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The rankings of the top 10 most powerful countries out of 195 in the world in 2025 are compiled by US News using the following methodology. The power sub-ranking from US News is based upon an ...

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The paper states between November 2022 and November 2024, threat actors took advantage of vulnerabilities in .gov domains from over 20 countries. One of the things the domains are used for is open ...

Here are the 10 countries with the largest foreign currency reserve assets. All figures are as of November 2024 unless otherwise stated. Sources: IMF and Central Bank of the Republic of China ...

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Yet that hasn’t stopped World of Card Games from wading into the debate by creating their own ranking of the smartest countries in the world. Before we dive into the actual list of smartest ...

Ms Greenwood said: “For example, a number of countries have a lower or zero alcohol limit for young drivers, or a minimum learning period.” Countries that have lower drink-drive limits for new ...