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02/26/2026

🏥 Have you been to one of the world’s best hospitals?

Once again this year, four of the top ten international hospitals are based in the USA. Coming in at number one, three, five and six, respectively, are Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Massachusetts General Hospital improves by one rank, moving up into the top 5. Three European hospitals, one hospital from Israel and one hospital from Singapore make it into the Top 10 list.

The eighth edition of World’s Best Hospitals 2026 features the best 2,530 hospitals in 32 countries and includes a global list of the Top 250 hospitals. Over 100,000 medical professionals in the 32 selected countries were invited to the online survey. Additionally, publicly available data from existing patient surveys and hospital quality metrics were analysed. For the fourth time Newsweek and Statista reached out to hospitals and conducted the voluntary PROMs (Patient Reported Outcome Measures) implementation survey. The PROMs survey determines the status quo of PROMs implementation, audits and reporting of the data, and whether the PROMs data is used to optimize the care process and support therapeutic decisions in real-time.

02/25/2026

According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, around 60 percent of nations have ever participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Their article lists 120 countries and territories that have been part of the competition since its inception in 1924. Other than the Summer Olympic Games, the Winter Games are seeing less participation across the board due to the limited nature of sports included and these being tied to a specific climatic zone.

However, nations from warmer climates have participated in the event since decades ago. The first Jamaican bobsleigh team of 1988 might have risen to prominence due to a fictionalized Hollywood movie, but before them, there was the Mexican five-man bobsleigh that came in 11th out of 23 in 1928, beating Swiss, French, German and not one but two Austrian teams, one of whom lost a rider and was disqualified.

Other examples are Turkey and Lebanon, which took part in skiing competitions for the first time in 1936 and 1948, respectively, as well as a first Southeast Asian country, the Philippines, which made its debut in 1972, also in skiing. However, countries that aren't explicit winter sports meccas have also seen patchy participation over the years. Mexico, for example, didn't return to the Winter Games until 1984 (but has been in regular attendance since 2010).

02/25/2026

President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address this evening, in front of a deeply divided country. The President is expected to defend his agenda and outline a roadmap for the year to come, ahead of the midterm election which will take place in November.

According to data from a recent Economist/YouGov poll, Democrats currently lead voting intentions for the midterms by 7 percentage points, with 47 percent of those surveyed saying they would vote for a Democratic candidate if the election took place today. Unsurprisingly, voting followed the partisan divide, but 97 percent of Democrats say they would vote for Democratic candidates, more than the 89 percent of Republicans who say they would vote for Republican candidates.

Democrats also lead 52 percent to 41 percent among voters who follow what's going on in government and public affairs most of the time, and they have a 5 percentage point lead among voters who only follow the news some of the time. Republicans have a short 2-point lead among those who say they only rarely keep up to date with the country's affairs. YouGov points out that significant shares of Republican-leaning registered voters say they wouldn't vote or aren't sure how they would vote, especially among those who don't closely follow the news, while the vast majority of Democratic-leaning registered voters say they would vote for Democratic candidates.

02/24/2026

The benefits of learning a foreign language are extensive and go way beyond the ability to converse with people from other countries. Speaking a second language broadens the horizon, takes the guesswork out of restaurant orders on vacation and even makes the Super Bowl Halftime Show more enjoyable. It has professional benefits as well, as multilingualism is a much sought-after skill in today's globalized world. Even though you can get by pretty well speaking only English, learning a second, or third, language is always going to be worth it.

While learning foreign languages is ubiquitous in Europe, where most students start learning English as early as primary school, the story in the U.S. is completely different. Most European countries have a national-level mandate for studying languages at school but such standards are non-existent on the other side of the Atlantic where such legislation only exists at school district or state-level, if at all.

