• The World Bank says close to three-quarters of the world's population, including much of the developing world, now has access to a mobile phone. (rferl.org)
  • While the 1 Percent raked in four out of every five dollars in new wealth in 2017, the bottom 50 percent of the world's population, 3.7 billion people, got zero-- absolutely none --of that new wealth. (socialistworker.org)
  • Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, infecting up to 20 percent of the world's population. (cdc.gov)
  • Turkish national wrestler Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu has bagged the gold medal in the women's 68-kilogram category at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in the Serbian capital Belgrade. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
  • That's the verdict from Oxfam Executive Director Winnie Byanyima based on a new report from the humanitarian group, which found that a staggering 82 percent of all wealth generated in 2017 found its way into the pockets of the richest 1 Percent around the globe. (socialistworker.org)
  • In other news, Tim Brennan, the UUA's treasurer and chief financial officer, reported that expenses and revenues are each up about 8 percent in the first-quarter forecast for fiscal year 2017 [PDF]. (uuworld.org)
  • The available data says that young people referred for "gender treatment" has increased from 97 in 2009-2010 to 2,510 in 2017-2018, a 4,415 percent increase in less than a decade, the UK Express reported Sunday. (christianpost.com)
  • Washington, D.C. (Jan. 4, 2017) - After a contentious national election, a new poll conducted by a bipartisan research team and released today by the Better World Campaign finds that registered voters remain unified in support of international cooperation and diplomacy as key tools of American foreign policy. (betterworldcampaign.org)
  • The Indonesian economy is expected to grow by 5.1-5.3 percent in the second quarter of 2017 thanks to a rise in domestic consumption. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • Turkey's annual red meat production dropped 3.97 percent to 1.12 million tons in 2017 compared with the previous year, the Turkish Statistics Institute ( TÜİK ) stated on Feb. 12. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
  • In December 2017, Turkey's red meat production had risen by 9.1 percent to reach 295,329 tons compared with the same month of 2016, it added. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
  • Washington, DC, January 30, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - Although cases of leprosy in the Americas have declined by more than 30 percent in the last decade, cases are still being notified in some countries, highlighting the need to maintain disease control measures to sustain that decline. (bvsalud.org)
  • The WB said Vietnam is expected to grow by almost 3 percent in 2020 while the world economy is expected to contract at least by 4 percent amidst the biggest global shock of the past decades. (vietnamnet.vn)
  • Northbrook, IL - The global silicone fabrics market size is projected to grow from$4.0 billion in 2021 to $5.5 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.8 percent between 2020 and 2026 according to Markets and Markets. (rubberworld.com)
  • The average rate for five-year adjustable-rate mortgages rose to 4.01 percent from 3.97 percent last week. (nbcnewyork.com)
  • Also, it says Google Earth has 36 million square miles of HD satellite images you can browse, and those images cover areas where 98 percent of the entire population lives. (engadget.com)
  • In the U.S., the three richest people now possess as much wealth as the bottom 50 percent of the population. (socialistworker.org)
  • These two nations had a combined population of nearly 1.4 billion in 2010 according to World Bank data. (newsweek.com)
  • The eligible jury population in these counties was less than 5 percent black. (world.edu)
  • The bottom 40 percent of the population owned just 0.3 percent of the country's wealth that year while the top 20 percent controlled 84 percent of it. (citytowninfo.com)
  • 15 percent of the population is Hispanic. (who.int)
  • The percent of the population who are aware of their high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol will be estimated as well as the percent of persons who are aware of their high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol who are taking steps such as taking prescribed medicine, exercising, losing weight, and making other dietary modifications to control these conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • The CPS will allow the following estimates to be obtained according to various demographic variables collected in the CPS: Number and percent of the population who have had their blood cholesterol measured. (cdc.gov)
