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More Americans than ever report a disability
Yet they are more likely to have a job than before the pandemic #press
China will become less populous, more productive—and more pricey
And GDP parity with America is still decades away #press
The rapid loss of Antarctic sea ice brings grim scenarios into view
The extent of newly exposed ocean is the size of Argentina #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
Thailand was EIU’s most improved democracy of 2022
But it is too early to laud the country’s gains #press
Retail investors are losing billions buying stock options
The latest fad is contracts with just hours left before expiration #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
Retirement has become much longer across the rich world
On average, men can expect to spend 20 years kicking back #press
Charting Ukraine’s soaring exports to the EU
The influx of grain is testing its neighbours’ solidarity #press
Do Britons even like the royal family?
King Charles III’s coronation raises a thorny question #press
Expensive energy may have killed more Europeans than covid-19 last winter
Our modelling estimates that high energy prices claimed 68,000 lives #press
Sacking Tucker Carlson has put a dent in Fox News’s ratings
Although the channel’s viewers skew conservative, they are open to persuasion from other sources #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
When will China’s GDP overtake America’s?
Recent forecasts have pushed the date further into the future #press
England may soon become the world’s best cricket team
Winning the Ashes would propel them past India and Australia #press
Buyers of Russian crude are exporting refined oil to the West
The price-cap scheme has created opportunities for middlemen #press
Perilous migrant crossings of the Mediterranean are rising
But the numbers remain below those of 2015 and 2016 #press
North Korea’s hackers are after intel, not just crypto
The country’s “all-purpose sword” is living up to its name #press
Four charts that highlight this summer’s freakish temperatures
Our data team visualises the extreme heat #press