While few industries have been spared by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector. As 2021 drew to a close with severe limitations to travel still in place, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) repor…
The number of countries experiencing more deaths than births in a given year is steadily increasing. An analysis of U.N. data by the Federal Institute for Population Research out of Germany shows that the “natural balance” of births and deaths is decli…
If any further proof was needed that Microsoft is taking gaming seriously, the company’s latest acquisition is a definite statement of intent. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in an all-cash tr…
Manchester United fans have to hear on a regular basis that their club has a twelfth man on the pitch in the form of the referee. Penalty awards come under special levels of scrutiny, with the accusation being that United are gifted match saving goals …
More than 40 percent of experts surveyed by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty think that cyber crime and business interruption will be the biggest business risks in 2022. As our chart shows, natural catastrophes and the effects of climate change hav…
A new U.S. government website where Americans can order the delivery of up to four free at-home Covid-19 test per home address launched without much fanfare on Tuesday. By the time word got out on Wednesday, the URL COVIDtests.gov was mobbed by those l…
Even though K-Pop stans are arguably the most fervent fans when it comes to promoting their favorite acts on social media, the top-viewed YouTube videos are dominated by songs for kids. One of them, the notorious Baby Shark Dance, has not only become t…
If you’ve had the pleasure of visiting Norway in recent years, you may have been amazed not only by the country’s breathtaking landscapes, but also by the number of Teslas zipping around the streets of Oslo. Having surpassed an electric vehicle share o…
After the U.S. troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, President Joe Biden’s approval rating dropped from the mid-50s to the low 40s. So far, Biden hasn’t been able to get back into the good graces of his constituents, who in the last weeks…
After China’s once-in-a-decade census had already corrected the number of births in the country downwards considerably in 2020, the latest release from the National Statistics Bureau of China (NBS) shows that in 2021, even fewer babies were born in the…
