The Economist Intelligence Unit has published its 2021 Safe Cities Index, ranking 60 major global cities across 76 indicators based on digital, health, infrastructure, environmental and personal security. Copenhagen tops the rankings this year with a s…
“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.” It was with these words that Apple’s iconic co-founder Steve Jo…
The U.S. service sector, the biggest contributor to the country’s GDP by far, continued its recovery from the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the second quarter of 2021. That’s according to advance estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s la…
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States in March 2020, forcing widespread lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus, consumer spending fell off a cliff. Following an abysmal April, which saw spending levels down more than 18 percent …
A poll by CBS and YouGov shows that most Americans think the Afghan government and army carry a great share the responsibility for the Taliban takeover, but many survey participants also put considerable blame on Presidents Biden and Trump.A quarter of…
While the CDC has stopped reporting breakthrough infections that do not end up in hospitalization, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has recently started to publish the breakdown of new COVID-19 infections among vaccinated and unvaccinated pe…
When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan in March, extending pandemic-related unemployment aid until Labor Day, millions of Americans breathed a sigh of relief. Back then, almost 14 million people depended on the emergency programs. And while the …
Despite the latest rise in new COVID infections, the U.S. labor market continues to show signs of improvement. According to fresh data released by the Department of Labor on Thursday, initial jobless claims dropped to 348,000 in the week ended August 1…
Even though it’s not yet in use, the 2Africa submarine communications cable network is already one of the biggest in the world, spanning 37,000 kilometers and connecting 23 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The project is partially funde…
A new survey by YouGov in Europe has revealed where scepticism surrounding the health risks of Covid-19 is at its most widespread. As our infographic shows, Romania is the biggest sceptic stronghold in 2021, where 46 percent of respondents said they ge…