After years of fighting for a chance to reap the rewards of their athletic achievements, U.S. college athletes landed a big win this week. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) gave in to pressure from state legislators in adopting a new …
According to the Statista Global Consumer Survey luxury content special, the coronavirus pandemic has had a negative impact on the market for luxury products. Around half of the luxury customers from the six countries surveyed said that they spent less…
The United Nations has announced that it has recognized a new record-high temperature of 18.3°C or 64.9°F set on the Antarctic continent last year. It was set at Argentina’s Esperanza base on February 06, 2020 and it surpasses the previous 17.5°C or 63…
An analysis of data by the Conference Board shows that Libya, Iraq and Argentina are the countries which posted the most years of negative GDP growth since 1951. Other than “failed states” Libya and Iraq, Argentina has not experienced a protracted civi…
As July 4 is coming up, millions of Americans are packing up for an Independence Day getaway. After celebrations were subdued by the pandemic in 2020, 47 million Americans are expected to take a trip this weekend, according to AAA’s Independence Day tr…
According to the latest ONS figures, almost one million people were estimated to be suffering from Long Covid in the UK in the four weeks ending 6 June. Long Covid is defined as “symptoms persisting more than four weeks after the first suspected corona…
A U.S. federal court ruled in favor of Facebook on Monday, dismissing antitrust complaints brought forward by the Federal Trade Commission and 48 state attorney generals. The complaints argued that Facebook was illegally maintaining a monopoly in the m…
Ranking countries by the size of their economies and their overall net wealth, the U.S. can be found ahead of China, usually followed by the UK, Japan, India or Germany. But sorting countries for their per-capita average wealth – or even for their medi…
The rapid spread of the Delta variant has led to countries around the world scrambling for new travel bans to stop the COVID-19 virus mutation. Hong Kong, Spain and Portugal restricted travel from the UK yesterday, while Germany had already curtailed e…
100 years ago, the rise of Communism started in China, but that is a long time for things not to change. Despite the ruling Chinese communist party celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding on July 1, the private sector is the driving force beh…