Comet visits Earth for first time in 50,000 years
NASA expects comet to be at its brightest on Wednesday.
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Winter storm system blamed for at least 48 deaths
Nearly 60 percent of U.S. received winter warnings from weekend cold front.
World’s estimated population reaches eight billion
Life expectancy increases by nearly nine years since 1990.
OPEC+ slashes oil production to buoy prices
Projected cut amounts to 2 percent of global oil production.
Interest rate hikes, both foreign and domestic
Inflation creating cost of living crisis in U.S. and Europe.
UN report: 50 million in modern slavery
Report finds 28 million in forced labor and 22 million in forced marriages.
World population nears 8 billion
India projected to overtake China as most populous country.
UN reports more went hungry worldwide in 2021
About 2.3 billion people experienced moderate or severe hunger.
Western hemisphere countries to host more migrants
President Joe Biden and other leaders announced at the end of the Summit of the Americas on Friday a plan for creating more legal pathways for […]