  • This population represents about 47 percent, oralmostone-half, of the total population of Latin America, which is approaching 400 million. (cdc.gov)
  • Although rates charged by independent contractors generally fell within a range of A$65 (US$47) to $110 per hour, depending on the nature of work undertaken, 47.5 percent of independent contractors increased their rates during the course of the year and 47 percent of respondents said they held their rates steady throughout the year. (itworldcanada.com)
  • The strongest level of demand was reported by those working in the consulting industry where 67 percent of respondents reported levels of demand being substantially higher than a year earlier. (itworldcanada.com)
  • China's stock markets stumbled badly on the first day of trading in 2016, with a 7 percent plunge forcing a market shutdown. (wuft.org)
  • Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, recorded 5.01 percent growth in the January-March period, higher than the corresponding periods in 2016 and 2015 as its commodity export market showed healthy signs of recovery. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • Japanese gross domestic product contracted for two straight quarters after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe increased the country's sales tax three percentage points to 8 percent in April. (thinkadvisor.com)
  • However, Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, was less optimistic, saying earlier that consumption and export rates had been lower than expected, prompting the bank to cut its GDP growth estimation to 5.1 percent for the second quarter, from 5.2 percent earlier. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • Salaries for ICT professionals have risen 4.5 percent in the past 12 months, a slight increase on the 4.3 percent reported in 2006, according to the Australian Computer Society's (ACS) annual remuneration survey released Friday. (itworldcanada.com)
  • The average benchmark rate has risen from 3.85 percent a year ago. (nbcnewyork.com)
  • New research estimates that by the end of 2018, bitcoin mining could consume as much as half a percent of annual worldwide electricity - enough to power Austria. (scrippsnews.com)
  • Indonesia has set a target to reduce its poverty rate to 9 percent at the end of this year, from 9.66 percent in 2018. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) show the poverty rate stood at 9.66 percent in September 2018 and fell to 9.41 percent in April 2019. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • The available figures indicate an increase in demand from 426bn cu/m in 2002 to around 535bn cu/m in 2019, thus recording a 109bn cu/m increase or 26 percent rise. (trend.az)
  • According to Social Affairs Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, the 9.41 percent in April 2019 is relatively high as it is equivalent to 25 million people and it would be reducing at the end of 2019. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • More than 8 in 10 Americans -81 percent--agree that the United States is better positioned to achieve its foreign policy goals when it "works with major allies and through international organizations" rather than act mainly on its own. (betterworldcampaign.org)
  • The poll shows that a strong majority of Americans, 61 percent, maintain a favorable impression of the UN. (betterworldcampaign.org)
  • An even greater majority of Americans, 67 percent, continue to support the U.S. paying its dues to the UN on time and in full. (betterworldcampaign.org)
  • Americans know that international collaboration, including through active engagement at the UN, is critical to achieving U.S. national security interests," said Peter Yeo, president of the Better World Campaign and vice president for public policy and advocacy at the United Nations Foundation. (betterworldcampaign.org)
  • That means Americans make up 0.0001 percent of the entities or individuals who used the firm to hide money from the eyes of prying governments. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • A new Associated Press survey finds that about 80 percent of Americans will live in or near poverty, or rely on public assistance at some point in their lives. (citytowninfo.com)
  • Paris, New York - February 27, 2013 - With an average of only 30 percent of customers globally reporting having positive customer experiences with their insurers, insurers will need to address multi-distribution and customer experience concludes the sixth annual World Insurance Report 2013 (WIR 2013) released today by Capgemini and Efma. (capgemini.com)
  • Mobile and social media are a priority for more than 50 percent of insurers surveyed globally over the next two years. (capgemini.com)
