Python stays far ahead after another dip; C holds second, Java retakes third from C++, and R rises to eighth as SQL slips, with Delphi steady in tenth. May’s TIOBE Index has one of those charts that ...

Beijing welcomed President Trump with a high-ranking vice president, but the choice of a ceremonial leader suggests China is trading symbolism for substance. By Lily KuoPei-Lin Wu and Pablo Robles ...

The International Comparion Program estimates purchasing power parities (PPPs) for the world’s economies in order to provide comparable price and volume measures of GDP and its expenditure components.

1/ PPPs are statistical estimates and should be treated as approximations of true values, subject to sampling, measurement, and classification errors. They should not be used as indicators of currency ...

A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits.

Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening ...

The World Food Programme aims to eradicate hunger and malnutrition. It is the world’s largest humanitarian agency. Every year, the programme feeds almost 80 million people in around 75 countries ...