The world is a beautiful place to be born into if you don’t mind happiness not always being so very much fun if you don’t mind a touch of hell now and then just when everything is fine because even in ...

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 ...

Luxembourg, with its high GDP per capita and strong financial sector, is the richest country in the world. The nation is known for using its wealth to ensure better living standards, healthcare ...

A nation synonymous with distance running was given a multimillion-dollar choice: Get serious about antidoping efforts, or get banned from world sports. With money from an oil boom, Norway ...

All over the world, ecosystems are threatened. From forests and drylands to farmlands and lakes, natural spaces on which humanity’s existence depends are reaching a tipping point. According to ...

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 ...

November 2, 2024 • The images show a devastating transformation of eastern Spain, where at least 205 people have been killed by flash floods.

A major scientific breakthrough has overturned the long-held belief that gout is primarily caused by lifestyle factors like diet and alcohol consumption.

With a population of more than 1.4 billion, India is the world’s largest democracy. Over the past decade, the country’s integration into the global economy has been accompanied by economic growth.

In Markham, Ontario, a woman was caught on camera stealing Halloween candy meant for children, quickly going viral and sparking outrage on social media. Harrison Faulkner shared the footage, which ...

Barbara Wilkinson had boarded the flight from East Midlands Airport to Corfu with her 13-year-old granddaughter Tamara Wilkinson and a close friend on October 14th. But after setting off on the ...

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