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Washington has a habit of bombing defenseless nations in the name of democracy, but isn’t the least bit squeamish about selling weapons and giving military aid to countries its own human rights watchdogs deem dictatorial. Freedom House, a US-based non-governmental organization (NGO) set up in 1941, publishes an annual Freedom in the World report, which […]
OZY has spent the last nine months reporting from every country on earth for our Around the World project, and we’ve noticed something surprising: “Countries” don’t really mean as much as they once did. Everything from the digital economy to international crime makes our system of national borders feel dated, and the innovative new trends […]
This is a preview of the Global Payments Landscape report from Business Insider Intelligence. Current subscribers can read the report here. Noncash payments are on the rise worldwide. As new players emerge to capitalize on consumer appetite for digital payment methods, three mature markets — the UK, Australia, and Sweden — have become standouts for what […]
The most dangerous countries in the world have been mapped in a new study which looked at the safety of every country on the planet. A travel risk map for 2019 has highlighted where in the world there is the greatest security risk. Countries in central and northern Africa and the Middle East were revealed […]
The safest countries in the world have been collated by Which? Travel using statistics from a number of reports. Using crime rate data from the World Economic Fund, natural disaster risks from the World Risk Report and health risks from the NHS Fit for Travel advice, the top 20 safest places with the lowest crime […]
Reuters/Kacper Pempel Most of us in developed countries take for granted that our money is safe. Put it in a bank, and in theory at least, it doesn’t going anywhere. But that’s not necessarily true everywhere. So Business Insider took a look into the countries with the safest banks, using the World Economic Forum’s recently-released Global […]
The iPhone would not be such a smart phone without GPS, a touch screen or the internet. And who funded the development of those technologies? U.S. taxpayers, observes Mariana Mazzucato, who believes the state can be the boldest innovator, and ignoring it in Silicon Valley mythmaking is “extremely dangerous.” She points out that even the […]
Facebook is still continuing its assault against Twitch, as the social media giant has expanded its Level Up Program to game streamers around the world, totalling 21 countries. The Level Up Program helps streamers build a community on Facebook. Streamers that are eligible can earn some extra cash through Facebook Stars — similar to Twitch […]
Delayed flights are the bane of any traveller’s life when it comes to being stranded abroad or missing a day of a holiday. This year, flight delays hit a record high as more than 175,000 flights have been delayed or cancelled. This has exceeded last years’ figures by 26,000 with another three months still to […]
The threat of World War Three is looming large due to high-profile tensions from Russia and North Korea. Just this week Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted of his plans to deploy hypersonic weapons, an advanced form of warfare that even the US and China are unable to defend against. So, if the worst comes, where […]
