Новости за 12.07.2017

A federal judge in Brazil on Wednesday sentenced former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to nine years and six months in prison on graft and money laundering charges.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, won a major tax battle in France when a judge threw out the government's case seeking $1.27 billion in back taxes.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, a space probe dedicated to the study of the sun, has captured footage of a sunspot rotating towards Earth.

A functional drone, together with a simulated IED device, has been developed by Explotrain LLC, a Florida-based small business for the training of troops.

Personal information of 14 million Verizon customers was left unsecured on the Internet, according to a tech company that investigates possible data breaches.

Personal information of 14 million Verizon customers was left unsecured on the Internet, according to a tech company that investigates possible data breaches.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that stress can worsen the effects to the unborn baby from toxic chemical exposure in pregnancy.

Astronomers have identified a star roughly the size of Saturn. It's the smallest star yet discovered.

A new, low-cost blood test may be an effective way to detect pancreatic cancer early, a research team says.

Amazon posted its single biggest sales day ever during the 30-hour Amazon Prime Day that concluded Wednesday, the online retailer said.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found the drug tramadol, when combined with other therapies, may be effective for treating opioid withdrawal.

Australian police released security camera footage of an unidentified suspect doing a motorcycle burnout in an unusual place -- an elevator.

Tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Netflix and Twitter, joined together for a "Day of Action" against possible rollback of net neutrality regulations.

Police in Florida discovered "large amount" of cocaine hidden in a stuffed Cookie Monster doll in a man's car during a traffic stop.

New research suggests fear of crime is contagious, and can quickly spread among residents of even low-crime communities.

"Real Housewives of Orange County" star Tamra Judge posted a series of pictures after confirming she had her "neck and lower face done" in June.

An Australian man shared the saga of a single loose can of beer that he successfully transported as checked luggage on a domestic flight.

A man and woman who messaged each other for years on Tinder are going to finally meet.

A Canadian woman showed off an unusual way she enables her husky's laziness with a video of her riding a bicycle with the dog slung over her shoulder.

Researchers have found the osteoporosis drug alendronate is effective at protecting elderly patients on cortisone treatment against hip fracture.

A South Korean diplomat in Ethiopia is being accused of sexually assaulting a female employee working at the embassy in Addis Ababa.

K-pop stars EXO reached over 100 million views on YouTube for the fifth time ahead of the release of their new album "The War."

A woman traveling on Canada's Labrador Highway captured video and photos of her encounter with a curious bear that peeked in through her car windows.

A 52-year-old man from Wales set a new world record by completing more than 2,500 push ups in an hour.

A labor union's grievance filed against a Michigan university accuses the school of outsourcing laid-off landscapers' jobs to a herd of hungry goats.