Tanzania is set to see the highest growth rate by 2100 (1.22), followed by Mauritania (1.18), Benin (1.11) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1.01)— all in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is ...

European Union nations are pushing for a one-year delay to a landmark law to curb deforestation across the world, while seeking to soften requirements that have raised concerns about its bureaucratic ...

The appeal to America is simple. More dollar users would reduce borrowing costs for its government and its businesses. The greenback’s primacy already reduces the returns foreigners demand to invest ...

Bill Gates and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are reportedly developing plans to expand access to popular weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk A/S’ (NYSE:NVO) Wegovy and Eli Lilly and ...

Barberton residents experienced outages two to three times a week across the city in May and June. USPS is warning Americans about mystery packages coming to their doorstep Does Adelita Grijalva need ...

Florida cities and counties are defending their use of increased property tax revenue against criticism from state Republicans. Local governments assert the extra funds are used for essential public ...

IN SOME PARTS of the West, children of healthy weight have become the exception. In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The battle over Missouri’s congressional boundaries is heating up — and a new political showdown will soon unfold at the Capitol. The plan to change the Missouri congressional map ...

President Trump declared Washington, D.C., a “crime free zone” and pushed for other Democratic-run cities to work with his administration to bring down the crime rate in their areas. In a post on his ...

National Guard troops patrol the grounds of the Washington Monument with the Capitol seen in the distance. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...

An array of trade crosscurrents continued Tuesday afternoon. There has been a push for last-minute deals, continued fuzziness on previously announced trade commitments, and an indication from ...