Although recent vaccine approvals have raised hopes of a turnaround in the pandemic later this year, renewed waves and new variants of the virus pose concerns for the outlook. Amid exceptional ...

Asia Pacific Regional Seminar Asia and Pacific Economic Outlook: A Year of Difficult Policy Trade-Offs While the Asia and Pacific region remains the world’s most dynamic, with growth in 2022 expected ...

The Denisovans, together with the Neanderthals, are the closest extinct relatives of modern humans. It wasn't until 2010 that scientists announced that the Denisovans existed, so much about them ...

The United States maintains an extensive military footprint in the Middle East, including a number of naval assets and permanent U.S. bases. Washington’s presence has allowed it to respond to ...

The hastily drawn border, known as the Radcliffe Line, attempted to carve out two nations along religious lines—but sparked violence instead.

Disability and Employment. Fact Sheet 1 Employment of persons with disabilities. Data on persons with disabilities are hard to come by in almost every country.

Here’s a map of the wildfire smoke and a look at the air quality warnings and advisories in place across Canada. British Columbia. Several wildfires in the province’s northeast are burning, ...