The World Bank study shows that South African cities are unusually fragmented, with dense, poor neighborhoods located far ...

You find what space you can in Burundi, where 14m people squeeze into an area not much bigger than Wales or Massachusetts.

Kenya plans to map new underground water reserves in Nairobi as mounting demand and supply deficits intensify pressure on the ...

Long-awaited museums, record-breaking skyscrapers and a soaring Catholic basilica — these architecture projects are worth a closer look.

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North of the limits of the Lukutwe community forest concession, two armed soldiers stepped in front of Valery Kyembo and his ...

US will do something on Greenland whether they like it or not . Because if we don 39;t do it Russia or China will take over ...

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 17 July 2001 Population ...

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Background We investigated the prevalence, temporal trends and associated factors of overweight and obesity among adults in ...