24 Mar 2025, 15:26 UTC≈8,290 views18 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
More Than Half of the World’s Water Conflicts Are in Asia while Conflicts Over Water Are on the Rise
Asia is the global epicenter for water conflicts, accounting for more than half of all reported between 2020 and 2023 in absolute terms. This is according to data from the Pacific Institute. From 2020 to 2023, 410 water conflicts were listed in Asia. In just four years, this was already 21 more than the 389 conflicts…
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20 Mar 2025, 17:47 UTC≈6,390 views17 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
Where Starlink Is Available
Starlink satellite internet by Elon Musk's company SpaceX has been deemed critical for the Ukrainian war effort. Experts believe that as of now, there is no satellite internet service that can replace Starlink for this function. However, more so-called satellite constellations, typically consisting of low Earth orbit satellites that can provide fast, stable and low-latency internet, are b…
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18 Feb 2025, 18:49 UTC≈5,640 views41 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
The Countries Sending the Most Aid to Ukraine
Data from the Ukraine Support Tracker at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy released today shows that aid flow to Ukraine is constant if slow. As of Dec 31, allocations by the U.S. reached almost $120 billion, while EU institutions had allocated less than half of that.
Germany and the United Kingdom continued to be the biggest supporters of Ukraine, while aid from…
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12 Feb 2025, 13:54 UTC≈5,040 views17 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
The Looming Retirement Crisis
An aging population represents a major challenge for many countries around the world. Falling birth rates coupled with rising life expectancies are likely to place significant pressure on labor markets, healthcare and pension systems. OECD data reveals how a number of countries are facing particularly rapid aging. Where the number of retirees for every 100 workers already stood at more …
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5 Feb 2025, 13:53 UTC≈4,710 views17 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
Trump Tariff Plans Would Hit Most Important Trade Partners
Trade with Mexico, China and Canada accounted for around 43 percent of all U.S. goods imports in 2023 in terms of monetary value. UN Comtrade data shows that the United States imported $3.2 trillion worth of goods and exported $2.0 trillion in the corresponding year. Of these exports, goods shipped to Canada comprised 18 percent of the monetary export value,…
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31 Jan 2025, 13:56 UTC≈4,080 views17 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
Are "Dragon Babies" Bumping up China's Birth Rate?
The year of the dragon ended as the year of the snake began few days ago in China according to the Chinese lunar calendar. Carrying the zodiac sign of the dragon, which has been associated with the birth years 2024, 2012, 2000 and 1988 most recently, is considered desirable among Chinese as people born under the dragon sign are said to be more lucky, intelligent and…
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30 Jan 2025, 13:42 UTC≈3,240 views26 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
“Doomsday Clock” Ticks Closer to Midnight
The hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock are set at 89 seconds to midnight - closer to global catastrophe than ever before. The Doomsday Clock, or the Nuclear War Clock, represents how close we are veering towards a human-made global catastrophe. According to the “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists”, a magazine for nuclear scientists, the latest downtick from 90 to 89 seconds…
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12 Jan 2025, 16:40 UTC≈6,630 views17 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
How Widespread Is Distrust of Mainstream Media?
Distrust of the news is particularly widespread in the United States and France. According to a survey by Statista Consumer Insights, one in five respondents in each country said that they do not trust mainstream media. This is the highest share of the 21 countries polled. Spanish respondents were similarly skeptical, with 19 percent of respondents answering the same.
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8 Jan 2025, 17:51 UTC≈5,730 views24 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
Social Media: Where It's Hardest to Tell Truth From Fake News and Easiest to Encounter Hate Speech
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement to replace verified fact-checks with user comments – effectively removing moderation and verification – has raised concerns that Meta platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Threads could become breeding grounds for hate speech, racist rhetoric and misinformation as increasingly obs…
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7 Jan 2025, 11:31 UTC≈5,520 views14 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
4 Years Later: Americans Still Divided Over January 6
When a large mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election, the images of the chaos unfolding at the historic building sent shockwaves around the world. After all, this was the United States, once a shining light of democracy, on the precipice of political collapse. F…
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18 Nov 2024, 09:15 UTC≈5,310 views19 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
America's Main Import Partners
During the campaign, one of the central themes of Donald Trump’s economic plans was to raise tariffs. And this time not just on selected countries or products, but across the board. Trump suggested to slap a 10 to 20-percent tariff on all imports and to top it off with a 60-percent tariff on all things coming from China, one of the most important trade partners of the U.S. According to…
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8 Nov 2024, 09:14 UTC≈5,500 views11 reactionsread 27 August 2026 Photo
Investor Focus on Vacant and Independent Hotels
According to the 2024 European Hotel Investors Intentions Survey conducted by CBRE Research, vacant properties are most favored by hotel investors in Europe, as 36% of respondents chose this as their investment priority. This is followed by independent hotels at 28%.This graphic shows the acquisition priorities for European hotel investors by property type.
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