Новости за 24.08.2020

The United States has issued an emergency authorization to use blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients as a treatment against the disease. Is it safe and effective? Has President Donald Trump's administration put political considerations ahead of the science? Here's what you need to know. - What is convalescent plasma? - When a person has COVID-19, their body produces antibodies that fight the coronavirus. These proteins float in plasma, the liquid component of blood. The antibodies can... Читать дальше...

Third-seeded Serena Williams clawed out a 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 7-6 (7/0) victory over hard-hitting Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus on Monday to avoid joining the WTA upsets at the Western & Southern Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, currently ranked ninth in the world, fired 14 aces in the hard-fought victory that lasted two hours and 49 minutes on the Grandstand court at the National Tennis Center in New York. She advanced to a third-round clash with either Maria Sakkari of Greece or Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva. Читать дальше...

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and Khris Middleton added 18 of his 21 in the fourth quarter as the Milwaukee Bucks dominated late to down the Orlando Magic 121-106 in the NBA playoffs on Monday. The Bucks, owners of the best record in the regular season, took a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series, with game four on Wednesday in the NBA's quarantine bubble in Orlando, florida. The underdog Magic, who stunned the Bucks in game one, kept it close through three quarters. Читать дальше...

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg said Monday she has returned to school after a year off campaigning to curb climate change. "My gap year from school is over, and it feels so great to finally be back in school again!" the 17-year-old tweeted, attaching a smiling photo of herself with a schoolbag on her back and her hands resting on a bicycle. Thunberg did not say in which city or school she would be continuing her studies. Since her last school year finished in June 2019, the teenager's... Читать дальше...

The toxin believed to have poisoned Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is from a group of chemicals that range from insecticides to military-grade nerve agents, experts said Monday. Specialists treating the 44-year-old at the Charite hospital in Berlin say their tests have confirmed "poisoning with a substance from the group of cholinesterase inhibitors". This is a family of substances that includes drugs for Alzheimer's disease and certain insecticides, but also some of the most toxic known chemical weapons: nerve agents. Читать дальше...

Colombia's government said on Monday it will resume the controversial practice of aerial spraying of coca plantations following a spike in gang-related violence. Colombia's is the world's biggest producer of cocaine, the raw material of which is coca leaves. It stopped aerial spraying in 2015 over health concerns but has long come under pressure from the United States -- the largest importer of Colombian cocaine -- to take measures to curb coca production. "Restarting aerial spraying is absolutely... Читать дальше...

Tens of millions of Mexican schoolchildren began a new school year with lessons via television Monday in a nationwide experiment in distance learning prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The government has teamed up with four private television stations to broadcast classes across the Latin American country, which has suffered more than 60,000 deaths from the virus. Under the ambitious plan, around 30 million public school students between the ages of four and 18 will learn through their TV sets... Читать дальше...

Algeria will hold a promised referendum on a revised constitution on November 1, the office of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Monday evening. The new constitution is expected to boost democracy and give parliament a greater role, the presidency said on Monday, after months-long protests demanding reforms.

Toronto Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry has a sprained left ankle the NBA champions said Monday as the team looked ahead to the Thursday start of their second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. Lowry was hurt in the first quarter of the Raptors' first-round series-clinching victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. The Raptors said he had undergone and MRI exam and they would continue to update his condition "as appropriate." Lowry turned the ankle when he stepped on Nets guard Chris Chiozza's foot. Читать дальше...

James Anderson was left just one shy of becoming only the fourth bowler to take 600 Test wickets as a combination of poor catching, bad weather and some determined Pakistan batting conspired against the England paceman at Southampton on Monday. Anderson, denied an early breakthrough when Jos Buttler dropped a routine chance to reprieve Shan Masood, returned for a third spell late on the fourth day of the third Test to have opener Abid Ali lbw. That took the 38-year-old to 599 Test wickets but even though the floodlights were on... Читать дальше...

A Hong Kong man who recovered from Covid-19 was infected again four-and-a-half months later in the first documented instance of human re-infection, researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on Monday.

Paris police on Monday banned "parades and gatherings linked" to the Champions League, urging fans not to gather at the Parc des Princes to greet Paris Saint-Germain players upon their return later in the day. The ban will be in force "from 14.30 (1230 GMT) on Monday until 06.00 on Tuesday" and "everywhere in the capital," the police said in a statement. Police commissioner Didier Lallement said the decision followed the events in the city as PSG lost the final to Bayern Munich. These, he said... Читать дальше...

