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Strelka/Flickr The suicide rate in the US jumped 30% from 2000 to 2016, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rise was especially large among young girls from 10 to 14, but it went up for females in every age group and for all men under 75. The suicide […]
There was a steep rise in opioid-related deaths among teens and young adults in Ontario, researchers find.
Associated Press US and Afghan officials are now estimating that the number of Taliban operating in Afghanistan is now a minimum of 60,000. The Taliban was estimated to be only 20,000 strong as little as four years ago. The increased number is a troubling development for the US and Afghanistan after over a decade of […]
Vladimir Putin was first elected as Russian President in 2000. Here’s how the Russian economy has transformed in the intervening years by numbers. Quality of life Before Putin’s election, Russia had a $ 9,889 GDP per capita by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). The figure had almost tripled by 2017, and has now reached $ 27,900. […]
China Daily via REUTERS An Iranian oil tanker carrying 122,000 tons of oil sank after it collided with a Hong Kong-based tanker in the East China Sea. The collision caused an explosion that sent thousands of tons of oil spilling into the ocean. The tanker was carrying condensate, a type of ultra-light crude oil that […]
Republican are getting closer to passing their massive tax reform plan. They recently changed the top individual tax bracket to 37%, down from the current 39.6%, and lower than the 38.5% proposed by the Senate. This small change will give a huge boost to ultra-wealthy Americans. Republican leaders reached an agreement on their final […]
As consumer drones become increasingly settled in the mainstream, it seems inevitable that they’d also annoy more and more people. In the UK, the number of reports to the police concerning drone activity increased threefold between 2015 and 2016, and twelvefold compared to 2014. According to data obtained by the Press Association through freedom of […]
These aren’t easy times for all mobile game developers. But Space Ape Games is one of the exceptions that has begun to rise above the pack. From January 2015 to today, Space Ape Games grew from 10 million players to 35 million players, said John Earner, CEO of the London-based game studio, during Unity’s press […]
