Tag: WorldNews

Pharmakeia: America's Seniors Are Being Overmedicated Into Oblivion Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, So many seniors that were once so full of life are now just shadows of their former selves.  It can be really easy to assume that they are “just getting old” and that nothing unusual is happening to them.  

These Are The Best Countries At Reading Every three years, the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) evaluates how well 15-year-olds can apply reading skills to real-world situations. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks the top-performing countries based on their average reading scores.

Syrian Mass Anti-Government Protests Result In Several Alawites Gunned Down Via The Cradle Syrian citizens of the Alawite minority sect took to the streets on Sunday to protest against government violence and sectarian persecution, in line with a call made by the community’s religious leader a day earlier.  Members of the minority sect protested in the Alawite neighborhoods of the central governorate of Homs, and in several towns and cities on the country’s coast, including Tartous, Jableh, and Latakia. Protests also erupted in Hama governorate, including in the city of Masyaf. Alawite Syrians held up banners reading "Federa

Prediction Consensus: What The Experts See Coming In 2026 For the seventh straight year, Visual Capitalist sifted through the forecast landscape to bring you the Prediction Consensus, a synthesis of what analysts, thought leaders, and industry experts expect for the year ahead. This year, Nick Routley analyzed over 2,000 individual predictions from a wide variety of sources including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs,

The Good News Is People Are Realizing We're On Our Own Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, We no longer care who's behind the curtain because we're in charge of our own lives now. The Good News is people are realizing We're On Our Own and starting to take action accordingly. This article describes how people in one low-income county are localizing self-reliance rather than remain dependent on government subsidies. The War on Poverty Failed Them--and They're No Longer Waiting For Help (wsj.c

New Orleans Has The Highest Homicide Rate Among Major US Cities Across the United States, there were 22,830 homicides in 2023, averaging 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people. Homicide rates vary widely across American cities, influenced by factors such as poverty, inequality, gun laws, and local policing strategies. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, shows the top 40 U.S. cities by their homicide rate per 100,000 residents and the total number of homicides, based on the latest reported 

Rewind Your Age Naturally: The Secret Lies In 6 Superfoods Authored by JoJo Novaes & Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Can you imagine rewinding your biological clock by more than two years in just eight weeks, simply by adjusting your diet and lifestyle? It might be possible.

India's Modi Has The Highest Approval Rating Of World Leaders Heading Into 2026 Public approval of political leaders reflects a mix of economic conditions, policy decisions, and broader voter sentiment. As 2025 comes to a close, approval ratings offer a snapshot of how leaders around the world are perceived heading into 2026. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks major global leaders by approval rating, based on surveys conducted between December 8 and 14, 2025, by Morning Consult.

Silver Tops $83: "When Prices Move Like This, An Awful Lot Of Bad Things Become Possible..." The final week of the year begins with silver adding to a stunning month of gains, topping $83 for the first time...

Watch: Russian Diplomat Shocked As FSB Nabs Him For Selling Secrets To US A former Russian diplomat has been sentenced to 12 years in a high-security penal colony after being convicted of passing state secrets to the United States, which allegedly happened during his stint as an assistant to Russia's consulate general in Houston, where he worked between 2014 and 2017. The Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Friday that 38-year old Arseniy Konovalov has been found guilty of treason. He was detained in March last year on suspicion of providing classified information to American intelligence, and the newly released video of the moment he was detained by the Russian secur

Also in today’s newsletter: Europe’s defence groups and the Arnault family’s Parisian property purchases

Florida visit will be the Israeli PM’s sixth summit with US president this year, the most of any world leader

Wave of arrests and fines are in apparent response to online anger over reforms to social security benefits

Age group accounts for a rising share of spending but only a fraction of advertising budgets is aimed at it

In spite of the erratic nature of Donald Trump’s decision making, a distinct pattern has emerged

Some small businesses would like to boost borrowing but are struggling to do so

Unfunded projects include construction of new barracks, munitions factories and spending on naval hubs

Billionaire family lays out almost €200mn on three properties, among top prices paid in French capital over past year

Economists and tax collectors might be underestimating its impact

Valuations may be spectacular and a bust could come — but while there’s exuberance there is no mania or irrationality