US surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center have become the first in the world to successfully transplant a human heart from a genetically modified pig, the US university announced yesterday. It was the latest attempt to save the life of 57-year-old David Bennett.more
Before the announced series of meetings with Russia in order to resolve the crisis surrounding a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington and its allies are developing a plan of sanctions to discourage Putin from doing so. They want to announce them in advance to make him aware of the costs of a possible attack, the New York Times reported.more
837,400 people applied to change their address from New York to another in 2020. Some will likely come back when the pandemic is over, but others will disappear forever, reports the New York Times.more
The US and Japanese authorities today expressed serious concerns about the growing power of China and announced increased cooperation against attempts to "destabilize the region". In response, Beijing issued a formal protest, said Wang Wenbin, spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry.more
During a phone call yesterday between US and Ukrainian presidents, Joe Biden announced that the US and its allies would "respond decisively" if Russia continued its invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskiy said that he had discussed with Biden the issues related to maintaining peace in Europe and preventing further escalation.more
Researchers found SARS-CoV-2 in 36% of white-tailed deer in Ohio, with evidence of deer-to-deer spread, according to a study late last week in Nature.more
The 50-minute talk between the presidents of Russia and the US was "serious and meaningful," with both leaders unveiling their positions ahead of a series of diplomatic talks in January, the High Representative of the Biden administration said yesterday. The sequences of bilateral talks and at the forums of the OSCE and the NATO Russia Council were also confirmed.more
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) financed experiments on orphans in Denmark in the 1960s, revealed a documentary by Danish public television DR. Reports of child abuse are assessed by historians as "shocking".more
US scientists estimate that in the worst case scenario in the coming months there could be the deadliest wave of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, the US medical portal Stat News reported yesterday.more
In the Polish district of Chicago, commonly known as Jackow, instead of Polish confectioneries, souvenir shops from Poland or travel agencies, tattoo studios, pet shops and popular clubs are now being opened like mushrooms after the rain. more
Meteorologists predict weather anomalies in the United States on Christmas Day. In some regions, three meters of snow can fall. Most US residents, however, will not see white Christmas.more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved Merck & Co's emergency antiviral pill for the treatment of Covid-19 in high-risk adult patients. This is the second drug of its kind that has been approved by the FDA within two days.more
Nine days after a tornado passed through downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, a cat was found in the rubble of a three-story office building. The animal was not injured by the element. "He was just hungry and thirsty," it was reported.more
The issue of Poland's media law is not just about the fate of one company, but about media freedom and media space that will be grossly violated, State Department spokesman Ned Price said yesterday, again urging President Andrzej Duda to block the law.more
The third dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine increases levels of neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant of coronavirus 37-fold, the company reported yesterday. According to it, this is to indicate that the extra dose provides protection against infection with the new coronavirus variant.more
A special task force within Joe Biden's administration is considering how the US could support anti-Russian guerrillas in Ukraine in the event that Russia occupies a large part of the country's territory, reports Washington Post journalist David Ignatius. The team is to build on the experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq.more
US President Joe Biden has warned that the Omikron coronavirus variant is now in the country and "will begin to circulate faster and faster throughout the United States." He also called on Americans to get vaccinated or boosted by those who are already vaccinated with two doses.more
The Biden administration yesterday declassified nearly 1,500 documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Nevertheless, about 10,000 documents remain classified and secret. Among the files released are information on assassination attempts against Fidel Castro and a report on a puzzling "Polish chauffeur" report from the USSR embassy.more
A NASA space probe has succeeded in crossing the solar corona for the first time, AP reported yesterday, citing scientists from the US institution. The outermost region of the Sun's atmosphere was reached by the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft.more
Pfizer today announced that laboratory tests of the company's Paxlovid drug developed for Covid-19 suggest that it is also effective against the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Clinical trials have shown the drug to be 89 per cent effective in preventing hospitalisation.more
Although Joe Biden has been President since 20 January, he has only now decided to appear on a television talk show. His predecessors did not avoid such programmes because they could show their human side and win the sympathy of their compatriots.more
The American strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 Rivet Joint on Saturday for the first time in history for more than six hours circulated in the airspace of Ukraine, the Interfax agency reported yesterday.more
US President Joe Biden has estimated that the series of whirlwinds that swept through six states on Friday night from Friday to Saturday will likely prove to be one of the most worrying such events in the country's history. He assured that the federal authorities would do everything possible to help.more
Many people were trapped after a roof partially collapsed at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse near the U.S. city of St. Louis late on Friday, after tornadoes and strong storms roared through the area, local authorities said.more
