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Billionaires haven’t just gotten richer — they’ve restructured American power from the top down. Let’s break it down 🧵
The number of U.S. billionaires has nearly tripled over the past 15 years—and their influence has grown alongside their wealth.
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In 17 out of 19 European countries, more people are leaving than returning. Germany tops the list with a net loss of 91,000 people in 2024, followed by Italy with just under 65,000 and Spain with over 31,000.
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At the 1990 World Cup, just one in four national team players played abroad, 2026, it’s already 72%. A look at the individual nations reveals just how varied the situation is. For eleven of the 48 World Cup participants, the entire squad is under contract abroad.
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Climate change does not affect everyone equally. Those who need cooling the most are often those who can least afford it. As temperatures rise, this air-conditioning gap is likely to become even more significant.
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Workation is no longer a niche trend. Searches for the term have risen by 13% in 2025, and no country searches for it as often as Germany: 52% of all global workation searches come from here. We analysed 630 cities to find out where work and travel can best be combined.
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Drink-driving in decline? The numbers say yes. Over the past decade, most EU countries have cut both their overall and alcohol-related road deaths, in many cases substantially. Romania leads the field with a 71% drop in alcohol-related fatalities since 2011.
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Every day, the media reports on new insolvencies. It hardly matters which sector is affected anymore. Fashion retailers, restaurant chains, shoe shops or construction firms – it affects every sector of the economy.
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The dream of owning a house with a private garden right outside the front door is increasingly becoming a luxury in Europe. On average across the EU, just over half of the population lives in a house; in Germany, the figure is only 38.5%, while in Ireland it is as high as 90%.
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Germany's record number of sick days recently made headlines and fuelled the narrative of a ‘lazy society’, but in a European comparison, Germany ranks only seventh with 3.6 weeks of absenteeism, which is only slightly above the European average.
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