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Where air pollution is cutting lives short

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The average person on the planet could live 2.3 years longer if global particulate pollution levels were reduced to meet the World Health Organization guideline. This …

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Which Is ‘the best country in the world’?

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The feat of rating the world’s countries from best to worst seems megalomaniac, but the U.S. News and World Report has been successfully publishing a ranking …

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The rise of Asia’s extremely wealthy population

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The global ultra wealthy population will hit a total of 528,100 people by 2027, up from 133,000 in 2022, according to Altrata analysts latest World Ultra …

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The frontrunners for the 2024 Republican nomination

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Former President Donald Trump announced in November that he was seeking the Republican nomination for the presidential elections in 2024. Trump served one term from 2017 …

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Sedated poverty: Fewer people live in slums but progress is slow

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Despite progress made over the last decade, 64 percent of urban dweller in low income countries and 44 percent in lower middle income countries continued to …

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Americans’ support for, belief in unions strengthens

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More Americans support unions today than in the entire 19070s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. In 2023, 67 percent of U.S. respondents said they approved of unions, …

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The state of marijuana legalization in the U.S.

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Minnesota and Delaware were the latest U.S. states to legalize recreational marijuana and did so through their state legislatures this year. The last voter approved legalizations …

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Americans divided on progress made since March on Washington

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60 years ago today Martin Luther King Jr delivered the world-changing “I have a dream” speech in front of some 250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial …

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Number of UK homeless deaths rises again

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More than 1,300 people died while homeless across the United Kingdom in 2022, marking an 85 percent increase since 2019. According to data published by the …

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European countries that let you buy resident status

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There are several ways to obtain the citizenship of a country. As well as simply being born there or being the descendent of one of its …

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This crime will likely skyrocket in the US come 2023

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  According to estimates from Statista’s Cybersecurity Outlook, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to surge in the next five years, rising from $8.44 trillion in …

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These cities have the world’s highest costs of living

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  The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently published its Worldwide Cost of Living Index for 2022. In this edition, New York and Singapore jointly top the rankings …

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This is where price hikes are causing the most holiday stress

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For many, this Christmas will be marked not only by a tentative return to normality as covid-related restrictions have eased up around the world, but also by the …

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2022’s top Christmas gifts for adults

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Christmas can be a stressful time of year, especially when it comes to gifts. A 2021 survey by YouGov found that of their British respondents, the festive season’s …

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The highest-grossing Christmas movies of all time

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The 2018 release of The Grinch is the Christmas-themed movie which won the hearts of most viewers around the globe. With a gross of $512.9 million in just …

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Today’s No. 1 dream job didn’t even exist when Boomers were growing up

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  Becoming an astronaut has seemingly lost some of its glamor, at least in the United States and the United Kingdom, where children are three times …

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The incredible amount invested in space travel over the last decade

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  Private space travel is taking off, with around $265 billion having been invested in space startups since 2014. According to Space Capital, almost half of this …

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More Americans are getting away with murder … literally

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  The share of murders going unsolved is on the rise in the United States, according to the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS). As our chart shows, 2020 …

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This generation is the most terrified of horror movies

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  Younger audiences watch horror more than older groups, according to Statista’s Global Consumer Survey. You will find more infographics at Statista As our chart shows, of …

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The cars that show up most often in horror movies

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From epic car chases to lone killers in the rearview mirror, cars feature heavily in Hollywood horror movies. But have you ever stopped to think about …

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Do you think ‘killer’ robots should be banned?

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The Netherlands deployed its first lethal autonomous weapons last month, according to the military and intelligence trade journal Janes. The move marks the first time that a NATO army …

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America’s most popular Halloween costumes … for dogs!

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  Halloween is no small feat in the United States. With the average consumer estimated to spend more than $100 on Halloween-related items in 2022, it’s a …

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The shocking number of Americans who believe aliens exist

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  Belief in aliens is growing in the United States, according to surveys by YouGov America. Where just 20 percent of Americans thought that UFOs are probably either …

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The world’s longest-reigning monarchs

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  Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, worked alongside 14 U.S. presidents and 15 U.K. prime ministers, the last of whom, Liz Truss, was appointed …

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The most popular royal family members

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  After 70 years on the throne, the British public considers Queen Elizabeth II to be the best of the Royal bunch, according to a recent poll from Ipsos. …

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Public trust in FBI dwindling, except among Democrats

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  The FBI raided former U.S. President Donald Trump’s private club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, where they reportedly opened up a safe, following …

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These cities have more skyscrapers than NYC

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  The metropolis of Shenzhen in the southern Guangdong province of China has the most skyscrapers measuring over 200 meters tall of any city in the …

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People in this country have the most hangovers

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  Hangovers are most common amongst Brits, according to new data from Statista’s Global Consumer Survey, with around two out of every ten UK respondents saying they …

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Poll: Majority think Trump investigations should continue

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  Fifty-seven percent of voters said in an NBC survey that investigations into former U.S. President Donald Trump should continue following the FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate, where documents taken from …

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Here’s where people ‘borrow’ their neighbors’ Wi-Fi most often

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  According to data collected by Statista’s Global Consumer Survey, 16 percent of Dutch online respondents said that they mainly access their internet at home via their neighbor or …