Новости за 17.01.2022

Amazon and Visa appear to have reached an agreement for Visa cards to be accepted on Amazon's British platform after the retail giant previously threatened to stop taking them by this week.

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has contracted COVID-19 and has isolated himself following a positive test, military officials said Monday.

Four manatee calves from SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., were transported to an Ohio zoo Saturday for treatment.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to keep fighting the COVID-19 pandemic Monday in his first annual policy speech before the country's parliament, the National Diet.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic, 34, landed at Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade on a flight operated by Fly Dubai as dozens of his supporters waved Serbian flags.

Two people were killed after a vehicle crash in North Carolina, likely related to the road conditions, as winter weather affected millions in the eastern United States.

The Houthi militia in Yemen has claimed responsibility for a rare drone attack that caused three oil tankers to explode in the United Arab Emirates, killing three people on Monday.

The FBI said Monday it is now investigating the hostage crisis at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, as a terrorist incident after earlier avoiding using that language.

The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered with events scheduled in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., on Monday as his family celebrated what would have been his 93rd birthday.

Parents struggling with infant feeding issues may have another reason to persevere: New research ties feeding problems with an increased risk of developmental delays.

"America's Funniest Home Videos" paid tribute to its late host Bob Saget.

The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee announced Monday that tickets will not be sold to the public but will be distributed "exclusively" to residents of the country who meet strict COVID-19 requirements.

The first meeting of the Dubai World Cup Carnival was the big doings in weekend horse racing, as some of last year's heavy hitters returned from sort out their chances for big races set for the next few months.

Actor and comedian Jim Carrey, known for "The Truman Show," "Man on the Moon," "The Mask," and "Ace Ventura," turns 60 on January 17, 2022. Here's a look back at his life through the years.

North Korea launched a pair of what appear to be short-range ballistic missiles on Monday morning from its international airport in Pyongyang, South Korea's military said, marking its fourth test in less than two weeks.

The two years of the pandemic have exacerbated the gap between the haves and have nots with the world's billionaires seeing their fortunes balloon while more than 160 million people have been pushed into poverty.

On Jan. 17, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence whistleblower who leaked classified information.

Former basketball star Dwyane Wade turns 40 and actor Jim Carrey turns 60, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 17.

Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, a decorated Air Force pilot and one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the all Black squadron of World War II, has died. He was 102.

COVID-19 cases rose 25% worldwide in one week as India and Brazil, two nations with the most infection behind the U.S., are each up around 2.5 times in one week after comparatively low numbers.

North Korea launched a pair of what appear to be short-range ballistic missiles on Monday morning from its international airport in Pyongyang, South Korea's military said, marking its fourth test in less than two weeks.

Prince Harry is engaged in a legal challenge for the right to personally pay for protection from British police when visiting the country.

A man who tried to save a naked woman who jumped into freezing and "turbulent" water of the Ohio River in Kentucky is believed to have drowned during his efforts Thursday, authorities said.