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De groeivooruitzichten voor de wereldeconomie zijn er de laatste tijd niet beter op geworden. Het Internationaal Monetair Fonds (IMF) zal zijn ramingen voor dit jaar waarschijnlijk verder neerwaarts moeten bijstellen, aldus directeur Christine Lagarde vandaag in een vraaggesprek met persbureau Reuters.

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Growing up, chickenpox seemed to be one of those illnesses that were just a given. At some point in your life, you'd likely get it.

But varicella, the disease that in its primary infection stage is known as chickenpox, is on the decline, the CDC said Thursday.

The number of chickenpox cases is down 97% since 1996.

From 1996 to 2005, the US had a one-dose varicella-vaccination program, which began shortly after the chickenpox vaccine was approved. Since 2005... Читать дальше...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has been wearing socks depicting police officers as pigs in protest of "rogue cops" who put the community and other officers at risk.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has been wearing socks depicting police officers as pigs in protest of "rogue cops" who put the community and other officers at risk.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has been wearing socks depicting police officers as pigs in protest of "rogue cops" who put the community and other officers at risk.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police Chief David Brown announced his retirement Thursday, bringing an end to a tenure marked by police unions that at one time demanded his resignation and by widespread praise for his response to a July sniper…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has been wearing socks depicting police officers as pigs in protest of "rogue cops" who put the community and other officers at risk.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s recent decision to not stand during the national anthem as a way of protesting police killings of unarmed black men has drawn support and scorn far beyond sports. The Associated Press explains how “The Star-Spangled Banner” became a ritual of American public life, its complicated racial origins and how

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly higher Thuresday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly higher Thuresday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Donald Trump flew to Mexico yesterday for a meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto.

“Hands of Stone” star Édgar Ramírez took to Instagram Thursday to show his solidarity with Venezuelans who are marching through the streets of the capital, Caracas, demanding the removal of President Nicolás Maduro. 

The last time Hillary Clinton held a formal press conference, David Bowie was alive, Bernie Sanders was on the cover of Rolling Stone and not a single American had cast a vote in either the Democratic or Republican primaries.

Legendary singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte minced no words this week when asked about his reaction to San Francisco 49ers...

Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump can't be trusted to control the nation's nuclear arsenal.

NEW YORK (AFN) - De beurzen in New York zijn donderdag zonder al te grote koersuitslagen gesloten. Beleggers verwerkten onder meer een tegenvallend cijfer over de ontwikkelingen in de Amerikaanse industrie en daarnaast data over de bouw en de arbeidsmarkt.

DARLINGTON, S.C. — NASCAR has postponed all track activity Friday at Darlington Raceway in anticipation of Hermine bringing inclement weather to the South Carolina track. Hermine on Thursday strengthened into a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds increasing to near 75 mph. Both the Sprint Cup Series and the Xfinity Series had scheduled practices on Friday.

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska police officer accused of shooting a suspect in the abdomen as he fled a traffic stop has been charged with assault, the state attorney general's office said Thursday.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is in talks to sell its software division, hoping it can fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion.

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BEGA, Australia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A paddleboarder in Australia received a shock when a massive southern right whale breached inches from the front of his board.

The Constitutional Court reserved judgment in an application for leave to appeal by a Metrobus driver suspended for alleged ticket irregularities.

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KAFUE NATIONAL PARK, Zambia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A safari company in Zambia captured video of a lioness walking casually through their camp in a national park.

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A driverless tractor stole this year’s premier farm equipment show in Iowa, drawing throngs of onlookers and some skeptics of automation’s continuing creep across the farmyard.