The Americas explained: How geography, language and culture redraw the map

The Americas explained: How geography, language and culture redraw the map

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The Americas explained: How geography, language and culture redraw the map

The Americas explained: How geography, language and culture redraw the map
Chile comes closest to South America’s estimated ‘price of happiness’

Chile comes closest to South America’s estimated ‘price of happiness’
Niger Roundup: US oil investment push, security concerns in Bilma, soaring meat prices grip Niger

Niger Roundup: US oil investment push, security concerns in Bilma, soaring meat prices grip Niger
China leads world in agricultural production value, ahead of India and US

China leads world in agricultural production value, ahead of India and US
Ukrainians and Turks lead Germany’s foreign population across states

Ukrainians and Turks lead Germany’s foreign population across states
Countries redraw political maps as governments build and shift capitals

Countries redraw political maps as governments build and shift capitals
AI-written articles now account for about half of online publishing

AI-written articles now account for about half of online publishing
2010 recorded the most major earthquakes in USGS data

2010 recorded the most major earthquakes in USGS data
Lions now occupy just 6% of their historic range as wild populations shrink

Lions now occupy just 6% of their historic range as wild populations shrink
Europe leads world in milk and dairy consumption at 221 kg per person

Europe leads world in milk and dairy consumption at 221 kg per person
El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger by 2027, WFP warns

El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger by 2027, WFP warns
Turkmenistan Roundup: Halk Maslahaty preparations, smart energy, and Caspian diplomacy

Turkmenistan Roundup: Halk Maslahaty preparations, smart energy, and Caspian diplomacy
LIVE: Polls close as Zambia awaits election results

LIVE: Polls close as Zambia awaits election results
US commands global data centre market as AI boom fuels infrastructure surge

US commands global data centre market as AI boom fuels infrastructure surge
Total Solar Eclipse sweeps across Spain in historic celestial event

Total Solar Eclipse sweeps across Spain in historic celestial event
Democrats expand 2026 senate battlefield, Republican-held seats come under pressure

Democrats expand 2026 senate battlefield, Republican-held seats come under pressure
Brazil’s Mato Grosso is nearly as large as the world’s biggest national park

Brazil’s Mato Grosso is nearly as large as the world’s biggest national park
Canada and Mexico are the closest foreign countries to most of the United States

Canada and Mexico are the closest foreign countries to most of the United States
Brazil leads world in renewable freshwater resources

Brazil leads world in renewable freshwater resources
Brazil Roundup: Lula gains an election edge, judicial scrutiny intensifies, ports expose a growth bottleneck

Brazil Roundup: Lula gains an election edge, judicial scrutiny intensifies, ports expose a growth bottleneck
The missions that changed the course of WWII

The missions that changed the course of WWII
North America uses 13 times more energy per person than Africa

North America uses 13 times more energy per person than Africa
NVIDIA’s AI boom sends data-centre revenue above $75 billion

NVIDIA’s AI boom sends data-centre revenue above $75 billion
Bolivia Roundup: Political trust erodes, fuel crisis deepens, and regions secure a landmark 50/50 agreement

Bolivia Roundup: Political trust erodes, fuel crisis deepens, and regions secure a landmark 50/50 agreement
Ageing populations deepen across Europe and Japan

Ageing populations deepen across Europe and Japan
China dominates global solar power capacity with more than half of top 10 installations

China dominates global solar power capacity with more than half of top 10 installations
Italy hosts three of the Mediterranean's most populous islands

Italy hosts three of the Mediterranean's most populous islands
Southern Europe embraces air conditioning while the north holds back

Southern Europe embraces air conditioning while the north holds back
Dhaka set to overtake Jakarta as the world's largest urban agglomeration by 2050

Dhaka set to overtake Jakarta as the world's largest urban agglomeration by 2050
Nigeria Roundup: Food security drive, ECOWAS deployment, manufacturing concerns

Nigeria Roundup: Food security drive, ECOWAS deployment, manufacturing concerns
New Study: Europeans need only 1.6 hours of work to buy GTA VI

New Study: Europeans need only 1.6 hours of work to buy GTA VI
Why China calls Japan the 'Land of the Rising Sun'

Why China calls Japan the 'Land of the Rising Sun'
China records East Asia's highest youth unemployment

China records East Asia's highest youth unemployment
Dutch founders of Bali run club banned after discrimination allegations spark immigration probe

Dutch founders of Bali run club banned after discrimination allegations spark immigration probe
Nearly all people in Tajikistan hold at least one gender bias against women

Nearly all people in Tajikistan hold at least one gender bias against women
Romania and Slovakia lead Europe's homeownership rankings

Romania and Slovakia lead Europe's homeownership rankings
South Africa records more murders than dozens of developed countries combined

South Africa records more murders than dozens of developed countries combined
Germany, UK and France remain CERN's biggest backers

Germany, UK and France remain CERN's biggest backers
The Amazon spans nine territories but one country dominates

The Amazon spans nine territories but one country dominates
Brazil's northernmost point is closer to Canada than to Brazil's southern border

Brazil's northernmost point is closer to Canada than to Brazil's southern border
Latin America's most expensive country revealed

Latin America's most expensive country revealed
Here's where mobile data is most expensive - and how to avoid high costs when you travel

Here's where mobile data is most expensive - and how to avoid high costs when you travel
Argentina equals Germany's record with fourth FIFA World Cup final defeat

Argentina equals Germany's record with fourth FIFA World Cup final defeat
China remains world's largest economy by purchasing power

China remains world's largest economy by purchasing power
Empire of Japan reached its greatest extent in 1942 before turning point in World War II

Empire of Japan reached its greatest extent in 1942 before turning point in World War II
United States retains world's largest economy

United States retains world's largest economy