Mobile phone sales grew by six percent in 2008 over the previous year but fell nearly five percent in the fourth quarter as the global economy weakened, market research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.
Telecom
Mar 3, 2009
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Workplace well-being across the United States has steadily declined in recent years as employers have scaled back the supportive, flexible climates they implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new ...
Economics & Business
Aug 30, 2024
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Same-sex couples now live in nearly every corner of the U.S. An analysis of data from the 2020 census shows that 99.5% of U.S. counties have become home to same-sex couples—a significant increase from 93% just a decade ...
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2024
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Climate change is fueling an alarming increase in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the world's most populous country, scientists warn.
Environment
Aug 27, 2024
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Researchers analyzed meteorological data from nine Upper Midwest states from 1979–2021, tracking trends in extreme heat and cold over every 4-kilometer square of that territory. They found striking regional differences ...
Environment
Aug 21, 2024
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Chinese workers may soon have to work just a little bit longer.
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2024
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Parents are reporting worse mental health for their children than they did a decade ago, but different groups of children are struggling with mental health in markedly different ways.
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2024
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Wildfire blowups, fire whirls, towering thunderstorms: When fires get large and hot enough, they can actually create their own weather.
Environment
Aug 1, 2024
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If you were asked what images were depicted on each side of any of your country's banknotes, would you be able to confidently answer?
Ecology
Jul 29, 2024
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When Australia's east coast is caught in the grip of a heat wave, relief can come in the form of abrupt, often gale-force wind changes known as "southerly busters."
Environment
Jul 9, 2024
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