Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion in July because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, a cabinet minister said on Monday. Palmer, a lifelong big-game hunter from Minnesota, stoked a global controversy when he killed Cecil, a rare black-maned lion, with a bow and arrow outside Hwange National Park in Western Zimbabwe.
The Washington Post on Monday denounced the espionage conviction of the newspaper’s American-born Tehran correspondent as an “outrageous injustice” and urged Iran’s leaders to overturn it. Jason Rezaian, who was arrested in July 2014, had 20 days to appeal the verdict, the Iranian news service ISNA cited a judiciary spokesman as saying. Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron said the paper, Rezaian’s family and his lawyer in Iran were pursuing
Eli Lilly and Co has stopped a late-stage trial of its closely watched cholesterol treatment after it proved ineffective, sending its stock down more than 9 percent and casting greater skepticism over the potentially lucrative class of medicines. The setback, announced by the company on Monday, also hit shares of Merck & Co Inc, which is now the only major drugmaker still moving aggressively ahead with a member of the
The U.N. diplomat trying to convene talks to end the war in Syria said he first hopes to get an understanding between Russia and the United States, which will each then form the core of one or more “contact groups” of interested countries supporting the talks. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura told a news conference that he would hold talks in Russia on Tuesday and then in Washington, and said
Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro says he is putting a fresh spin on the gothic romance genre in “Crimson Peak” by subverting the classic gender roles in the period thriller. The movie tells the story of aspiring New York-based author Edith Cushing, played by Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, who falls for mysterious British stranger Thomas Sharpe, portrayed by “Thor” actor Tom Hiddleston. Normally in gothic romance you end with
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. prices for the world’s 20 top-selling medicines are, on average, three times higher than in Britain, according to an analysis carried out for Reuters. The finding underscores a transatlantic gulf between the price of treatments for a range of diseases and follows demands for lower drug costs in America from industry critics such as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The 20 medicines, which
By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African court on Monday began two weeks of hearings to determine if gold miners suffering from debilitating lung diseases they say they contracted at work can proceed with a class action lawsuit against the industry. The stakes are high with miners seeking damages that could amount to billions of rand at a time when South Africa’s gold industry is in a state
Terry Flanagan has set his sights on unifying the world lightweight division after making a devastating first defence of his WBO title against Diego Magdaleno on Saturday night.
World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper insists the injury levels seen during the 2015 World Cup are not “extraordinary in any way” and are in line with previous competitions.
Musselburgh’s general manager Bill Farnsworth has admitted his disappointment after confirming the cancellation of next year’s Easter Sunday fixture due to a lack of funding.
