1. Declines in birth rates in select countries:
 
Source: @WSJ   Read full article  
 
2. Views on the COVID situation in the US:
 
Source: Gallup   Read full article  
 
3. The new COVID variant:
 
Source: Pantheon Macroeconomics  
 
4. Iran’s missile tests:
 
Source: TS Lombard  
 
5. Global food prices:
 
Source: @jessefelder, @financialtimes   Read full article  
 
6. Epidemics and unrest:
 
Source: IMF   Read full article  
 
7. The Kremlin’s spending on geopolitics:
 
Source: @adam_tooze, @VictorPPetrov   Read full article  
 
8. Changes in state tax revenues:
 
Source: The New York Times   Read full article  
 
9. Apprenticeships gaining popularity in the US:
 
Source: @chartrdaily  
 
10. Word for “emperor” in various European languages and dialects:
 
Source: reddit  

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