Sadly, the world appears poised for more shakes than gentle rattles in 2024. The year 2023 was marked by rising tensions and geopolitical shifts: In April, India overtook China as the world’s most populous country; in May, July and September, the entertainment and automotive industries in the...
2024年全球风险报告第19版WEF_The_Global_Risks_Report_2024.pdf,January 2024 The Global Risks Report 2024 Terms of use and disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The fin
7. China completes world's largest solar telescope array for monitoring solar activities China's Daocheng Solar Radio Telescope(DSRT), a solar telescope array in southwest China's Sichuan Province, passed key testing on September 27, marking the completion of the world's largest s...
Russialaunched missile and drone strikes onUkraine'senergy infrastructure on Christmas Day. The attacks killed one person in Dnipropetrovsk, a region in central Ukraine, and injured six in Kharkiv, in the north-east. The strikes targeted critical infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands without he...
below the Bank of England's target rate of 2%. The figure for August was 2.2%. Lower prices of petrol and plane tickets contributed to the drop, which makes it more likely that the bank will lower interest rates in November and December. It began easing in August with a quarter-point ...
TheGlobal Innovation Index (GII) 2024, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ranks 133 economies based on their innovation capabilities and performance. This year’s report highlights shifts in global innovation leadership, with a focus on emerging economies challenging traditi...
Interestingly, the report underscored a significant absence of the world’s largest nations in the top happiness rankings. With only the Netherlands and Australia boasting populations over 15 million in the top 10, and Canada and the UK exceeding 30 million in the top 20, sizeable populations did...
A closer look at the devices that people around the world use to access the internet, the speed of internet connections, and the quality of internet access in 2024.
As of October 2024, there were 5.52 billion internet users worldwide, which amounted to 67.5 percent of the global population. Of this total, 5.22 billion, or 63.8 percent of the world's population, were social media users. Global internet usage Connecting billions of people worldwide, the ...
World's Happiest Countries 20241 of 10Prev Next CNN — The World Happiness Report is out, and once again Nordic countries are humming along with the highest scores. The No. 1 country, Finland, has held onto its top ranking for seven years straight. This year’s report is the ...