The Ebola virus, terrorist attacks and war are undermining many countries, which means “downside risks have increased” for the global economy.
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500 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Sinks In Mediterranean
People smugglers reportedly rammed and sank their vessel, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Scientists Study How We Evolved To Stand On Our Own Two Fins
Scientists examining an unusual African fish that can walk and breathe air think they’ve learned a thing or two about how our distant ancestors made the leap from the oceans to terra firma some 400 million years ago.
A ‘Different Dynamic’ In Ferguson, But With 47 Arrests
Tear gas and Molotov cocktails were absent from Ferguson’s streets last night, as protesters and police avoided the clashes that have marred demonstrations over an unarmed black teenager’s death at the hands of police in the St. Louis suburb last weekend.
Ebola Update: Spanish Priest Dies; WHO Gives OK To Experimental Drugs
Ebola continues to spread in West Africa. The latest figures from the World Health Organization cite 1,848 cases of the disease across the region, and 1,013 deaths.
West African Border Crossings On Lockdown Amid Ebola Spread
The government in the West African nation of Guinea is denying reports that it has sealed its borders with neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola outbreak.
Legendary Actress Ruby Dee Dies At 91
Ruby Dee, an actress and civil rights activist who built a career on stage and screen at a time when African-Americans had few such opportunities, has died at age 91.
State Department Issues Warning For Americans To Leave Libya
The State Department has issued a new travel warning for Libya, saying U.S. citizens should leave the north African country immediately because of the “unpredictable and unstable” security situation and threats of attacks against Americans.
Maya Angelou, Poet, Activist And Singular Storyteller, Dies At 86
Poet, performer and political activist Maya Angelou has died after a long illness at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was 86.
Obama: U.S. Military In Chad To Aid Search For Missing Schoolgirls
President Obama on Wednesday informed House Speaker John Boehner that 80 U.S. military personnel had been sent to the central African nation of Chad as part of efforts to help locate nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria last month.