  • Globally, it means that al-Qaeda's growing isolation from alternative, nonviolent approaches to political change in the Muslim world must be reinforced - and is best reinforced - with a deliberate and visible reduction in the U.S. military footprint in Islamic countries worldwide. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Meanwhile, in January-February period of this year, Turkey's CRC imports amounted to 101,758 metric tons, down 6.7 percent year on year, while the revenue generated by these imports totalled $108.42 million, increasing by 49.4 percent compared to the same period of 2021. (turks.us)
  • Second-quarter revenues at WarnerMedia fell by 22.9 percent to $6.8 billion, with declines across all the company's divisions. (worldscreen.com)
  • Yoshikuni Sugiyama, representative director and chairman of Nippon TV, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the company's expansion efforts and its continued ratings success in Japan as it marks its 70th anniversary this year. (worldscreen.com)
  • The ban applies to investors holding 5 percent or more of a company's shares. (wuft.org)
  • We provide medical monitoring and treatment for emergency responders, recovery and cleanup workers, and volunteers who helped at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (cdc.gov)
  • 2015. World Trade Center disaster and sensitization to subsequent life stress: A longitudinal study of disaster responders . (cdc.gov)
  • many of them had trivial disease and, in the real world, were probably complete responders. (medscape.com)
  • That number rises to 90 percent in Russia and 94 percent in Iraq. (rferl.org)
  • The estimated difference in conviction rates rises to 16 percent when the authors controlled for the age and gender of the jury and the year and county in which the trial took place. (world.edu)
  • Dark matter in fiction Exotic matter Mirror matter Negative mass Quintessence (physics) Scalar field dark matter Self-interacting dark matter Unparticle physics Quintessence: The Search for Missing Mass in the Universe Oakes AI (December 2012). (wikipedia.org)
  • The poll also found that keeping America strong and secure around the world and finding the right balance of toughness and diplomacy in working with other countries should be foreign policy priorities for the Trump Administration. (betterworldcampaign.org)
  • This piece is based on a policy paper by Thomas F. Lynch III entitled 'The 80 Percent Solution: The Strategic Defeat of bin Laden's al-Qaeda and Implications for South Asian Security,' published on February 3, 2012 by the New America Foundation's National Security Studies Program. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • World Screen Newsflash is the leading source of daily news for the international media industry, covering all segments of the business, including new show announcements, sales deals, co-productions, research reports and personnel appointments. (worldscreen.com)
  • The biggest news out of the October meeting was the board's decision in principle to guarantee $5.3 million in funding for Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism , which UU World covered in a separate article. (uuworld.org)
  • Overall, the world's top 1 Percent saw their wealth increase by $762 billion last year--enough to entirely eradicate global poverty seven times over , according to the United Nations. (socialistworker.org)
  • All over the world, our economy of the 1 Percent is built on the backs of low-paid workers, often women, who are paid poverty wages and denied basic rights. (socialistworker.org)
  • The wealth of the 1 Percent exists alongside the poverty of the many--a result of working and poor people across the globe producing massive wealth while being paid a pittance. (socialistworker.org)
  • Insolvencies alone grew 458 percent in the decade from 2000 to 2010. (wsws.org)
  • The ADF will spend $215 million in training and support over the next decade as it will need 12,000 new employees during this time with 25 percent coming from an engineering background. (itworldcanada.com)
  • A global tax of just 1.5 percent on the wealth of just the billionaires could pay for every child on the planet to go to school. (socialistworker.org)
  • If it stays profitable, researchers say bitcoin could eventually be responsible for 5 percent of global energy usage - which could run every data center in the U.S. right now. (scrippsnews.com)
  • Bob Dudley, group chief executive of BP, said "the data in this review shows a flexible global energy system adapting to a changing world. (trend.az)
  • More than three in five said the U.S. economy is improving while 40 percent saw global output as deteriorating, the worst world reading in the Bloomberg Global Poll since September 2012. (thinkadvisor.com)
  • Since 2015, the world has cut projected global warming. (wuft.org)
