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2 weeks ago | 
intellinews.com | Anna Fleck
A heat wave is sweeping across South Asia, with temperatures having reached 44°C in India’s Jaipur and 50°C in Pakistan’s Shaheed Benazirabad in April, Statista reports.
Experts warn that these conditions are becoming the “new normal” for the region. Where temperatures used to heat up from May and throughout June, such levels are now creeping earlier.
According to NASA, there is “unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate”.
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3 weeks ago | 
statista.com | Anna Fleck
International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia Around seven in ten U.S. adults said in a recent Gallup survey that they think same-sex marriage should be legal and have the same rights as heterosexual couples. LGBT+ rights have come a long way since 1996, when the polling organization first started polling the topic. Back then, only 27 percent of respondents said they thought that same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid.
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1 month ago | 
statista.com | Anna Fleck
This chart shows measles cases in the United States in 2025, by age and vaccination status.
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1 month ago | 
statista.com | Anna Fleck
This chart shows the share of respondents saying they have experienced mental health problems in the past 12 months (in %).
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1 month ago | 
statista.com | Anna Fleck
This chart shows the change in the number of European traveler arrivals to the U.S. between the first quarter of 2024 and 2025.
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1 month ago | 
iyamagazine.com | Anna Fleck
It’s Easter this weekend and while many around the world will be celebrating by eating chocolate easter eggs and setting out on easter egg hunts, some communities will be marking the days from Good Friday through to Easter Monday in far more unique ways. The following chart depicts just a handful of the more “out there” traditions and rituals that will be taking place. Certainly the most extreme of the 10 selected traditions takes place in the Philippines.
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1 month ago | 
iyamagazine.com | Anna Fleck
The world is seeing a resurgence in anti-Americanism, exacerbated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent tariff announcements. Data from Morning Consult shows that America’s reputation has worsened in 38 out of 42 nations polled around the world since the start of the year.
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1 month ago | 
statista.com | Anna Fleck
Tesla’s sales fell in several European markets in March, according to data published by Reuters. The news agency reports that the new figures add signs that drivers are turning away from Elon Musk’s electric car brand as competition from Chinese car manufacturers increases and some protest his political views. Tesla’s quarterly sales fell by around 62 percent in Germany, 55 percent in Sweden and Denmark, almost 50 percent in the Netherlands and 41 percent in France.
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1 month ago | 
statista.com | Anna Fleck
Global electricity demand from data centers is expected to more than double in the next five years, largely driven by the widespread uptake of AI. This is according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), released on Thursday. By the end of the decade, around half of the global energy demand for data centers is expected to come from renewables, including solar PV, wind and hydro. Combined, renewables are the fastest-growing source of electricity for data centers.
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1 month ago | 
iyamagazine.com | Anna Fleck
Amnesty International recorded 1,518 executions under the death penalty worldwide in 2024, marking an increase of 32 percent since the year before when 1,153 people were put to death. This marks the highest execution level since 2015. Three countries – Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia – accounted for 91 percent of all known executions, together totalling 1,380. Egypt, Singapore and Yemen also recorded significant increases, while Somalia had a decrease.
