Fire at Chinese Consulate in Houston due to classified documents being burned ahead of eviction

In a statement, State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus confirmed that the U.S. ordered the Chinese Consulate in Houston to close "to protect American intellectual property and American’s private information".

US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

The Justice Department has accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus.

US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

The Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Armed man hijacks bus in Ukraine

LUTSK, Ukraine (AP) -- An armed man seized a bus and took some 20 people hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian police said.

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.

Video: Baby takes ‘flight’ around home after trip to visit relatives gets canceled amid pandemic

When one U.K. family's trip to the states was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they decided to create a fun video to send back to their family to cheer them up and it's adorable.

Coronavirus rebounds around the world as deaths pass 600,000

Hong Kong issued tougher new rules on wearing face masks, Spain closed overcrowded beaches and Germany reported another outbreak at a slaughterhouse.

Video: Baby takes ‘flight’ around home after trip to visit relatives gets canceled amid COVID-19 pandemic

When one U.K. family's trip to the states was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they decided to create a fun video to send back to their family to cheer them up and it's adorable.

Chinese executives get 'pre-test' injections in vaccine race

Whether it’s viewed as heroic sacrifice or a violation of ethical norms, it underscores the enormous stakes as China competes with U.S. and British companies to be the first with a vaccine.

UK pub installs electric fence to enforce social distancing

As businesses reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, one U.K. pub has devised a unique way of ensuring its guests comply with social distancing orders — the bar’s owners installed an electric fence to separate the bar staff from their patrons.  

Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police

The Vatican issued a long-awaited manual for bishops and religious superiors on conducting in-house investigations into allegations of priests who rape and molest minors and vulnerable adults.

UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking cornavirus vaccine trials

The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in coronavirus vaccine development.

Black UK protester statue removed from pedestal

Officials in the English city of Bristol have removed a statue of a Black Lives Matter activist that was installed on a pedestal once occupied by a monument to a 17th-century slave trader.