. It has affected non-US citizens from over 30 countries, including the UK and EU states, separating families and stalling tourism.more

At least 8 people were trampled by the crowd pushing onto the stage at yesterday's concert held as part of the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, local fire chief Samuel Peña said. Local media reports about the injured.more

The White House has announced details of previously announced regulations that make it mandatory to vaccinate against Covid-19 or undergo regular coronavirus testing for companies with over 100 employees and healthcare professionals. The obligation will come into force on January 4.more

The state of democracy in Poland and Hungary is constantly deteriorating, and the US should consider shifts in military dislocation or economic sanctions in response, the president of the German Marshall Fund analytical center Heather Conley said in a hearing on the situation in both countries.more

The accident in which the cinematographer for "Rust" Halyna Hutchins was killed, shot by Alec Baldwin, may have been the result of sabotage, said lawyers representing the armorer working on the set.more

Nowojorski sędzia prowadzący sprawę cywilną, którą brytyjskiemu księciu Andrzejowi wytoczyła oskarżająca go o napaść seksualną Virginia Giuffre, poinformował, że jego celem jest, by proces odbył się między wrześniem a grudniem 2022 r.more

The 2022 edition of the Boston Marathon, which is set for April 18, will require all participants to be fully vaccinated to run in the race, the Boston Athletic Association announced on Tuesday.more

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday that bans the selling or displaying of hate symbols on public property and taxpayer-funded equipment.more

The US has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged five to 11, clearing the way for millions of young Americans to get vaccinated. The decision by Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Wolensky comes after careful consideration from US drug regulators.more

At least 11 mass shootings took place in the US over the Halloween weekend; at least 12 people were killed and 52 were injured, CNN reported.more

Southwest Airlines has said it will conduct an internal investigation into an incident where the pilot allegedly used a phrase to insult president Joe Biden. The pilot signed off an inflight announcement with the phrase “let’s go, Brandon” on Friday morning. The phrase has been used in Republican circles to target the president recently.more

The rallying of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border has raised concerns among some US and European officials, and Russia has sharpened its rhetoric towards Ukraine, notes the Washington Post.more

US President Joe Biden announced today after meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that the United States and the EU will once again face the challenges of the 21st century. Their conversation took place on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Both sides talk about a new era in mutual relations.more

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved the emergency use of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech in children 5-11 years of age. This is the first Covid-19 vaccine to be available to children in the US.more

The promises of the US authorities that Julian Assange, the creator of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, will not be subjected to stricter prison regime in the event of extradition, do not eliminate the risk of his suicide, argued his lawyers in a court in London.more

Na planie filmu "Rust", na którym przypadkowo zginęła postrzelona przez aktora Aleca Baldwina operatorka Halyna Hutchins, panowało "pewne niechlujstwo" - poinformował wczoraj szeryf hrabstwa Santa Fe, Adan Mendoza.more

An internal report conducted by Facebook suggested that the site had a negative impact on political polarisation in Poland, contributing to a "social civil war" waged online and providing an incentive to reinforce divisions, the Washington Post wrote yesterday.more

Polish national airline PLL LOT has filed a lawsuit against Boeing in a court in Seattle due to design flaws in 737 MAX aircraft that led to their grounding.more

A New York court has set 14 July 2022 as the deadline for Britain's Prince Andrew to answer under oath questions from lawyers accusing him of sexually assaulting Virginia Giuffre.more

Prop maker Maggie Goll referred to an accident on set in which Alec Baldwin accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza behind her. She recalled that Dave Halls' assistant director working on the western "Rust" had already led to a dangerous situation on the set of another production.more

A powerful storm has roared ashore in California, flooding cities, toppling trees and causing mud flows in areas burned bare by recent fires.more

Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set with a gun a crew member had assured the actor was safe, a tragic mistake that came hours after some workers walked off the job to protest conditions and production issues.more