Новости за 14.05.2020

A dose of healthy bacteria could give women the upper hand in ridding themselves of a common but annoying vaginal infection, a new clinical trial reports.

Strong performances by bank stocks and rising oil prices caused U.S. markets to rise Thursday, recovering amid a new report of unemployment figures in the United States.

World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo on Thursday announced plans to step down later this year, one year before his term's expiration.

The Navy awarded Boeing with a combined $3.1 billion in contracts this week for cruise missile weapon systems for foreign partners, including Saudi Arabia.

Small respiratory droplets produced while talking can hang in the air for at least eight minutes and perhaps even longer, researchers report.

Typhoon Ambo, also known as Vongfong, has made the first of numerous expected landfalls over the eastern Philippines on Thursday.

Protesters gather outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 14, 2020, to express disapproval of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new unity government with Blue and White Party rival Benny Gantz. The swearing in of the new government has been delayed until May 17.

A North Carolina woman won a $2 million Powerball prize using the same number combination that won her $50,000 just three years earlier.

Older Americans were going hungry even before the coronavirus pandemic short-circuited the nation's food supply, a new poll finds.

A South Carolina restaurant partially reopening for dine-in customers is keeping the tables compliant with social distancing guidelines by filling the dining room with blow-up dolls.

Microsoft said Thursday it has agreed to acquire Metaswitch Networks to expand its cloud-based telecom offerings.

Israel delayed the swearing-in ceremony of the new unity government Thursday after a dispute in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party over the allocation of Cabinet positions.

A British charity is seeking volunteers willing to walk barefoot over Lego bricks to raise money for children with disabilities.

Britain's Home Office said Thursday all British and Irish citizens born in Northern Ireland will be treated as European Union citizens for immigration purposes.

As required by federal law, the Trump administration has begun to plan for a potential transition of power next January if President Donald Trump is defeated in November.

K-pop group TXT released a teaser video for its forthcoming EP, "Dream Chapter: Eternity."

NASCAR drivers will race Sunday in one of the first major sports events in the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Bundesliga on Saturday will be Europe's first major sports league to return.

Vaccines expert Dr. Rick Bright warned in congressional testimony Thursday the administration's hopes of developing and deploying a vaccine against COVID-19 within 18 months are likely too optimistic.

The federal government has inked a $134 million contract to the Federal Resources Supply Co. to provide personal protective equipment kits for medical personnel at more than 15,000 nursing home locations.

The federal government has inked a $134 million contract to the Federal Resources Supply Company to provide personal protective equipment kits for medical personnel at over 15,000 nursing home locations.

"Queer Eye," starring Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk and Jonathan Van Ness, will return on Netflix in June.

The makers of Coors Light beer unveiled a new service for the coronavirus era: A "Clone Machine" to allow video conference attendees to leave their cameras without being missed.

"Brave New World," "Psych 2: Lassie Come Home," "The Capture," "Intelligence" and other originals will premiere on Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service, in July.

British insurance market Lloyd's of London said Thursday it will likely pay out up to $4.3 billion due to the coronavirus pandemic, putting the crisis on a par with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gloria Estefan and Melissa Fumero will guest star on Pop TV's animated episode of "One Day at a Time."