  • Just 87 million doses have been administered in the African region - less than 2 percent of the global total. (who.int)
  • A nearly 100 percent drop in net income spooked a lot of investors, and Deutsche Bank shares got hit hard on Wednesday. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • When Deutsche Bank finally goes down for good, it is going to be "the shot heard around the financial world", and it will be a disaster many times greater than the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • It has an opportunity to set itself on a greener, smarter, and more inclusive development path that will bolster resilience to future shocks from both pandemics and climate-related disasters," said Carolyn Turk, World Bank Country Director for Vietnam. (vietnamnet.vn)
  • The World Bank has approved 600 million USD in financing for the Philippines to support reforms aimed at increasing digitalisation. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • 7 World Bank. (who.int)
  • However, in relative terms, the incomes of ICT professionals are keeping pace with most other technical professions which reported increases over a corresponding period in the order of four to five percent. (itworldcanada.com)
  • Increases for ICT employees generally lagged increases enjoyed by professionals in the booming resources sector, where average increases were in the order of five to 10 percent over the last year. (itworldcanada.com)
  • In the twelve months to February 2007, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported Australian Average Weekly Earnings increasing by 3.4 percent just under the rate of increases reported by ICT professionals in the ACS Remuneration Survey. (itworldcanada.com)
  • Over the last year, while some ICT professionals with scarce skills have enjoyed salary increases of up to 10 to 15 percent, one in 10 employees received little or no increase. (itworldcanada.com)
  • Another 18 percent growth in demand is the result of increases in height and weight. (newsweek.com)
  • When asked specifically about UN peacekeeping dues, support increases further to 70 percent. (betterworldcampaign.org)
  • In February this year, Turkey's cold rolled coil (CRC) imports increased by 16.7 percent month on month to 54,813 mt, up 16 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). (turks.us)
  • In the first two months of this year, Russia ranked first among Turkey's CRC import sources, supplying 52,615 mt, down 32.9 percent year on year. (turks.us)
  • Volvo CE reported strong second quarter sales, with an increase of 24 percent and an operating income up by 10 percent. (equipmentworld.com)
  • Recent announcements of a fall in unemployment obscure a large increase in those working part-time at 27 percent of the workforce, the highest since records began in 1992. (wsws.org)
  • The watchdog warns that a further 45 percent increase in the short-term credit market is likely in the coming period. (wsws.org)
  • In fact, the private sector recorded a 4.6 percent increase, the education sector was even higher at 4.7 percent compared to 4.1 percent in the public sector. (itworldcanada.com)
  • The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 2.4 percent over the twelve month period. (itworldcanada.com)
  • As a result, he said salaries for ICT professionals are likely to continue to increase by an average of four to five percent over the next 12 months. (itworldcanada.com)
  • The world's calorie needs are expected to increase 80 percent by the century's end. (newsweek.com)
  • A U.K. government inquiry is underway to investigate why there's an over 4,000 percent increase in children seeking to "transition" to the opposite sex. (christianpost.com)
  • Whereas only 40 girls were referred for such treatment nine years ago, that figure is now 1,806, a 4,515 percent increase. (christianpost.com)
  • In order to meet projected world demand of 3.5 million troy ounces in 1990, platinum price may have to increase. (cdc.gov)
  • The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) partnered with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on the Los Angeles 100 Percent Renewable Energy Study (LA100), which analyzed different paths the city can take to achieve renewable energy in the future. (nationofchange.org)
  • The Sierra Club and its allies have led the call for LA to end its dependence on fossil fuels, and we are more than ready to be part of the solution as LADWP works to build a 100 percent renewable grid that is reliable, affordable, and resilient," David Haake, chair of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter's Clean Break Committee, said. (nationofchange.org)
  • An overwhelming majority-88 percent-believe it is important for the U.S. to maintain an active role at the United Nations. (betterworldcampaign.org)
