CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) – Asghar Farhadi, director of the first Iranian film to win the Oscar for best foreign language movie, on Friday described as deeply painful the deaths of thousands of people in a January crackdown on protesters and the ongoing war affecting Iran. “I was actually in Tehran last week, and …
A $25 million grant to cash-strapped hospitals became law less than a week after it was introduced — so fast that it caught some hospitals, their advocates, and even some lawmakers, off guard. It also left a litany of unanswered questions: who came up with the narrow criteria, how many hospitals would qualify and whether …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At 6 a.m., in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires, workers unload sides of beef from a truck outside a butcher shop as customers line up for wholesale purchases. Inside, 73-year-old owner Jorge García and his staff prepare meat orders before dawn. Among the stacks of beef boxes and red …
May 16 (Reuters) – The head of Harvard University’s nearly $57 billion endowment, N.P. Narvekar, has told its board that he plans to retire, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Friday, citing sources. The report said that Narvekar had not set a definitive departure date but discussed the possibility of stepping down in late …
May 16 (Reuters) – FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom will meet Iranian FA (FFIRI) officials in Istanbul on Saturday and offer “reassurance” over Iran’s participation in the World Cup, a source familiar with the talks has told Reuters. Iran are scheduled to play all three World Cup group matches in the United States but the team’s …
President Donald Trump touched down in Beijing this week, lawmakers at home are considering a federal gas tax holiday and U.S. News released its Best Countries rankings. Start at the top for the week in news, or skip to the end to learn more about this year’s country rankings. Monday To start the week, Olivier …
HAVANA, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. plans to indict Cuba`s former leader Raul Castro over the downing of humanitarian planes two decades ago further increased tensions on the island on Friday, as the country struggles with its worst crisis in decades amid severe fuel shortages. An indictment of the 94-year-old revolutionary icon would mark a …
(Fixes garble in headline) WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-day state visit to Beijing featured wide-ranging talks on Taiwan, Iran and trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping but yielded few concrete outcomes on the issues dividing the world’s two largest economies. Here are some takeaways from Trump’s trip to China, the …
To install more border barriers, the Trump administration wants to seize 14 acres of land on an iconic mountain outside of El Paso owned by the Catholic Diocese of neighboring Las Cruces, New Mexico, that attracts thousands of people for an annual religious pilgrimage. The land the federal government wants to take sits at the …
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – The White House and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are receiving daily briefings on the U.S. response to an Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people aboard a luxury cruise ship this month, a top health official said on Friday. No cases have …