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• Five-Decade Study Reveals U.S. Children Face Higher Mortality Rates Than International High-Income Peers

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  A comprehensive analysis by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia indicates that American children have died at higher rates than those in peer nations since the mid-1970s. The r...

• Portugal’s average salary trails Southern European neighbors as wage gap with Northern Europe widens

  Published: Apr 11, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Portugal’s average gross annual full-time salary of 24,818 euros remains significantly lower than those in Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom, placing the nation 22nd in European...

• OECD Urges Switzerland to Overhaul Market Competition and Expand National Social Support Systems

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Global Economy

  The OECD has recommended sweeping structural reforms for Switzerland to address high childcare costs and restrictive market practices. These proposals target state intervention in...

• Australian Treasury Conducts Crisis Simulations as Middle East Conflict Increases Risks of Global Economic Recession

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Australia & Oceania

  The Australian Treasury has begun "war gaming" various economic scenarios to prepare for prolonged turmoil resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. Treasurer Jim Chalmers co...

• OPEC Forecasts Global Oil Demand Expansion of 1.3 Million Barrels Daily Amid Rising Production Levels

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Markets

  The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries projected on Wednesday that global oil demand will grow by 1.3 million barrels per day in 2027, largely driven by non-OECD nat...