  • The General Assembly designated World Humanitarian Day to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations (UN) headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. (cdc.gov)
  • newborn health are aimed at the two percent of deaths in high-technology care in industrialized countries. (cdc.gov)
  • Operating margin was 9.9 percent, down from 11.2 percent in the second quarter last year. (equipmentworld.com)
  • Compared to the exact same period last year, profits were down 98 percent . (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)
  • Last week, TÜİK said the total number of animals - mostly bovine and ovine animals -- in Turkey amounted to 60.7 million heads last year, marking a 8.6 percent year-on-year rise. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
  • The estimated vaccine efficacy was 100 percent," a team of researchers say. (wuft.org)
  • In the immediate vaccination group, there were no cases of Ebola virus disease with symptom onset at least 10 days after randomization," the researchers say, "whereas in the delayed vaccination group there were 16 cases of Ebola virus disease from seven clusters, showing a vaccine efficacy of 100 percent. (wuft.org)
  • and health 3.3 percent. (itworldcanada.com)
  • Funded by the World Health Organization and other groups, it started in April and ended on July 20, relying on participants who consented to be part of the trial. (wuft.org)
  • The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program offers high-quality, compassionate healthcare to those directly affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevention, World Health Organiza- diagnoses. (cdc.gov)
  • Across the world, CDC has people on the ground working to protect the health of those affected by the crisis - people like Leisel Talley, whose mission is to help mothers and babies get the nutrition they need, despite unimaginable circumstances. (cdc.gov)
  • On World Leprosy Day this month, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) is calling for proactive detection and early diagnosis to achieve zero cases of leprosy-related disabilities in children, the theme of the campaign this year. (bvsalud.org)
  • Thirty-seven percent said its economy is deteriorating, up from 25 percent in November and the worst reading since the survey began asking that question in May 2013. (thinkadvisor.com)
  • The U.S. economy is the largest in the world. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The proven natural gas reserves by the end of 2013 stood at 185.7 trillion cu/m, 0.2 percent higher than the previous year, the BP data added. (trend.az)
  • A new report estimates that three out of four people around the world now have a mobile phone. (rferl.org)
  • Up to 80 percent of households in countries like Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, and Kazkhastan currently have mobile phones. (rferl.org)
  • The report also added that the regional power consumption is increasing rapidly - the rise is estimated at five percent to six percent yearly in some countries in the region compared with two percent to four percent in other countries. (trend.az)
  • On average, the WIR finds that approximately only one in three customers across 30 countries studied in the report's new Customer Experience Index (CEI) had a positive experience with their insurance company, while 62 percent registered positive customer satisfaction levels. (capgemini.com)
  • The country exports oil, coal and copper as well as palm oil, rubber, cocoa and coffee beans to countries around the world. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • In Nigeria and oth- sponses were evaluated according to reported knowing the symptoms in er African countries, outbreaks caused published guidelines of the World Or- affected birds. (cdc.gov)
  • Why was the of life, 98 percent die in developing countries. (cdc.gov)
  • Approximately 60 percent of that figure comes from the fact that there will be more mouths to feed. (newsweek.com)
  • It accounts for approximately 70 percent of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Fifty-one percent of traffic from devices running iOS in the United States and Canada now come from iOS 7 iPhones, iPads, and iPods, according to the latest figures from Chitika's online advertising network. (appleinsider.com)
  • With interest often charged at £16 for each £100 borrowed, over longer periods this can sometimes amount to the equivalent to an annual percentage rate (APR) of 1,000 percent, with some companies charging over 2,000 percent by the time they are done. (wsws.org)
  • The APF is the most significant source of annual giving to the UUA and comprises 71 percent of UUA fundraising, including the "crucial piece" of unrestricted giving, Rimes said. (uuworld.org)
