China is now an upper-middle-income country. Although China eradicated extreme poverty in 2020, an estimated 17.0 percent of the population lived on less than $6.85 a day (in 2017 PPP terms), the ...

Today's object: Mummy of Hornedjitef British Museum Mummy and coffins of a priest who lived over 1,000 years after Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great. Weekly theme: Making us human Looking at the ...

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Explore the seven continents of the world, learn about the world's oceans and find out more about the Earth's poles. The continent of Europe Find out about the continent of Europe, including some ...

According to the CIA World Factbook, the petroleum sector accounts for roughly 42% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), 87% of its budget revenues, and 90% of its export earnings.

Canadian and U.S. accusations of assassination plots have drawn attention to the Sikh separatist movement, which India calls a source of organized crime. By Anupreeta Das As the country reels ...

For example, according to the World Bank's Human Capital Index, a child born in Honduras will be almost half ... The framework is based on the systematic country diagnostic update (PDF, in English), a ...

The United Nations General Assembly designated 31 October as World Cities Day, by its resolution 68/239. The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global ...

The incumbent, Maia Sandu, a pro-Western reformer and former economist at the World Bank, won 42% in the first round against ten other candidates. Most of them were backed by Russia, which was ...

The coronavirus pandemic has reached almost every country in the world. Its spread has left national economies and businesses counting the costs, as governments struggle with new lockdown measures ...

The theme of World Water Day 2024 is ‘Water for Peace’. When we cooperate on water, we create a positive ripple effect – fostering harmony, generating prosperity and building resilience to ...

October 30, 2024 The World's Largest River Is Running Low October 30, 2024 • The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought ...