Cuba removed from U.S. terror list
Secretary of State John Kerry has signed an order as part of the process of normalizing relations between the Cold War foes.
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The election of a woman president would mean that for the first time, the first lady would be … a man.
Heavy rains pound North Texas, severe weather kills 20 in the state
By Lisa Maria Garza and Jim Forsyth DALLAS (Reuters) – Storms bringing as much as 7 inches (17.8 cm) of rain drenched North Texas overnight into Friday, prompting hundreds of calls for emergency assistance and adding to the woes of the state where at least 20 people have been killed in severe weather this week. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for an area from Central Texas
Hollande, Merkel call for rapid implementation of Minsk agreement
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to rapidly implement measures agreed under the Feb. 12 Minsk ceasefire, Hollande’s office said in a statement. Hollande said he and Merkel had spoken on the phone with Putin early on Friday afternoon and told him they want to see concrete results from four working groups that were set up on May 6 to
Live anthrax found in U.S. military shipment to Australia: source
Live anthrax has been found in a 2008 sample sent to Australia from the same U.S. Army facility identified this week for more recent, mistaken shipments to nine U.S. states and an air base in South Korea, a U.S. defense official said on Friday. The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not know what kind of facility in Australia received the sample, which, like the others, was
'Chaotic picture' as funding gap threatens WHO operations in Iraq
By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 3 million refugees and displaced Iraqis could be denied life-saving healthcare as the World Health Organization (WHO) scrambles to secure $60 million to fund their operations in the country to the end of the year. Without the money, healthcare providers in Iraq funded by the WHO and its partners could be forced to stop services — including primary healthcare, disease
When Paternalism Doesn't Work for Patients
“Does there have to be someone watching me?” Paula had asked the question as I was examining her. She was referring to the woman sitting in her hospital room, a “sitter.” Paula had been in the hospital for days with a skin infection that was not healing. Earlier that morning, her nurse noticed a few pills covered underneath Paula’s bed sheets….
FGM campaigners: Nigeria ban welcome, but work not over
By Joseph D’Urso LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Activists on Friday welcomed Nigeria’s new law banning female genital mutilation (FGM), but warned that legislation alone will not be enough to eradicate the practice. According to 2014 U.N. data, a quarter of Nigerian women have undergone FGM — the partial or total removal of external genitalia which can cause physical and psychological problems. Although some of Nigeria’s 36 states already prohibit
The 5 Fastest Ways That Men Die
A heart attack can kill you almost instantly, but it doesn’t rank among the most common causes of sudden death among younger guys. Here’s what does.