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Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when countries from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches and Myanmar's Lwin Moe Aung scored the very first goal in ...

One in four people globally live in a country whose population has already peaked in size. 11 July 2024 - According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is ...

The threat of World War Three is looming large in the public consciousness. Last week, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warned the world could be engulfed by wars involving China, Russia, North Korea ...

Global growth is projected to be in line with the April 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast, at 3.2 percent in 2024 and 3.3 percent in 2025. Services inflation is holding up progress on ...

Experts have warned the world is already at war for the third time - and has been for some time. When people think of war, many will bring up images of the First and Second World Wars, with the likes ...

Best of the best: That's the lofty standard for making the World Heritage List. Nations lobby hard to get their glorious buildings, wilderness, and historic ruins on the list, a stamp of approval that ...

Switzerland regained the top spot on U.S. News & World Report's list of best countries in the world. The 2024 rankings assessed 89 countries on factors including heritage, power, and entrepreneurship.

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View of the historic Zurich city center with famous Fraumunster Church on the Limmat River. What are the best cities to live in the world? Every year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) evaluates ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank upgraded its outlook for the global economy Tuesday, estimating that it will expand 2.6% this year on the strength of sustained growth in the United States. The bank’s ...

The World Bank upgraded its outlook for the global economy and said the “impressive” U.S. economy is powering the world. The latest outlook estimates the global economy will expand 2.6 percent, an ...