Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row, according to the annual World Happiness Report published on Wednesday ~life Article 534 words 26 votes
‘Dune: Part Two’ crosses $500m global box office; ‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise tops $2bn worldwide ~movies Article 305 words 32 votes
Fertility rates are falling in the rich world. But there are still plenty of people to go round. ~life Article 1022 words, published Mar 3 2024 21 votes
Europe faces 'competitiveness crisis' as US widens [economic] productivity gap ~finance economics business Link 9 votes
For the sixth year in a row, Denmark heads the Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of ninety – Finland and New Zealand follow closely behind ~misc Link 7 votes
Denmark leads the Women Peace and Security Index 2023/24, scoring more than three times higher than Afghanistan at the bottom of the scale ~life.women PDF 14 votes
For the fourteenth year running, Iceland takes the top position in the Global Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum ~life work education Article 2951 words 11 votes
Every country’s highest-rated book by a local author - based on GoodReads data May 2023 ~books reviews.user Article 2003 words 12 votes
Lead poisoning could be killing more people than HIV, malaria, and car accidents combined ~health Article 1179 words 18 votes
‘Barbie’ reaches US$1 billion box office sales globally; 'Oppenheimer' is the biggest World War II pic of all time at US$552.9 million. ~movies Article 433 words 58 votes
Congratulations! The US is 32nd worldwide on broadband affordability ~tech internet.broadband Article 23 votes
Disney’s harsh new reality: Costly film flops, creative struggles and a shrinking global box office ~movies Article 1810 words 39 votes
Global Peace Index 2023 saw Iceland remain the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008 ~misc PDF 18 votes
'The Flash' projected to earn $155-165m worldwide, $70m domestic opening weekend ~movies Article 1262 words 15 votes
Suzume sails past One Piece Film Red to be fourth highest-grossing anime film of all time worldwide ~anime Article 585 words 4 votes
As it joins NATO, Finland recorded its highest year-on-year increase in military spending since 1962 – global military spending rose by 3.7% in real terms ~misc politics Article 6 votes
‘Super Mario Bros’ hits high scores: Record opening for animated pic at $377M+ worldwide, 5-day US record $204M+ ~movies Article 2591 words 12 votes
For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings ~life Article 10 votes
Denmark, Finland and New Zealand take the top three positions in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2022 ~misc politics Link 4 votes
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ swimming past $1.5B global today to become no. 1 WW release of 2022 ~movies Article 283 words 11 votes
Avatar: The Way of Water soars past $1 billion at worldwide box office ~movies Article 434 words 11 votes
Iceland offers the best pension provisions, followed by the Netherlands and Denmark, according to a survey by pensions consultants Mercer ~finance Article 326 words 5 votes
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ slowly but surely crosses $1 billion globally ~movies Article 347 words 5 votes
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ premiere draws twenty-five million global viewers in first day, Amazon says ~tv Article 694 words 10 votes
For a fifth year in a row, Finland takes the top spot as the happiest nation in the world in what is the tenth edition of the World Happiness Report ~life Link 14 votes
Finland is the world's happiest nation and I want to keep it that way – Sanna Marin says she is determined to defend human rights, despite asylum policy challenges ~life Article 863 words 6 votes
The grim secret of Nordic happiness – it's not hygge, the welfare state, or drinking. It's reasonable expectations. ~life Article 1250 words 19 votes
The greenest countries in the world – Denmark places first out of 180 countries analysed by Yale University ~enviro sustainability Article 677 words, published Feb 25 2021 9 votes
In a lamentable year, Finland again is the happiest country in the world ~life Article 930 words 8 votes
DNB ASA, Norway's biggest bank, achieved the highest score for equality between the sexes of all corporations in the Equileap Gender Equality Global Report & Ranking of 2021 ~finance banking Article 6 votes
The Economist Glass-Ceiling Index 2020 – Nordic countries performed best overall, with Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Norway taking the top four spots ~finance business Article 327 words, published Mar 4 2021 8 votes
World Health Organization warns covid-19 is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it ~health Article 759 words 22 votes
Climate Change Performance Index – Scandinavian countries power the European Union's climate action but coal-reliant eastern member states lag behind ~enviro climate change Article 731 words 4 votes
The world's first happiness museum opens in Denmark – the Nordic country is consistently ranked among the planet's happiest ~life Article 564 words 7 votes
Iceland topped the annual Global Peace Index, which found the world to be less peaceful than it was in 2019 ~misc Article 359 words 6 votes