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NATO defence spending is rising, but not fast enough
It’s about what you buy as well as how much you spend #press
The world’s most, and least, affordable cities are in Asia
An EIU survey highlights a region of cost-of-living extremes #press
Turkey sits at the crossroads of tectonic plates as well as civilisations
The recent quake was the first magnitude-seven event on the East Anatolian fault in modern times #press
Our Big Mac index can predict the future (sort of)
Burgernomics suggests that Britain, China and Japan are due for a currency rebound #press
Nepo babies are taking over the workplace
One in three Americans has worked for mum or dad #press
How many people died after China lifted its zero-covid policy?
Data from Macau and Hong Kong provide a grim estimate #press
A WHO report shows that pregnancy is killing 800 women a day
In some regions, the latest data show an alarming rise in maternal deaths #press
The Economist’s glass-ceiling index
Our annual measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce #press
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/glass-ceiling-index?utm_source=press.coop
Silvergate is the latest victim of the crypto meltdown
Digital assets have had a good start to the year. It may not last #press
Upper legislative houses tend to be biased and malapportioned
Variation in district sizes benefits conservatives, but not in lower chambers #press
Online daters are less open-minded than their filters suggest
Users with permissive settings show similar biases to those with restrictive ones #press
French bulldogs are taking over America
The miserable mutts are now the country’s most popular breed #press
Retirement has become much longer across the rich world
On average, men can expect to spend 20 years kicking back #press
Who are Russia’s supporters?
They may be numerous, but do not offer much to the Kremlin #press
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/03/31/who-are-russias-supporters?utm_source=press.coop
ChatGPT could replace telemarketers, teachers and traders
Here’s why that is no bad thing #press
Quantifying the rise of America’s far right
The extremists are becoming more deadly. The ideology is becoming more mainstream #press
Sudan’s spiralling war, in maps
Four graphics depict the fighting that threatens the entire region #press
America’s jobs report is not as strong as it seems
These are the main takeaways #press
Satellite data show Ukraine’s forces are testing Russia’s defences
The attacks may be part of the highly anticipated counter-offensive #press
Cheap vaccines could prevent millions of deaths from cervical cancer
A turning-point looms in the campaign to eliminate the disease #press