Those on ideological right favor fewer COVID-19 restrictions in most advanced economies
Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The number of males has exceeded the number of females since the mid-1960s. But by 2050, the worldwide sex ratio is expected to even out.
The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.
Among 17 publics surveyed, those in Japan report the most negative assessment of how their country has handled the pandemic.
The U.S. Border Patrol reported more than 1.6 million encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2021 fiscal year.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the White House this week as she wraps up her final year in office.
Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.
Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at U.S. universities in the 2020-21 school year.
Positive views of the U.S. have rebounded across 17 advanced economies since last year, while most continue to see China unfavorably.
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