That’s the good news. The bad news is that there are still 795 million people who don’t get enough to eat — and enough nutrients in their food.
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In 2014, U.S. Budget Deficit Falls To Pre-Recession Level
As tax revenues increased and spending cuts took effect, the 2014 budget deficit dropped to the lowest level in six years.
Disease, war, terrorism dim economic prospects in Africa
The Ebola virus, terrorist attacks and war are undermining many countries, which means “downside risks have increased” for the global economy.
Can hope for Ebola treatment be found in survivors?
The World Health Organization is considering ways to check Ebola survivors’ blood for antibodies that could fight off the deadly virus.
One Picture, Of 35,000 Walrus, Shows One Effect Of Global Warming
This is not normally how you would find them. The animals would normally be spread out on the sea ice, but, as you see in the picture, this year the ice has all melted.
Kenya’s Kimetto Sets New Marathon World Record In Berlin
For the first time, the world record in the marathon is now under 2 hours and 3 minutes, after Dennis Kimetto of Kenya tore through the course at Sunday’s Berlin Marathon.
Eric Holder To Step Down As Attorney General
Eric Holder Jr., the nation’s first black U.S. attorney general, will resign his post after a tumultuous tenure marked by civil rights advances, national security threats, reforms to the criminal justice system and 5 1/2 years of fights with Republicans in Congress.
U.N. Security Council Unanimously Passes Anti-Terrorism Resolution
In a vote presided over by President Obama, the U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a historic resolution aimed at stopping the flow of foreign extremists to battlefields around the world.
New Airstrikes Hit ISIS in Syria
Witnesses in eastern Syria near the Turkish border report a fresh round of airstrikes against Islamic State positions.
New Islamic State Video Purports To Show Kidnapped British Journalist
The group that calls itself the Islamic State has released a new video that purports to show a British man who says he is a journalist and a hostage of the militants.