New guidelines are supposed to protect organ donors in a retrieval procedure that keeps blood flowing through livers, kidneys, lungs and hearts. But bioethicists have troubling questions. Olga Pankova/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Olga Pankova/Getty Images The U.S. organ transplant system has approved the first national policy for a controversial procedure used to
GIJÓN, Spain — Taking place in northern Spain under two monhs after the San Sebastián International Film Festival and linked to it by the Cross Roads initiative, the 64th Gijón International Film Festival (FICX) lineup stacks many of the year’s most talked-about features from international festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance. At the
Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become the youngest captain in top-level men’s Twenty20 cricket after taking charge of his state side Bihar on Saturday. Captaining at the age of 15 years and 232 days, Sooryavanshi broke the record held by Zach Vukusic, who captained Croatia aged 17 years and 311 days. Bihar lost their opening
In the US, UK and the EU, airlines may be liable for compensation if the reason for a delay is deemed within their control, such as a fault with the plane or pilot sickness. As such, airlines do not have to provide compensation to passengers for air traffic control problems. But passengers are still protected
For years, people have told me that Seth Rogen and I are voice twins. Sitting across from him at the Middleburg Film Festival, deep in Virginia horse country, even Jeremy, the person recording our conversation, can confirm that the resemblance is very close. Even so, the year Rogen is having belongs entirely to him. Coming
Germany’s foreign and domestic intelligence services are to be given greater powers to combat espionage, terrorism and sabotage after the country’s parliament, the Bundestag, approved a major overhaul of its legislation. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who championed the bill, has called it a “reform of the century”, necessary because of the increasing threats from foreign
