18,016: So far this year, 18,016 migrants have arrived to Spain across the Mediterranean, outpacing the numbers for Italy and Greece. Could Spain be the next flash point in Europe’s ongoing political saga over migration?
200: Chinese government-affiliated outlets print or broadcast their content in at least 200 foreign publication around the world, according an investigation from the Financial Times. The reach of China’s global propaganda machine rivals that of almost all of the world’s largest news organization.
149: A recent attack on an election rally in Pakistan killed 149 people, making it one of the deadliest in the country’s history. That has only heightened tensions as the country gears up for an election next week that heralds only the second democratic transition of power in its history.
137: More than half of workers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, amounting to at least 137 million people in total, could lose their jobs because of automation within the next two decades, according to a report from the International Labor Organization.
2: France’s thrilling World Cup victory has done wonders for national morale— with 62 percent of those polled the day after the final saying they’re now optimistic about the future, up from 53 percent last year. French President Emmanuel Macron, on the other hand, has seen the percentage of those saying he’s a “good” president slip by 2 points since Les Bleus brought home the win.
