The rise of democracy has been one of the greatest collective human achievements of the last century, allowing large shares of the world’s population to live in relative freedom and have the ability to alter the politics and society of their country. H…
On December 8, 2020, Margaret Keenan made history. The 90-year-old woman from Coventry, England became the first person to receive an approved Covid-19 vaccine. Twelve months later, more than eight billion doses have been administered worldwide, making…
Only 31 out of 112 countries appearing on the Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) achieved a score Very High or High in 2021, even though English is widely considered the most widespread world language or lingua franca following in the f…
Ever since the CDC officially recommended an additional dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine six months after the second dose for high-risk groups on September 24, the uptake of booster shots has outpaced new vaccinations in the United States a…
With Christmas just three weeks away and the holiday shopping season in full force, now is the worst time of the year to be confronted with financial worries. And yet, millions of Americans are facing financial hardship due to the recent surge in consu…
As Germany officially bid farewell to Angela Merkel on Thursday, a new era dawns in Europe’s largest economy. After 16 years, the end of Merkel’s chancellorship also marks a new beginning for U.S.-German relations, after Germany’s first female chancell…
After Samsung saw its profits dip in 2019, things are looking up since the latter half of 2020. The South Korean electronics giant posted Q3 profits of more than $13 billion in 2021.This means profits were up by more than 19 percent compared with the s…
On average, male Android users play 20.4 minutes of casual games per day, while female Android users get their casual gaming fix from approximately 25.6 minutes spent gaming on their mobile phones or tablets. According to data aggregated by adjoe, this…
When it comes to mobile gaming, Chinese players are most likely to opt for casual games, while U.S. smartphone or tablet gamers were most likely to pick action or strategy mobile games. This is according to the Mobile Games Index 2021 published by Adjo…
In a lot of respects, progress regarding sustainability and climate change is still far too slow for what the world needs. One area where the pace is really picking up however is that of electric vehicles. That is, the production and purchase of them. …