Most African countries lack accurate local base maps, stalling all sorts of government and business decisions. A new project aims to fix that.

Pollution is not just a nuisance. It can kill people–and by the millions. It also keeps countries worst affected by it poorer and unequal. So where do these deaths occur? This map, from the report, shows that nearly every country is affected in one way ...

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Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher Froschauer’s 1525 Old Testament,

Despite its exotic name, there’s a very good reason you’ve never booked a vacation to the Quilombo of Palmeres. Same goes for the Islands of Refreshment, the Fiume Endeavour and Neutral Moresnet. They no longer exist. While the map of the world may ...

Forbes’ 10 th annual ranking of the Best Countries for Business rates countries on 11 different metrics, including property rights, innovation, taxes, technology, corruption, freedom (personal, trade and monetary), red tape, investor protection and ...

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On Sunday an arm of the World Health Organization reported that the Zika virus is suspected to spread to all countries in North and South America, with the exception of Canada and Chile. The virus, which is carried by and contracted from mosquitoes, has ...

33 countries have blocked Russian planes from their airspace, including US, Canada, and the EU. Biden announced the US would join the ban on Tuesday during his State of the Union address. Putin retaliated on Monday by closing Russian airspace to 36 countries.

It's still illegal to be LGBT+ in 70 countries, and you could be given the death penalty in 12, as the world marks 30 years since “homosexuality” was declassified as a disease. International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT ...

Axis of obstruction’ stalls progress with poor and middle-income countries reluctant to quit fossil fuels despite peril