17: South Korean officials estimate their country is targeted by 1.5 million North Korean hacking attempts per day. That’s about 17 every second. Think a “peace agreement” will put a stop to that?
375: One reason Merkel and Macron want to persuade Trump not to shred the Iran nuclear deal: European companies are now active in Iran, and Iran’s exports to the EU surged by 375 percent in the first year following conclusion of the agreement in July 2015.
6: In 1980, the economies of India and China were almost identical in size, with GDP just below $200 billion. Today, China’s economy ($12 trillion) is six times larger than India’s ($2 trillion).
1,186: The U.S.-led coalition dropped 1,186 bombs in Afghanistan in the first three months of this year, a record high for the first quarter of any year since 2003.
10 and 15: Inequality isn’t just about income. The richest 1 percent of American women live more than 10 years longer than the poorest 1 percent. For men, the richest 1 percent live nearly 15 years longer.
