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Four charts that highlight this summer’s freakish temperatures
Our data team visualises the extreme heat #press
Silvergate is the latest victim of the crypto meltdown
Digital assets have had a good start to the year. It may not last #press
Online daters are less open-minded than their filters suggest
Users with permissive settings show similar biases to those with restrictive ones #press
Ocean-surface temperatures are breaking records
Here’s what that means #press
America’s jobs report is not as strong as it seems
These are the main takeaways #press
South-East Asia is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave
Hotter temperatures and reduced rainfall will also worsen the region’s dreaded haze #press
How much is Russia spending on its invasion of Ukraine?
By historical standards, it’s a puny amount. That tells you three big things #press
NATO defence spending is rising, but not fast enough
It’s about what you buy as well as how much you spend #press
Our model suggests that global deaths remain 5% above pre-covid forecasts
Attributing this increase to covid would make it the fourth-leading cause of death #press
Cheap vaccines could prevent millions of deaths from cervical cancer
A turning-point looms in the campaign to eliminate the disease #press
Are Canadian cities better than America’s?
EIU’s liveability index has an answer #press
Supply chains are back to normal. Why is inflation still so high?
Covid disruptions and energy-price spikes may have led to persistent price pressures #press
Brexit was wrong, say 57% of British voters
And for the first time, a narrow majority say they would vote to rejoin the EU #press
Could Ukraine’s allies be sending it more weapons?
Its arsenal is still dwarfed by Russia’s #press
The world’s most, and least, affordable cities are in Asia
An EIU survey highlights a region of cost-of-living extremes #press
Places with high religious participation have fewer deaths of despair
The loss of social capital, as well as opioids, explains rising middle-aged mortality #press
The world’s least liveable cities are starting to improve
The Middle East and Africa remain at the bottom of EIU’s index. But their scores are going up #press
Sunday brunch is the new Friday night
Post-lockdowns, in-person spending has shifted from weekdays to weekends #press
North Korea’s hackers are after intel, not just crypto
The country’s “all-purpose sword” is living up to its name #press
Silvergate is the latest victim of the crypto meltdown
Digital assets have had a good start to the year. It may not last #press