Новости за 13.02.2021

Former Tuskegee, Ala., mayor Johnny Ford spent years seeking justice for victims of the infamous government-run syphilis studies among black men. Now Ford is trying to persuade black people that vaccines fast-tracked by that same government are not only safe, but vital.

Far-right nationalists gathered in Bulgaria's capital Saturday to honor a late World War II general known for his anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi activities.

Naval Station Norfolk said “ciao!” to Italy’s ITS Cavour aircraft carrier on Saturday. The ship arrived during the cold and rainy day for what’s expected to a be a several-weeks stay to ensure it can safely launch and land F-35B jets.

The R number, a representation of how fast a disease is spreading, dropped below 1, the British government announced on Friday. It means that on average, a person will spread the virus to less than one person, and it's one indication that Britain's "lockdown is working."

Russia's opposition has gone into what it calls a strategic pause. The decision came after more than 10,000 people were detained in back-to-back weekends of mass street protests throughout the country demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The 28,500 Pfizer doses from Brussels arrived on a plane from Lebanon's national carrier and were to be taken to the Health Ministry's warehouse. From there, the vaccines will be sent to other parts of the country.

Marine adventurer Kojiro Shiraishi, 53, successfully completed the Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race, becoming the first Asian skipper to do so.

Prominent Black lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to stop expelling migrants to nations such as Haiti that are engulfed in political turmoil, fearing that they could be harmed or killed.

Stefan Qin was just 19 when he claimed to have the secret to cryptocurrency trading. Qin, a self-proclaimed math prodigy from Australia, dropped out of college in 2016 to start a hedge fund in New York he called Virgil Capital.

The incoming chief of the World Trade Organization has a reputation for shaking up the guardians of wealth and power that will come in handy in her new role.

New virus variants are spreading fast in multiple regions of France, causing local authorities to order tougher mask rules and a curfew crackdown around the English Channel coast, and prompting growing calls for a new lockdown in the east.

If all goes according to plan, a small biotech company outside Rome will soon be cranking out millions of coronavirus vaccine doses a month.

The pill plan, adopted by officials all over Brazil, has sent millions scrambling to pharmacies and worked its way into federal government guidelines. Officials call it "early treatment." People in the streets have another name: the Covid Kit.

The search began Friday morning when a boater rescued a Jamaican national who said six others were with him when their 18-foot vessel overturned on Wednesday 23 miles offshore from Fort Pierce.

Google opposes a planned law that would force the company and Facebook to pay Australian publishers for news content. The Internet juggernaut's ultimatum to local lawmakers – change the legislation, or else – has left a digital vacuum hanging over the nation.

The U.S., especially after President Joe Biden announced sanctions against the military regime, is regarded as an ally in the protesters' struggle against the Feb. 1 coup.

The popular event that has drawn crowds as big as 100,000 was canceled "in order to protect the health of our service members, their families and the members of the community," a Friday afternoon news release from the air station said.

The Senate on Friday awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman.

U.S. prosecutors have charged the son of a civilian Navy employee at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in her stabbing death.

As of Friday, 22 service members, including three other active-duty sailors, have died due to the coronavirus since the pandemic began last year.

Barely a month since the deadly riot, closing arguments are set for the historic impeachment trial as senators arrive for a rare Saturday session, all under the watch of armed National Guard troops.

House Democrats began wrapping up their impeachment case against Donald Trump on Saturday after a chaotic morning in which they gave up a last-minute plan for witness testimony.

Senior Airman James Cunningham is currently on trial in a military courtroom facing a charge of murder in the death of his six-month-old son Zachariah on March 3, 2020.

During fiscal year 2020, the military received 183 hazing complaints, with 152 from the Marine Corps — despite the fact that it is the smallest of the service branches.

A new study found that subway air is heavily polluted, exposing transit workers and riders to high concentrations of hazardous metals and harmful pollutants.