The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...

Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said, in the deadliest day since Israel’s truce with Hezbollah took effect. In ...

Travellers from all over the world are still drawn to its famous Eiffel Tower, storied Notre Dame Cathedral, Versailles, and the Bordeaux wines. With its vibrant culture and rich history ...

While these changes are largely symbolic, they’ve prompted mapmakers and educators to reconsider established labels. Florida ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

More than a billion people across the world depend on wetlands for their livelihoods – that’s about one in eight people on Earth. The theme for World Wetlands Day is “Wetlands and human ...

Armandine (seen above) died in 2020, and now prosecutors in the southern city of Montpellier are calling for a life sentence to be handed to her depraved mother, Sandrine Pissarra. The mother-of ...

Most low-income countries are not on course to graduate to middle-income status by 2050. Policy action at the global and national levels is needed to foster a more favorable external environment, ...

Hegseth, Noem join Trump's Cabinet after Senate confirmation.

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