Новости за 12.12.2022

A super day for Hong Kong highlighted weekend horse racing with action-starved fans emerging from pandemic lockdowns to cheer on some new heroes from the Sha Tin Racecourse grandstand.

China announced Monday that it would stop operating a travel tracing app amid a rapid withdrawal from years of zero-COVID policies in the wake of widespread protests against the strict regulations.

Iran publicly executed Majidreza Rahnavard on Monday, marking the second execution it has carried out in less than a week in connection to anti-regime protests that have engulfed the nation since September.

Black patients with brain tumors may be less likely to have surgery recommended to them than White patients are, according to a large U.S. study.

Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Pettit turns 90 and TV personality Bob Barker turns 99, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 12.

On Dec. 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ruled against a hand recount in Florida, in effect ensuring Republican Texas Gov. George W. Bush would win the presidency.

Twitter is relaunching its paid verification subscription service on Monday after shelving the program last month after the social media platform became swarmed with new accounts impersonating public figures.

A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the southwestern coast of Mexico over the weekend, resulting in little to no damage, authorities said.

Karen Bass was sworn in as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, making her the first woman to lead the United States' second most populated city of some 4 million people.

Authorities in Italy on Sunday arrested a 57-year old man accused of opening fire on an apartment block meeting at a bar in Rome, killing three women, including a friend of the European country's prime minister.

One adult is in critical condition and several more are injured after a church bus carrying as many as 25 people flipped over in Houston on Sunday afternoon.

"Puss in Boots: The Last Wish," the character's second spinoff from "Shrek," takes both fairy tales and animated adventures into new territory.

"The Banshees of Inisherin" -- a black comedy set on a small island off the coast of Ireland in 1928 -- was named the Best Picture of 2022 by the New York Film Critics Online Sunday.

College Basketball Hall of Famer and three-time NBA champion Paul Silas died Sunday at 79 years old.

Brittney Griner was excited to socialize after 10 months spent in a Russian prison, quickly taking to the flight crew bringing her home to the United States.

Oscar-winning actress and singer Cher has announced on social media that her mother Georgia Holt has died.

"Black Panther" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a fifth weekend, earning an additional $11.1 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.