According to the National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey conducted by the Americans Councils for International Education, less than 20 percent of K-12 students in the U.S. were enrolled in foreign language classes in 2014/15, the latest available data. This is a far cry from the enrollment rates seen across Europe, as Eurostat data shows. Many European countries have enrollment rates close to 100 percent, with an average of 91 percent of primary and secondary school students learning at least one foreign language across the European Union. More than one in three students in the EU even study two or more foreign languages, showing that many student learn more than "just" English.

While English is by far the most widely taught foreign language across Europe, Spanish is the most popular second language in the U.S. Of the 10.6 million students enrolled in a foreign language class in 2014/2015, 7.4 million studied Spanish and 1.3 million learned French.

02/24/2026

A 2-1 overtime win for Team USA in the men’s hockey gold-medal game on Sunday marked the end of more than two weeks of intense competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano and Cortina. It was the first U.S. gold medal in men’s hockey since the “Miracle on Ice” in Lake Placid 1980, when the U.S. had beaten a Soviet team that was considered all but unbeatable at the time. The U.S. win in the last medal event just hours before the closing ceremony brought the country’s gold medal tally to 12, enough to claim second place in the official medal table.

The top spot was once again reserved for Norway, which claimed 18 gold medals in Italy, beating its own record of 16 gold medals set at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. A record six of Norway’s 18 gold medals went to cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, who completed a historic sweep of all cross-country events, taking his personal gold medal tally to 11. That makes Klæbo the most decorated athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics, trailing only U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps in that respect. Phelps won an otherworldly 23 gold medals between 2004 and 2016, including 8 at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing – yet another record.

Aside from the U.S. in second place, the 2026 Games were dominated by Europeans, with the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden and Switzerland all making the top 8. Japan was the second most successful non-European nation in 10th place, followed by Canada, China, South Korea and Australia ranked 11th to 14th. Another thing that’s striking is the apparent home advantage of host nations. South Korea, China and Italy each made the top 8 when hosting the Games, but failed to replicate the same level of success abroad.

02/23/2026

🤕 Fatal workplace injuries remain a pressing issue in the United States, with stark disparities across occupational fields. According to data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in February 2026, farming, fishing and forestry are still by far the most dangerous fields of work, recording around 22 fatal injuries per 100,000 workers in 2024. A little further behind are transportation and material moving (12.8) and construction and extraction (12.6), followed by protective services (8.2) and building/ground cleaning and maintenance (6.9). These figures underscore the persistent risks faced by workers in physically demanding and high-hazard industries, despite ongoing safety regulations and enforcement efforts.

02/23/2026

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02/21/2026

February 21 marks International Mother Language Day, a date proclaimed by UNESCO and adopted by the UN to promote linguistic diversity around the world and underscore the role of languages in promoting inclusion. On this occasion, we took a look at the most widely spoken languages on the internet, i.e. those most represented on websites, and the most widely spoken languages in real life around the globe.

According to estimates from Ethnologue, a research center for language intelligence, roughly 1.53 billion people speak English around the world, including native and non-native speakers. That makes English the most spoken language worldwide, ahead of Mandarin Chinese, which is spoken by roughly 1.18 billion people worldwide. In third position comes Hindi, spoken by around 609 million people. The 1.53 billion people who speak English still make up less than 20 percent of the world population, meaning that more than 4 in 5 people in the world don't understand English.

As our infographic highlights, the reality is quite different on the internet. According to figures from DataReportal's most recent Digital Global Overview report, almost half (49.2 percent) of websites are written in English. Chinese ranks much lower in the hierarchy, accounting for only 1.1 percent of websites (13th place worldwide). There is also a considerable gap between the real world and the internet for Arabic, which is spoken by 335 million people worldwide (5th place globally) but remains significantly underrepresented on the web, accounting for less than 0.5 percent of websites, which means it doesn't rank in the top 20 of most used languages online.

02/20/2026

Over the past few years, streaming services have taken over a growing chunk of TV consumption in the United States. According to Nielsen’s The Gauge, a monthly report that measures what Americans watch on their actual TV screens, streaming’s rise has mostly come at the expense of broadcast and cable TV, which saw their share of TV screentime decline significantly.

