Новости за 22.12.2021

The Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday that ancient Roman treasure discovered on two shipwrecks off the coast of Caesarea includes a trove of silver coins.

For the first time on Wednesday, federal drug regulators gave emergency approval to an antiviral pill produced by Pfizer to treat COVID-19 in persons over the age of 12.

A monument mourning those killed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square massacre was removed late Wednesday night by the University of Hong Kong.

People exposed to formaldehyde at work for extended periods may be at higher risk for thinking and memory problems as they age, a study published Wednesday by the journal Neurology found.

A surfer off the Hawaii coast said the creature that left a bite mark on her board wasn't a shark -- it was a wild boar out for a swim.

The Biden administration on Wednesday extended its moratorium on federal student loan payments through May, giving Americans another four months of no payments or interest amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Robbie Roper, a star high school quarterback from Roswell, Ga., died Wednesday from complications after shoulder surgery, his family announced on Twitter. He was 18.

The economy grew 2.3% in the third quarter, an upward revision from a previous estimate of 2.1% growth, the Commerce Department said in its latest report released Wednesday.

K-pop star Moonbyul released a video for her song "Chemistry" and a release schedule for her solo EP "6equence."

A panel of experts in Israel have recommended a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to be given to older people, health workers and those with compromised immune systems.

A Nebraska duo who created a 7.5-foot mushroom canoe received a Guinness World Record for their efforts.

Matthew Stafford and Dak Prescott lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Top 20 fantasy football quarterback rankings for Week 16.

"Strictly Come Dancing" pro Oti Mabuse will replace John Barrowman as a judge on the ITV series "Dancing on Ice."

Animal rescuers in Britain said they rescued a highly venomous snake that stowed away from Pakistan to England in a shipment of bricks.

"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," a new Marvel film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen, will open in theaters in May 2022.

Amazon Internet services business AWS experienced another outage on Wednesday for the third time this month, causing disruptions among a number of sites and apps.

Flu is making a comeback in the United States this year, with cases rising around the country even as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is surging, infectious disease experts say.

HBO unveiled new looks at "House of the Dragon," "Westworld," "Barry," "The Flight Attendant," "Euphoria" and other series in a 2022 preview.

The weeks-long conflict between the European Union and Poland over whose laws supersede the other's entered uncharted legal territory on Wednesday, as the alliance opened an investigation into the divisive matter.

People with inflammatory bowel disease have more microplastics in their feces than otherwise healthy adults, a study published Wednesday by the journal Environmental Science and Technology found.

"Dune" and "Two Weeks Notice" actress Alicia Witt has confirmed her parents Robert and Diane were found dead in their Massachusetts home.

"The Book of Boba Fett," a new series set in the "Star Wars" universe, will premiere Dec. 29 on Disney+.

Recipients of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are more likely to report side effects than those given the Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer-BioNTech shots, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open found.

Tech billionaire and Brigham Young University grad Jeff Green formally broke ties with the Mormon Church and is pledging to give away 90% of his fortune.

The Weeknd released a video for "Echoes of Silence" on the 10th anniversary of his mixtape of the same name.