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A teal ribbon for ovarian cancer awareness.

Countries With The Highest Incidence Of Ovarian Cancer In The World

Around 58% of ovarian cancer cases occur in less developed countries, with Fiji, Latvia, and Bulgaria having the highest rates of the disease.

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High magnification micrograph of a clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Countries With The Highest Incidences Of Kidney Cancer In The World

The Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Slovakia have the highest incidences of kidney cancer in the world.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Seemingly endless rows of shipping containers in Shanghai Harbor.

The Busiest Ports In The World

Six Chinese ports are among the 10 busiest in the world, with Shanghai ranking the highest among them all in terms of container handling traffic.

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Tuberculosis has infected one third of the world's population and kills well over a million people yearly, often infecting those also infected with HIV. It is a major point of concern for many of the countries with the highest mortality rates worldwide.

Countries With the Highest Death Rate

Issues related to violence and healthcare have resulted in high crude death rates in parts of Africa and Eastern Europe.

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Labor force calculations include not only those actively working within a country, but also those capable of working and seeking jobs who remain unemployed.

Labor Force By Country

A major factor in sustaining any country’s economy is its labor force. Countries such as the United States and China connect high GDP, total population, and labor force size.

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Paved roads, electricity access points, and other modern amenities remain few and far between throughout much of Africa.

Countries With The Lowest Access To Electricity

For many in sub-Saharan Africa, having a simple power outlet within their homes would be a dream come true.

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The high-rise architectures at Shibam, Wadi Hadhramaut, Yemen.

The Oldest Skyscraper City in the World

Shibam, a town in Yemen, exhibits the earliest examples of vertical urban planning in the form of densely clustered mud-brick high-rise buildings.

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Biggest Cities In Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)

Abidjan along the Atlantic Gulf of Guinea is the largest city in the country, and second only to Lagos, Nigeria in the West Africa Region.

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Recent economic downturns have left many Dutch workers receiving far less work (and compensation) than they desire.

12 Countries With The Highest Rates Of Part-Time Employment

Several countries have part-time rates in excess of 20%, with more than 50% of Dutch workers classified as part-time.

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Where Is The World's Largest Buddhist Temple?

The 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple of Borobudur located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, is the largest Buddhist temple in the world.

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As in much of the developing world, these power lines in Jamshepur, India often become a tangled mess, and thus all the more difficult to repair.

Countries Most Prone To Power Outage Financial Losses

Large-scale power outages can devastate developing economies.

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The Potala Palace in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Where Is The World's Highest Palace Located?

At an altitude of 12,100 feet, the Potala Palace in the Lhasa Valley of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, is the highest palace in the world.

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The financial costs of terrorist attacks, such as bomb explosions, car and truck bombs, and hijacked airplanes include mostly the destruction of property, though deaths, injuries and other factors can apply to costs as well.

Most Expensive Terrorist Attacks in the World

Irrespective of where a major terrorist attack takes place, it triggers the same feelings amidst citizens of the world – shock, revulsion and uncertainty. We look at the financial costs of the most damaging terrorism events in modern history.

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Major corporations employing large numbers of people at a time contribute to the low self-employment rates seen in many developed countries.

15 Countries With The Lowest Rates Of Self-Employment

In several member states of the EU, less than 1 in 10 workers are classified as self-employed.

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Most Successful Missions To Mars

Mars and its moons have been the target for several spacecraft exploration missions meant to reveal the nature of the red planet.

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Snow speeds down the slopes of these mountains in the Caucasus Region of Russia.

Deadliest Avalanches In History

Ranked by death toll, these are some of the deadliest avalanches to ever be recorded in human history.

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Gambling is hugely popular in some parts of the world while in others, it is completely banned.

Countries That Gamble The Most

Based on data from H2 Gambling Capita, Australia experiences the biggest gaming losses due to gambling in the world.

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The Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania.

The World's Heaviest Building

The Palace of the Parliament, the seat of the Romanian Parliament, weighing in at around 4,098,500,000 kg, is the heaviest building in the world.

April 25, 2017 12:31

For decades associated with youth and vigor, soft drinks are not as harmless as some might think.

Countries With The Highest Levels Of Soft Drink Consumption

Latin America has some of the highest rates of soda intake globally, according to data presented by Euromonitor.

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Hong Kong, a major tourist and financial hub, has a huge income disparity with neighboring Mainland China.

Which Neighboring Countries Have the Highest Income Disparity?

A country's GDP is indicative of how much wealth belongs to the average citizen, and sometimes despite geographic proximity these numbers can vary greatly amongst neighbors.

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