Back in December 2021, broadcast and cable accounted for 26 and 37 percent of TV viewing, respectively, while streaming accounted for 28 percent. By December 2025, the balance of power had shifted, and streaming reached its highest-ever share of television time at 48 percent, while broadcast and cable had dropped to 21 and 20 percent, respectively. The figures suggest that cable TV in particular is being replaced by streaming services, as many households that operate on a tight budget cut the cord and opt for more affordable and flexible streaming services instead.

According to Nielsen, streaming usage reached a new daily record on Christmas Day 2025, when Americans watched a total of 55.1 billion streaming minutes, eclipsing the previous record by 8 percent. The record was made possible by a perfect storm of streaming content, with two Christmas Day NFL games on Netflix, the release of the second batch of episodes of the final season of Stranger Things and a Christmas night NFL game on Amazon Prime Video.

Breaking it further down, YouTube leads the streaming pack, accounting for 12.7 percent of TV viewing, ahead of Netflix (9.0 percent), Disney+ (4.7 percent) and Prime Video (4.3 percent.

02/20/2026

According to a recent Statista survey, almost one in four Americans (23 percent) have used Duolingo in the past 12 months. This made the language-learning app with the owl mascot the most used online learning platform in the U.S., ahead of the professional development platform LinkedIn Learning, used by 16 percent of respondents in the past year. In third place came Coursera, which partners with top universities (such as Stanford and Yale) and companies to offer online courses, certificates, and degree programs, cited by 12 percent of survey participants.

Of the eight most-used online learning platforms in the U.S., three (Duolingo, Babbel and Rosetta Stone) focus exclusively on languages.

02/19/2026

Istanbul airport (IST) features prominently on the OAG megahub rankings for 2025, claiming the top spot for both total flight connections and destinations served, while European airports feature prominently across the top ten.

According to data from the survey period, Istanbul Airport leads with 82,733 connections and 327 destinations, comfortably ahead of Frankfurt (73,221 connections, 307 destinations) and Amsterdam Schiphol (66,798 connections, 275 destinations). Chicago O'Hare is the highest-ranked U.S. airport at fourth place with 65,141 connections reaching 297 destinations, while London Heathrow rounds out the top five.

Notably, Asian airports also make a strong showing in the lower half of the ranking, with Incheon (Republic of Korea), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), and Tokyo Haneda (Japan) all securing top-ten positions – though Haneda, at 22,243 connections and 107 destinations, trails significantly behind the leading hubs.

02/19/2026

India hosts the AI Impact Summit 2026 from February 16 to 21. The event, which gathers global industry leaders and policymakers, draws international attention and highlights India's growing influence in the artificial intelligence sector, as well as its ability to attract significant investments.

Recent data from Tracxn reveals the India's startup ecosystem is undergoing a notable shift, with a growing total fund value, but fewer investment rounds, reflecting a more selective funding environment. As our infographic shows, Indian startups raised a total of $2.57 billion in funding between January 1 and February 17, 2026, a slight increase (+5 percent) from the $2.40 billion raised during the same period in 2025. At the same time, the number of funding rounds has dropped sharply, from over 480 to 240, indicating a trend toward larger, more concentrated investments. This suggests that investors are focusing on fewer, high-potential startups rather than spreading capital across a broader range of early-stage ventures.

The chart also highlights the key players in the Indian startup investment landscape. According to Tracxn, the European Union is the top investor group based on the number of funded companies, while the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council of India (BIRAC), LVX (formerly LetsVenture), the Kerala Startup Mission and AngelList (from the United States) are among the other leaders. These institutions are not only providing capital but also fostering innovation and growth in India's AI and biotech sectors. Notable recent funding rounds include substantial investments in AI-driven healthcare platforms and advanced biotech research initiatives, reflecting the country's strategic focus.

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