Tag: worldwide

WhatsApp down for thousands of users worldwide

WhatsApp was down for thousands of users on Wednesday, even as the smartphone messaging app resumed service for some people, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Around 3,200 people were also facing issues with Instagram in the United States, per Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources including user-submitted […]

China’s universities just grabbed 8 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing

University leaders pay close attention to comparative rankings such as those offered by Times Higher Education, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy and others. Rankings influence student matriculation numbers, attract talented faculty and justify donations from wealthy donors. University leaders rail against them, and some schools “withdraw” from them, but rankings are influential. A radical shift in the data […]

Burned Before, Bond Markets Resume Rate-Cutting Trades Worldwide

(Bloomberg) — Bond traders are cautiously reloading wagers that burned them just weeks ago as the Federal Reserve and key global peers finally appear set to begin reducing interest rates as soon as June. Most Read from Bloomberg Previous bets that central banks would be swift to loosen monetary policy in 2024 backfired after authorities […]

Starbucks announces 6,000 eco-friendly stores worldwide

Earlier this week, the coffee chain announced its plan to launch 6,091 eco-friendly stores worldwide. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The coffee spot reached a new milestone towards the company’s goal of certifying 10,000 green stores globally by 2025. The greener stores energy, water saving, and waste diversion to help reduce carbon emissions, water […]

Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study

Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday. This marked a sharp reversal during a decades-long rise in global life expectancy, according to hundreds of researchers sifting through data […]

Goshen Theater hosts luncheon as part of worldwide event

Mar. 8—GOSHEN — Five women spoke to a crowd at the Goshen Theater Friday in celebration of International Women’s Day. The event featured a luncheon and talks by five area women professionals — Indiana State Director at Lochmueller Group Susan Al-Abbas, Yolo Lopez DeMarco, Goshen Community Relations Commission Sandra McMasters, Oaklawn Mental Health liaison Lindsey […]

More than 8,500 migrants died worldwide last year – UN report

A total of 8,565 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, a record high since the UN migration agency began tallying deaths a decade ago. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said the biggest increase in deaths last year was on the treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing, with a rise to 3,129 from […]

Facebook and Instagram down for thousands of users worldwide

Social media sites Facebook and Instagram are down as Meta experiences a global outage. Facebook users worldwide have had been logged out of their profiles, while Instagram has been unable to refresh recent posts. The outage began at around 4pm Irish time, systemic internet issue is likely to be the root cause. Google’s ads status […]