A rash of COVID-19 results that forced multiple NFL teams to adjust their weekend training plans were false positives due to "isolated contamination during test preparation," the lab responsible said Monday. NFL Network reported 77 individuals from 11 teams had initially tested positive on Saturday, but all had been cleared of having the virus. "On August 22, BioReference Laboratories reported an elevated number of positive COVID-19 PCR test results for NFL players and personnel at multiple clubs,"... Читать дальше...

Video app TikTok on Monday said it had filed a lawsuit challenging the US government's crackdown on the popular Chinese-owned platform, which Washington accuses of being a national security threat.

Leicester midfielder James Maddison has signed a new four-year contract to end talk of a move away from the King Power Stadium, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Maddison had been linked with a switch to Manchester United, but the England international has agreed to extend his stay at Leicester after accepting a new deal worth a reported £100,000-per-week ($130,000). The 23-year-old, who joined Leicester from Norwich in 2018, is now under contract until at least 2024. "I'm so happy... Читать дальше...

Prosecutors charged a Brazilian congresswoman, Evangelical pastor and Gospel singer Monday with ordering her children to murder her husband, a fellow pastor, last year in a dispute over money and power. Famous for adopting dozens of street children from Rio de Janeiro's slums, Congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos and pastor Anderson do Carmo were a power couple of Brazil's burgeoning Evangelical Christian movement until he was killed in a hail of bullets at their home in the Rio suburb of Niteroi in June 2019. Читать дальше...

A growing number of French women are ditching their bras in the name of comfort and liberty, according to a recent survey, a trend that seems to have been triggered by the three-month Covid-19 lockdown in which many women got used to going without the undergarment.

The broken stem of a Japanese-owned ship which ran aground causing a devastating oil spill in pristine waters off Mauritius, has been successfully sunk in the open ocean, the national crisis committee said Monday. The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island on July 25 and began leaking oil two weeks later, prompting a race against the clock to pump all the fuel off the bulk carrier before it broke in two. The operation was successful and two tugboats last week began towing the larger... Читать дальше...

The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump to seek a second term on Monday, the first day of a scaled-back convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The US Food and Drug Authority has authorised the emergency use of an experimental plasma treatment for coronavirus spruiked by US President Donald Trump. However, William Schaffner from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, says the enthusiasm for plasma treatment outweighs the data, with strong evidence lacking of its efficacy. The treatment does not have the FDA’s full approval.

Champions League winners Bayern Munich returned to Bavaria on Monday after clinching the side's second treble but celebrations will be without their fans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Midfielder Thiago Alcantara was the first off the plane, Manuel Neuer carried the trophy as Robert Lewandowski wore sunglasses, all wearing t-shirts adorned with "Triple 2020" in bright sunshine. The players and coaching staff wore club masks while David Alaba held the match ball from the 1-0 win over French champions... Читать дальше...

After six months under arrest in Paraguay, former Brazil football star Ronaldinho was set for a hearing on Monday on charges of travelling with false documents, according to judicial sources. Judge Gustavo Amarilla is due to start the hearing in Asuncion at 14:00 local time (1800 GMT). Ronaldinho's brother Roberto has also been charged. The public prosecutor's office has recommended Ronaldinho pay a $90,000 fine for "damage to society" and is freed to return to Brazil where the former Barcelona... Читать дальше...

Belarus on Monday summoned Nobel Literature Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich for questioning over her ties to the opposition as the authorities cracked down on protest leaders following the latest unprecedented demonstration against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. Alexievich, who won the Nobel Prize in 2015, has supported the opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and is a member of the Coordination Council set up by her allies to oversee a peaceful transition of power... Читать дальше...

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said on Monday his club hold no grudges against UEFA after the bitter battle to overturn their Champions League ban. European football's governing body hit City with a two-season suspension from continental competitions in February for alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules but the ban was quashed last month by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. City had already endured a difficult relationship with UEFA even before the punishment and their coach... Читать дальше...

German doctors treating Alexei Navalny in Berlin say tests show the Russian opposition leader was poisoned. FRANCE 24 correspondent Nick Spicer said doctors found traces of a substance that affects the central nervous system and is found in pesticides. The German results contradict earlier reports from Russian authorities that suggested the leader had not been poisoned.