The International Biathlon Union (IBU) will consult with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sports federations in order to use a unified approach to resolving the issue of admitting Russian biathletes to participate in the World Championships.

The Office of Advanced Research Projects and the Air Force of the US Armed Forces have failed the first attempt to launch a prototype of a "real" hypersonic missile, created as part of the Hypersonic Air-Air Weapon Concept (HAWC) program.

At a plenary session on December 24, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law on biosafety, taking into account amendments that extend its effect, including to coronavirus infection.

As follows from a study by IDF Eurasia, 58% of Russians deceived by telephone scammers voluntarily transferred money to them.

Pavel Durov told how he will monetize the Telegram messenger he created.

The US State Department has imposed visa restrictions on 39 people involved in “undermining Belarusian democracy”. The new sanctions were announced in a statement by the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The Colombian government has decided to expel from the country two Russian diplomats suspected of intelligence activities. Information about this was received from the US and UK special services.

Ukrainian TV channel "NASH" was punished for broadcasting part of the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine reported on the website that the laws of the country were thus violated.

The heads of pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Moderna are included in the list of 50 new billionaires who have made a fortune in the health sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Scientists at Goethe University in Frankfurt (Germany) have determined that the diarrhea drug loperamide can induce cell death in cultured glioblastoma, a deadly and incurable form of brain tumor that does not respond well to conventional chemotherapy.