Новости за 02.12.2020

Former astronaut Mark Kelly was sworn in Wednesday as the junior senator for Arizona after winning a special election for the seat once held by the late Sen. John McCain.

German defense contractor Rheinmetall on Wednesday announced the $42.3 million sale of 2,000 MK82-EP general purpose aircraft-dropped bombs to France and Germany.

When COVID-19 patients go home from the hospital, their recovery is often far from over -- and many might benefit from home healthcare, a new study suggests.

Earth's earliest continents were fragile and destruction-prone, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

K-pop stars Iz*One released clips of "Panorama" and five other songs from its EP "One-reeler Act IV."

Demand for mortgages to purchase homes increased 9% last week compared to the week before and was 28% higher than a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," a new biopic starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, will premiere Dec. 18 on Netflix.

A Japanese entertainment complex dedicated to classic anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam" unveiled its star attraction: a 59-foot-high robot statue that can move its arms, legs and head.

"The Good Wife" alum Julianna Margulies has joined the Apple TV+ series "The Morning Show," starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

Stress hormones and immune cells called neutrophils may awaken dormant cancer cells and cause tumors to regrow after treatment, according to a study published Wednesday by Science Translational Medicine.

Animal rescuers in Australia were summoned to he home of a woman who found something unexpected in the branches of her Christmas tree: a koala.

New York City is holding its tree lighting ceremony for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree Wednesday, but due to COVID-19 restrictions there won't be the usual crowds gathered to watch as musicians take the stage.

Carly Rae Jepsen released a playful video for the holiday single "It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries."

Competition series "The Masked Singer" has been renewed for a fifth season, Fox announced on Wednesday.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday gave a dire assessment of humanity's fight against global warming, warning that the world's top priority must be protecting the Earth -- and our survival.

The USS Donald Cook returned from its patrol of the Black Sea, the Navy said Wednesday, the seventh U.S. warship to conduct exercises in the sea this year.

"The Midnight Sky," a new sci-fi film starring George Clooney, Felicity Jones and Caoilinn Springall, will premiere Dec. 23 on Netflix.

U.S. Marine Corps training devices simulating CH-53K heavy lift helicopters are ready for use, manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced on Wednesday.

Thailand's prime minister has been acquitted of violating the Constitution amid accusations of abuse of power and calls for his resignation.

A Florida man collected a $5 million lottery jackpot just three years after he won $1 million from a different scratch-off game.

Pharrell Williams announced Black Ambition, a new initiative supporting Black and Latinx entrepreneurs in tech, design, healthcare, and consumer products and services.

"Kinderwood," a new animated series for preschoolers, is coming to Nickelodeon's Noggin service this week.

Dalvin Cook of the Minnesota Vikings tops UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Week 13 fantasy football running back rankings.

Negotiators for the Afghanistan government and Taliban insurgents have reached a breakthrough agreement on the rules and agenda for long-awaited peace talks, both sides said Wednesday.

A nearly 60-foot-high nativity scene in Spain earned two Guinness World Records as the tallest and largest nativity scene in the world.