‘Creating Woodstock’: how festival came together, and almost fell apart
Mick Richards was among the 450,000 people at Woodstock in 1969, but he did not think much about his “uneventful” 24 hours there until years...
Cuban government imposes price controls as it seeks to keep lid on inflation
Communist-run Cuba has imposed price controls on goods and services ranging from lemons and pork to haircuts and taxi fares in what it says is...
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...
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...
Political talks, central bank plan lift Argentina markets after grim rout
Argentine markets on Thursday bucked a dismal three-day losing streak on signs of political compromise to tackle a dizzying economic crisis and a new central...
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...
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...
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...
Syrian TV says air defenses foil missile strike
Syrian air defenses identified a missile fired toward the northern city of Masyaf and destroyed it before it hit its target, Syrian state television reported...