San Marino, a small independent nation within Italy, founded in 301 CE, is considered the world’s oldest republic.
Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world is at 2,724,900 square kilometres.
France is divided into more than 90 administrative units known as 'departments'.
Also known as the corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum or titan arum releases an extremely foul odour comparable to that of rotten flesh, which can be smelled 0.8 kilometres away.
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest country without a river.
The Amazon, which spans nine South American countries and covers between 6.24 and 6.56 million sq.kms is the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Rising seas amplify frequency and severity of storm surges and coastal flooding
The provisions of the Rules represent universally acknowledged blueprint for prison management in the 21st century
India’s population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion, says UN report
India ranked fifth on the list with 1,350 patents filed in the past decade, shows WIPO report
UN experts stress that gender apartheid be recognised as a crime against humanity
Cannabis remains the most widely used drug worldwide, shows UNODC report
A total of 160 million children — 63 million girls and 97 million boys — are in child labour globally
It is known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history
Life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years, which is the 2012 level
The UN observes International Day for Biodiversity on May 22
More than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, shows report
It called for women’s reproductive health and rights to take centre stage in global development efforts
WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in COVID-19 patients
That is the equivalent of six lives saved every minute of every year
UK Parliament approves Bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
Paris Olympics torch lit in ancient Olympia
WHO launches SARAH, a prototype digital health promoter powered by AI
NATO is a military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949
Bulgaria and Romania partially join the Schengen Area
There were 27.6 million people in forced labour on any given day in 2021, shows ILO report
Famine in Gaza is imminent, with immediate and long-term health consequences, warns report
The annual number of under-five deaths dropped to 4.9 million, shows UN data
Over the past 25 years, more than 50 countries have changed their laws to facilitate access to abortion