Countries Banned By Us

Venezuelan opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado on Monday said she would not move aside in favor of a substitute despite a decision by the country's supreme court last week to uphold a ban barring her from holding office.

A spokesperson for US tech conglomerate Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been added to Russia's wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country's interior ministry, Voice of America has reported.

After the United States, the UK and New Zealand became the latest western countries to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok on "government devices" citing security fears, The New York Times reported. The UK, on Thursday, announced the ban of TikTok with immediate effect citing security fears linked to the video-sharing app's ownersh...

Huawei Technologies’ founder said that the company has replaced more than 13,000 parts in its products that were hit by US trade sanctions, according to a transcript of a speech posted on Friday by a Chinese university. According to the transcript posted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said Huawei had over the past t...

New Zealand said it will ban TikTok on devices with access to the country's parliamentary network due to cybersecurity concerns, becoming the latest nation to limit the use of the video-sharing app on government-related devices.

New Zealand said it will ban TikTok on devices with access to the country's parliamentary network due to cybersecurity concerns, becoming the latest nation to limit the use of the video-sharing app on government-related devices.

TikTok is set to be banned on government phones in the UK on Thursday, according to a PA Media report. Countries around the world have increased scrutiny of TikTok over concerns that the personal data of users could end up in the control of the Chinese government. The UK government is expected to make a statement on the security of its devices on T...

A Texas judge favored by anti-abortion activists will hear arguments Wednesday in an unprecedented challenge to the legality of a widely-used abortion pill.

A push by Group of 20 (G20) president India to regulate cryptocurrencies gained support from both the International Monetary Fund and the United States on Saturday as finance chiefs of the bloc wrap up two-days of talks. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it was "critical" to put in place a strong regulatory framework but added that the Unite...

China's telecommunication Huawei may be banned from a few countries’ 5G telecoms networks soon. However, there has been a debate on a new security threat from Chinese equipment, with doubts about the tiny components made by Chinese companies in devices connected by the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved from niche indust...

Iran completed its first official cryptocurrency-based import order this week, according to a report. The move could enable the country to circumvent crippling US sanctions, which include a ban on all imports, including those from the country's oil, banking, and shipping sectors.

Russia on Saturday published a list of 963 leading Americans, including US President Joe Biden, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman banned from entering the country in retaliation for similar moves by Washington.

Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday, the government said.

China's ban on crypto mining saw the average Bitcoin hashrate dip dramatically mid-year, a metric that has since seen a swift return to a new all-time high thanks to other countries being able to offer necessary mining infrastructure.

US tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules, a top lawmaker said, knocking back efforts by some countries to broaden the planned act's scope.

Venezuelan opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado on Monday said she would not move aside in favor of a substitute despite a decision by the country's supreme court last week to uphold a ban barring her from holding office.

A spokesperson for US tech conglomerate Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been added to Russia's wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country's interior ministry, Voice of America has reported.

After the United States, the UK and New Zealand became the latest western countries to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok on "government devices" citing security fears, The New York Times reported. The UK, on Thursday, announced the ban of TikTok with immediate effect citing security fears linked to the video-sharing app's ownersh...

Huawei Technologies’ founder said that the company has replaced more than 13,000 parts in its products that were hit by US trade sanctions, according to a transcript of a speech posted on Friday by a Chinese university. According to the transcript posted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said Huawei had over the past t...

New Zealand said it will ban TikTok on devices with access to the country's parliamentary network due to cybersecurity concerns, becoming the latest nation to limit the use of the video-sharing app on government-related devices.

New Zealand said it will ban TikTok on devices with access to the country's parliamentary network due to cybersecurity concerns, becoming the latest nation to limit the use of the video-sharing app on government-related devices.

TikTok is set to be banned on government phones in the UK on Thursday, according to a PA Media report. Countries around the world have increased scrutiny of TikTok over concerns that the personal data of users could end up in the control of the Chinese government. The UK government is expected to make a statement on the security of its devices on T...

A Texas judge favored by anti-abortion activists will hear arguments Wednesday in an unprecedented challenge to the legality of a widely-used abortion pill.

A push by Group of 20 (G20) president India to regulate cryptocurrencies gained support from both the International Monetary Fund and the United States on Saturday as finance chiefs of the bloc wrap up two-days of talks. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it was "critical" to put in place a strong regulatory framework but added that the Unite...

China's telecommunication Huawei may be banned from a few countries’ 5G telecoms networks soon. However, there has been a debate on a new security threat from Chinese equipment, with doubts about the tiny components made by Chinese companies in devices connected by the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved from niche indust...

Iran completed its first official cryptocurrency-based import order this week, according to a report. The move could enable the country to circumvent crippling US sanctions, which include a ban on all imports, including those from the country's oil, banking, and shipping sectors.

Russia on Saturday published a list of 963 leading Americans, including US President Joe Biden, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman banned from entering the country in retaliation for similar moves by Washington.

Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday, the government said.

China's ban on crypto mining saw the average Bitcoin hashrate dip dramatically mid-year, a metric that has since seen a swift return to a new all-time high thanks to other countries being able to offer necessary mining infrastructure.

US tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules, a top lawmaker said, knocking back efforts by some countries to broaden the planned act's scope.