Новости за 07.05.2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to take root in Africa, experts say that digitizing financial services could help keep the continent safe

A new study casts doubt on claims that the caffeine in coffee may cause abnormal heartbeat and suggests it may reduce the risk for future atrial fibrillation (a-fib) and other arrhythmias.

A new study suggesting that the new coronavirus has mutated to become even more infectious should be viewed with skepticism, multiple experts said Wednesday.

A North Carolina man said the lottery numbers he took from a fortune cookie earned him a $2 million jackpot after five years of using them to play Mega Millions.

The Justice Department moved Thursday to dismiss the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in a probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

HBO Max announced Thursday that via a partnership with Crunchyroll, their streaing service will launch with 17 additional anime series curated by Crunchyroll.

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will fly over Jacksonville and Miami, Fla., Friday as part of a nationwide tour to show appreciation for healthcare workers and frontline responders.

A Utah man who lost his high school class ring in Germany in 1982 was reunited with the ring thanks to a man who found it on a beach in the United States.

Americans across a large portion of the Northeast are bracing for an unusually late-season blast of Arctic air courtesy of the polar vortex this weekend.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene to prevent the Justice Department from having to turn over secret grand jury material from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation to Congress.

China produces a whole lot of stuff -- stuff that gets bought by the rest of the world. In 2019, China exported approximately $2.5 trillion dollars worth of goods.

The U.S. government is working with private companies to make available millions of rapid coronavirus tests by the end of summer, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins told Congress Thursday.

Disney+ announced Thursday that it has ordered a new series based on R.L. Stine's best-selling collection of graphic novels, "Just Beyond."

The state of California faces a looming budget deficit of more than $54 billion, its highest ever, and mounting unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Thursday.

K-pop group BTS will release "Map of the Soul 7: The Journey," featuring the new song "Stay Gold," on July 15.

Firefighters in Arizona came to the rescue of a puppy that plunged into a 15-foot-deep hole at a construction site.

The United States should do 900,000 COVID-19 tests per day to contain its outbreak, Harvard experts said Thursday, more than triple the tests done daily in the past week.

Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, Robert Cray and Angelique Kidjo will perform during #TheNewGig benefit concert for coronavirus relief.

A Google-related company has pulled the plug on its ambitious high-tech waterfront city project in Toronto, citing financial strains from the coronavirus, but the project had also run into local opposition.

Military Entrance Processing Stations won't process individuals who have had COVID-19 for military service, even if they've fully recovered from the virus, the Pentagon confirmed this week.

An Iowa man who received a postcard from his sister said he was surprised to note the card had been mailed in 1987.

"Saturday Night Live' will air its season finale Saturday.

Cancer survivors have a lower risk for a fatal opioid overdose -- from prescription pain medications or illegal drugs -- than those without the disease, an analysis published Thursday by JAMA Oncology shows.

Country music star Kenny Chesney released a video for "We Do," a song from his new album "Here and Now."

As more evidence emerges that COVID-19 is tied to an increased risk of dangerous blood clots, new research suggests that giving patients blood thinners may improve their odds of survival.