Argentina’s Macri says sales tax to be eliminated on some food products until end of year
Argentine President Mauricio Macri said on Thursday that sales tax will be eliminated on some basic food products, including bread, sugar and milk, until the...
Syria says air defences foil missile strike
Syrian air defences identified a missile that was fired toward the city of Masyaf near Hama late on Thursday and destroyed it before it hit...
Disparities in access to best stroke treatment
(Reuters Health) – Less than 10% of U.S. stroke patients get a treatment that evidence shows is most effective for a certain type of stroke...
Norway stops Amazon fund contribution in dispute with Brazil
Norway has suspended donations supporting projects to curb deforestation in Brazil after the country’s right-wing government blocked operations of a fund receiving the aid, the...
U.S. safety agencies investigate plane crash involving racecar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr
Two U.S. safety agencies are investigating the crash of a small plane in Tennessee on Thursday that was carrying retired racecar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.,...
FDA proposes graphic warnings on cigarette packs, advertisements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed that cigarette packs carry graphic new health warnings including pictures and text outlining lesser-known risks of smoking...
Surgeons not good at predicting benefit from knee operations
(Reuters Health) – Surgeons are no better at determining which patients might benefit from operations to treat torn knee cartilage than if they just flipped...
Federer beaten by Russian qualifier Rublev in Cincinnati
A fearless Andrey Rublev outfoxed Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday....
Video shows McGregor punching man in pub
A video surfaced Thursday of UFC star Conor McGregor punching an older man in a pub in Dublin in April....
Effects of new ‘rule’ targeting poor immigrants
A Trump administration plan to cut legal immigration by poor people will likely result in sicker children, more communicable diseases and greater homelessness in the...