Most Expensive Mars Missions Of NASA Ranked - IBT Graphics
Perseverance was only the 3rd most expensive Mars mission conducted by NASA and the 7th most-expensive spacecraft in the history of the agency's planetary exploration programs.
Chile Has The World's Largest Lithium Reserves - IBT Graphics
As countries across the world continue to explore the metal, identified lithium resources have increased gradually over the years, totaling about 98 million tons.
Chad Surpasses Bangladesh To Become World's Most-Polluted Country - IBT Graphics
Chad, which had an average PM2.5 concentration of nearly 90 micrograms per cubic meter of air (µg/m3), became the world's most polluted country in 2022.
Tech Layoffs: Companies Behind Biggest Workforce Cuts - IBT Graphics
As the job cuts continued in 2023, more than 68,500 employees were laid off in January across the tech sector.
China's Shanghai Maglev Ranked World's Fastest Train - IBT Graphics
Over the past decade, China has emerged as the world leader by investing hundreds of billions of dollars in high-speed trains on its 38,000-kilometer network.
5 Of The World's 10 Busiest Airports Are In The US - IBT Graphics
While Atlanta's airport saw the highest number of passengers at almost 94 million, London's Heathrow airport witnessed the highest annual passenger traffic growth at over 217%
Nvidia Leads List Of America's Top 10 Semiconductor Companies - IBT Graphics
The U.S. semiconductor industry employs more than 277,000 workers in high-paying jobs, including R&D, design and manufacturing jobs across 49 states.
US Ranked World's Biggest Oil Producer - IBT Graphics
The United States produced about 20.21 million barrels of oil on average per day in 2022.
Pakistan's Lahore Ranked World's Most Air-Polluted City In 2022 - IBT Graphics
Chad's N'Djamena was the world's most polluted capital city last year, with an average PM2.5 concentration of nearly 90 μg/m³.
US Military Spending Vs The World In 2022 - IBT Graphics
The value of global military spending has been increasing for the past seven years to reach $2.24 trillion in 2022, a 3.7% rise from 2021.
Singapore Tops List Of Most Powerful Passports - IBT Graphics
Singapore surpassed Japan, which had the most powerful passport till February 2023, with the most visa-free/visa-on-arrival score at 194 out of 227 global destinations.
Drought-Hit Panama Canal Introduces Restrictions On Maximum Ship Depth - IBT Graphics
The Panama Canal is grappling with its driest spell in more than a century due to a lack of rainfall, as a result of which, the canal authority's administrator has introduced new restrictions,
Workers In Argentina Suffered Most Number Of Non-Fatal Occupational Injuries In 2021 - IBT Graphics
In 2017 alone, around 2.8 million people died due to workplace-related activities and an additional 374 million suffered non-fatal injuries.
South Africa Leads BRICS Nations In Gender Parity - IBT Graphics
The World Economic Forum's report did not include Russia in its 2022-2023 assessment.
Germany Ranks Top Among G7 Nations In Global Gender Gap Index - IBT Graphics
The Global Gender Gap score for 146 countries in the report was 68.4% this year, a slight improvement of 0.3 percentage points from the 2022 score of 68.1%.
Global CO2 Emissions Rose To New All-Time High In 2022 - IBT Graphics
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced energy demand, emissions declined by more than 5% in 2022.
World's Oceans Continue To Heat Up At Alarming Rate - IBT Graphics
A pattern of higher sea surface temperature has been taking place for years, particularly in 2022, when the global oceans broke heat records for the fourth year in a row.
China Added 60 Nuclear Warheads To Its Arsenal Last Year - IBT Graphics
The U.S., U.K., Israel and France did not grow their nuclear weapon arsenal in 2022.
Nevada Had Highest Unemployment Rate In May - IBT Graphics
Nevada saw the highest unemployment rate in May at 5.4% similar to April, followed by the District of Columbia (5.1%) and California (4.5%), according to statistics released by the bureau on June 16.
3 States Recorded Lowest Unemployment Rate In US In May - IBT Graphics
In May, 11 states saw low unemployment rates, while 39 others observed a stable development.
US Navy Leads Elite Carrier Club With 11 Nuclear-Powered Ships - IBT Graphics
With a total of 11 ships in active service, the U.S. Navy has the world's largest fleet of aircraft carriers, all of them nuclear-powered.
Long-Haul Flights Back In Favor As Air Travel Surges Post Pandemic - IBT Graphics
Any flight scheduled to last over 16 hours is defined as "ultra long."
AT&T Workers Face Job Uncertainty As Return-To-Office Mandate Takes Effect Soon
Many workers believe AT&T's return-to-office mandate would result in a lot of them leaving the company, sparing the U.S. telecom giant from layoff criticism.
How The Feared MQ-9 Reaper Drone Stacks Up Against China's CH-4 - IBT Graphics
The appearance of the Chinese Rainbow CH-4 is also almost identical to the notorious American Reaper drone. Both drones can carry various precision-guided munitions.
California Leads US States In EV Charging Stations - IBT Graphics
The U.S. has more than 146,000 public EV chargers distributed across over 57,000 charging stations.
US Retail Sales Rise 0.3% In May, Showing Consumer Spending Is Holding Up - IBT Graphics
The surprise data indicates that consumer spending has remained resilient despite an elevated inflation rate and the headwinds in the economy.
US Inflation Slows To 4% In May, Lowest In 2 Years
It is the 11th consecutive month witnessing a slowdown in inflation and is seen as a welcome respite from the gut-wrenching high inflation suffered by Americans over the past two years.
India Tops In Global Digital Payments, With 89.5 Bln Transactions In 2022
With its innovative solutions and omnipresent adoption of digital payments, India is dominating the market landscape and is on its way to becoming a cashless economy.
Thousands Of Reddit Communities Go Private To Protest Platform's New Price Policy For Apps
Christian Selig, the developer of the popular third-party app Apollo, estimated he would be required to pay $20 million to Reddit in a single year in order to keep operating on the platform.
Colorado Mother Struggling With Postpartum Depression Accused Of Killing 2-Month-Old Son
"She randomly left with the baby, no shoes that we know of, grabbed her bag, left her phone, and we weren't able to find her at any of the places she likes to go to," the mother's friend told police.
