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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
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The country’s top science agency tailored its findings to fit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s optimistic narrative despite a looming crisis, researchers say.
The Consumer Price Index climbed 5.3 percent from August 2020, which is still faster than normal. But monthly gains are slowing, and that’s a good sign for economic policymakers.
This summer, prompted by vaccine rollouts, budget travelers began wading back into hostel life. But the challenges are far from over.
“It shook the foundation,” a City Council member said of the protests that followed the shooting of Jacob Blake last summer.
Such treatments are extraordinarily promising and costly. Will the Biden administration commit to spending that could speed clinical trial results?
The stripped-down measure is intended to demonstrate party unity in the face of Republican opposition to new federal voting standards.
The army has escalated attacks on militias that oppose its rule, driving thousands of people into the hills. A shadow government has called for a nationwide uprising.
When government benefits are taken into account, a smaller share of the population was living in poverty in 2020 even as the pandemic eliminated millions of jobs.
The comedian and star of CBS’s “The Neighborhood,” who will host this year’s Emmys, talks about his inclusive approach to TV’s big night and why “I don’t want that Oscars feel.”
A new bipartisan commission is drawing up district lines, but New York Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork to take over the redistricting process.
Despite the Delta variant, the fashion tribe found lots of reason to celebrate.
“Sun & Sea,” an operatic installation that won the top prize at the Venice Biennale, is being staged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.