This group is diverse, with an increasing number who say they are of two or more races. For Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the ...

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to ...

HONG KONG, Jan 17 (Reuters) - China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the trend ...

On January 15, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Keremet Bank, a Kyrgyz financial institution formerly known as AsiaUniversalBank and later Rosinbank. The bank, over 97% state-owned, has ...

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division Ahead of Inauguration Day on January 20th, learn five interesting inaugural trivia from The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia. 1.

Kyrgyzstan’s Social Democrats are being subjected to “political terror,” prominent party member Kadyr Atambayev said in a Facebook post after learning that fellow member Zhanna Samysheva had ...

Most residents live on the west coast in one of the major towns, with the rest residing in remote settlements such as Qassimiut, population 20. Nearly 17,000 Greenlanders make their home in Nuuk, ...

Kyrgyzstan (MNN) — A new religion law looms over Christians in Kyrgyzstan. The constitution of the Central Asia nation guarantees freedom of religion. But years of increasing restrictions send another ...

Here are 10 fun and interesting facts about Tiquicia that you won’t find on every other list, proving this country isn’t like the rest. 1. Costa Rica is Not an Island First and foremost, Costa Rica is ...