A recent study found that Lebanon has the world’s fastest-rising cases of cancer and cancer-related deaths. Ali Mokdad, ...

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On average, 42.4 million people in 22.7 million households received monthly SNAP benefits through the first eight months of the 2025 fiscal year.

Researchers from Nazarbayev University’s National Laboratory Astana have published the first large-scale genomic dataset of healthy Kazakh ...

Sudan's ongoing nationwide conflict has triggered one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, displacing 13·9 million people,1 including more than 4 million individuals who have fled across borders.

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New statistics show a major reversal in immigration numbers and population growth, with parts of New Zealand now seeing ...

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The World Urbanization 2025 dataset includes the latest estimates of city, town and rural populations for 237 countries or areas from 1950 to 2025, with projections until 2050. It also provides ...

Africa’s economic growth is hinging on creating 1 billion jobs by the end of the century. Where will it find them?

With a population of 55,000, a coach who writes crime novels and a squad of part-time players, tiny Faroe Islands has a stunning shot at qualifying for the World Cup. For that, the Faroe Islands must ...