America's No. 3 spot in the annual U.S. News project is a high-water mark, but comes as nearly half of survey respondents see a negative global impact from a potential Trump presidency. Elliott Davis Jr.Sept. 10, 2024 Trump's 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense Plan Was Inspired by Israel...
The United Nations logo seen on the back wall of the General Assembly Hall on May 12, 2006, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. In 1945, not long after the end of World War II, representatives of countries from around the world came together to create the United Nations, hop...
Argentina became independent of Spain as the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (along with Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay) in 1816. Once the other three South American nations split off, Argentina became the country we know today. Outside of football, Argentina is famous for its beach...
Zhang Jun (front), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a high-level roundtable on small states, multilateralism and international law at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 28, 2022.(Xinhua/Xie E) A Chinese envoy said that "it is important to bring bac...
These countries have homicide rates that are more thanfourfoldthe rate of America, which stands at 6.4 per 100,000 people. Going further, the vast majority of killings are driven by criminal activity using illegal guns that are often smuggled in from the United States. ...
Spanning thousands of miles and years, the ancient silk routes were not only routes for trade but also roads for cultural exchanges. They made a great contribution to human progress. In the 1980s, the United Nations and some countries began to envisage the Eurasian Land Bridge, the Silk Road...
This article presents global cancer statistics by world region for the year 2022 based on updated estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). There were close to 20 million...
It has become global consensus that as major polluters that have caused the largest part of climate change, developed countries should repay the debt they owed in the past.Climate activists take part in a protest in New York, the United States, on Oct. 29, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nagle/...
In the United States, 52% said it is unlikely the war will end this year, while 26% believe in a resolution, and 22% remain unsure. President-elect Donald Trump has stated during his campaign that he would take the necessary steps to restore peace and limit the cost of...
Nature Communications volume 13, Article number: 482 (2022) Cite this article 16k Accesses 87 Citations 179 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on excess mortality from all causes in 2020 varied across and within European countries. Using data for 2015–2019, ...