  • As the World Economic Forum's annual meeting gets under way in Davos, Switzerland, 54 percent of Bloomberg subscribers surveyed last week said the U.S. will be among the markets offering the best returns over the next year. (thinkadvisor.com)
  • Major markets in Europe dropped, with Germany's DAX down more than 4 percent at one point Monday. (wuft.org)
  • Juries formed from all-white jury pools in Florida convicted black defendants 16 percent more often than white defendants, a gap that was nearly eliminated when at least one member of the jury pool was black, according to a Duke University-led study. (world.edu)
  • The study objective is to test mechanisms thought to be responsible for the comorbidity between psychiatric and medical sequelae of World Trade Center (WTC) exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • Eighteen percent were fi culty distinguishing between clinical facilities ( 7,8 ), and nonchalant atti- willing to eat chicken that had died or assessment and laboratory tests. (cdc.gov)
  • The value of these imports was $57.62 million, increasing by 13.4 percent compared to January and up 80.7 percent year on year. (turks.us)
  • The country also produced 20.7 million tons of milk, up 12 percent year-on-year, and 114,471 tons of honey, up 8.3 percent year-on-year, according to TÜİK. (hurriyetdailynews.com)
  • Dark energy, however, is a substance or force responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe over time. (wikipedia.org)
  • In cases with no blacks in the jury pool, blacks were convicted 81 percent of the time, and whites were convicted 66 percent of the time. (world.edu)
  • The first part of that hope was realized - the development and approval of several safe and effective vaccines in record time has given the world real hope of bringing the pandemic under control. (who.int)
  • One in every 113 people around the world is now either a refugee, an asylum-seeker, or an internally displaced person. (cdc.gov)
  • According to MSNBC , this figure is much higher than in the latest U.S. Census, which reported that 15 percent of the country -- or about 46.2 million people -- are poor. (citytowninfo.com)
  • Touting the approaching 700 million mark for the total number of iOS devices sold worldwide, Apple CEO Tim Cook noted that iOS 7 would become the most popular operating system in the world "virtually overnight. (appleinsider.com)
  • It saw a growth of 40 percent in 2009 and is currently a £7.5 billion market. (wsws.org)
  • Install growth for the new operating system has outpaced that of its predecessor, iOS 6, which took about three days to pass the 30 percent mark. (appleinsider.com)
  • Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages ticked down to 4.71 percent this week from 4.72 percent last week. (nbcnewyork.com)
  • Debt advice services like the Consumer Credit Counselling Service have seen a 51 percent rise in the number of customers in the past three years. (wsws.org)
  • The number of calories needed to feed the world could almost double by the century's close, as populations and body weight continue to rise. (newsweek.com)
  • It accounts for 93 percent of the world's commercial, purposeful use of asbestos. (cdc.gov)
  • Rates varied depending on location, from 72 percent across test samples in Europe to 82 percent in India and a high of 94 percent in the United States. (rcg.org)
  • Seventy-six percent of poultry workers in Nigeria to avian farms. (cdc.gov)
  • August 19th is World Humanitarian Day - an opportunity for us to recognize aid workers and their passion for humanity. (cdc.gov)
  • Please join us in observance of World Humanitarian Day and use the hashtags #sharehumanity and #WorldHumanitarianDay on social media to raise awareness about the millions of people living in crisis around the world and the aid workers who have devoted their lives to this cause. (cdc.gov)
  • A BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2014 report said Qatar currently contains the highest deposit of natural gas with 24.7 trillion cu/m with Saudi Arabia next in line containing 8.2 trillion cu/m in the region. (trend.az)
  • A 3 percent drop in insolvencies for the past quarter is being trumpeted in the corporate media as a sign of economic recovery. (wsws.org)
  • Draguez and other experts are heartened by the new results - but they also warn that as testing expands, the effectiveness rate of the vaccine will likely fall below 100 percent. (wuft.org)
  • The yield on the key 10-year Treasury note climbed Thursday to 3.18 percent, its highest level in more than seven years. (nbcnewyork.com)
  • The fact is that over the last three years, over a hundred percent of income gains in this country went to the top one percent," Rattner said. (citytowninfo.com)
  • Eighty-two percent of them are alive at 3 years, and about 73% of them at 3 years did not require other therapy. (medscape.com)