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ROTTERDAM (ANP) - De Pensioenfederatie vindt het ,,vervelend'' dat de Europese Centrale Bank (ECB) zijn belangrijkste rentetarief verder heeft verlaagd. Door het besluit is de kans dat pensioenfondsen volgend jaar moeten gaan korten nog groter geworden.

'Your 'weakness' can result in something very beautiful.'

Ben Hooper
DUBLIN, Ireland, March 10 (UPI) -- A jetpack-flying daredevil baffled and thrilled onlookers in Dublin, Ireland, with a 28-second flight over the River Liffey's Ha'penny Bridge.

A Mitchell’s Plain hospital has been accused of tardiness and poor service delivery following a man’s death.

But what if officials correctly ruled Mason Plumlee fouled Markieff Morris?

Most cancer patients in India approach doctors when the disease has reached an advanced stage. Though doctors say it has become much easier to treat such patients these days, they still wish early detection of the cancer becomes more common.

FRANKLIN, Indiana - Johnson County officials have vowed to help addicts and target dealers after 21 people were arrested in the county's second large drug sweep in recent months.

German Chancellor criticises European states for shutting their borders to migrants

German Chancellor criticises European states for shutting their borders to migrants

The organizers for Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games want to make it clear they did not "forget" to include a spot for the iconic Olympic flame, as reports have indicated. That would seemingly be a pretty obvious, and embarrassing, thing to forget. Officials have instead insisted they were keeping the location of the flame's cauldron a surprise.

The euro staged a stunning recovery Thursday, briefly breaking above $1.11 after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said he doesn't anticipate further rate cuts. The shared currency was worth $1.1030 in recent trade, compared with $1.0986 late Wednesday. Draghi said he believes this cut could be the last, though he acknowledged that this could change.

Israeli author Dr Uri Davis called the Jewish National Fund "an illegal organisation" during an address in Freedom Park.

STOCKHOLM - Health authorities in Norway say two pregnant women have tested positive for the zika virus after traveling in Latin America.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Health authorities in Norway say two pregnant women have tested positive for the zika virus after traveling in Latin America.

Roettingen could not say whether the virus had affected the pregnancies of the infected women in any way but said they were being closely monitored by health care personnel. Health officials are investigating whether the mosquito-borne virus is linked to birth defects in the children of women who caught the virus while pregnant.

Durban High School pupils are keeping a weary eye out for thugs on their way to and from school after a spate of muggings.

Seeing double? Fans certainly are.  It's no secret that Jason Sudeikis and Ed Helms look eerily alike. Both are famous in their own right—one is the major star...

Christian Bale opened up about his role in “Knight of Cups” and shared his feelings on the newest Batman film.

Parents know it's never to early to save for your kids future,but it can be hard to find the right opportunities to set that money aside. The HOPE scholarship plan and Georgia's official college saving plan are joining together to make it easier for you.

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When photographer David Hanson arrived in Atomic City, Idaho in 1986, he knew he was capturing a still-cooling piece of American history.

While the Mountain West boomtown spent the late 1940s thriving on the power generated at the nearby nuclear complex, by the mid-1950s, a string of nuclear meltdowns had sent the town's residents searching for safer dwellings. Atomic City — current population: 29 — was left to become a shell of its former self. 

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Cobra stew. Hallucinogenic root bark. KFC. These were favorite meals of some 20th-century dictators.

In "Dictators' Dinners: A Bad Taste Guide to Entertaining Tyrants," Victoria Clark and Melissa Scott offer astonishing insights into dictators' table manners, food vices, and fears of poisonings. They also include recipes for some of the meals.

We selected several ruthless leaders from the book and highlighted their favorite foods — and some of their horrifying dinnertime eccentricities. Читать дальше...

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Certain Corona bottles that may contain small bits of glass are being pulled from the shelves at vendors in the United States and Guam, according to Constellation Brands Inc., which owns the brand. The recall will affect a portion of the brand's Corona Extra 12-pack and 18-pack bottles with deposit labels, the company announced Wednesday. A recall was also issued in Guam. It is estimated that 1 in every 5,000 Corona Extra 12-ounce clear bottles have been potentially impacted.