In 2022, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) acknowledged that YouTube is now one of the “pillars in people’s music discovery.” And they created a framework for the official pop charts worldwide to include YouTube plays in their estimates. So which music — new and old — are the listenerships from country to country discovering? And then sticking on replay, free from the risk of wearing out the record?
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Homo sapiens, like every other organism on our planet, has its own niche. A comfortable temperature for humans ranges from 17°C to 24°C (62.6 to 75.2 °F). Within that temperature span, the ideal, especially for young and older people, is 22 to 23 °C (72 to 73°F), but it could be some degrees lower with high humidity and some degrees higher with low humidity.
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Birthright citizenship (Jus soli) is a legislative policy under which any child born within a country’s border is automatically given citizenship in that country, even if their parents are not citizens. Currently, 35 nations in the world have unrestricted birthright citizenship.
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To tip or not to tip – that is the question. Whether or not you hand extra money to a bellhop or round up the eatery bill often relies on a country’s local traditions. For instance, if you live in the United States, you know that tipping is pretty much always expected by specific employees in the service industry, like bartenders and servers, who usually rely on tips to make up the prevalence of their earnings. In other nations, like Japan, staff will probably see a tip as insulting.
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At the beginning of 2022, the worst seemed to be behind us, ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries expected they could overcome the economic consequences of the pandemic in the coming year. But trouble does not come alone.
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Passed are the times of writing Christmas lists by hand. With the internet enabled on apparently every gadget, kids only require taking to Google to track down the exact URL of their wished toy in time for Santa’s visit — and let’s be honest, they are likely better at it than adults.
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After decades of social evolution and improvements to work-life balance, contradicting pressures are fragmenting the work world’s method of paid leave. Companies struggling to attract talent are paying employees more, leaving businesses understaffed but with a steep payroll to meet and an unwillingness to give time off. In 2022, only 35 percent of American companies offer paid maternity leave–a shocking drop from 53 percent just 2 years ago, according to a study from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). For paid paternity leave, the drop is from 44 to 27 percent in the same period.
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The world wide web has connected people and cultures from almost every part of our planet. It’s provided instant access to any information from every nation and the tools to translate content from one language to another. But while it has introduced novel forms and ideas worldwide, the web has failed to homogenize its international users thoroughly.
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Palms perennial flowering plants of the Arecaceae are family. Currently, 181 genera with about 2.6 thousand species. Most palm trees are characterized by their broad, compound, evergreen leaves (fronds) at the top of an unbranched trunk. But palm species are pretty diverse.
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World countries’ cultures sometimes differ considerably. Erin Meyer’s “The Culture Map” looks at how people communicate, make decisions, lead, and approach time. But unlike other classification systems of cultures, “The Culture Map” doesn’t look at countries’ religion, political system, or worldview aspects.
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