A spokesperson for the Lego Group confirmed via email that "LEGO® bricks do not, and never have, contained any materials (either intentionally or not) to make them visible in an X-ray." A rumor has ...

Jutta Haider receives funding from Mistra – the Foundation for Environmental Strategic Research and from Formas – Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development. Björn Ekström receives funding ...

What are the implications of demographics on total consumption and its sectoral composition in Asia toward 2050? Although the literature has studied total consumption and individual consumption ...

The International Energy Agency further tempered its stance on an imminent peak in oil demand, reinstating a scenario in which global consumption keeps growing to the middle of the century. While oil ...

Leaders pledge to channel more fiscal funds to public services Aim for significant rise in consumption's share in GDP To maintain a reasonable share for manufacturing Resource distribution key to ...

Countries worldwide are buying more than ever from China, but domestic consumption is lagging and government stimulus efforts aren’t working. By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting from eastern China, ...

A recent survey from Gallup found 54% of U.S. adults say they consume alcohol, a record low, amid growing health concerns surrounding alcohol consumption. That’s opened space for alternatives like ...

to stimulate domestic demand by promoting the consumption of services such as sports and entertainment, the latest attempt to help an economy grappling with slower growth. The plan, issued on Tuesday ...

US natural gas consumption is forecasted to rise by 1% in 2025, reaching 91.4 bcfd. Record consumption levels were observed in January and February 2025, partly due to colder weather and a polar ...

China’s economy registered a respectable GDP growth rate of 5.3 per cent in the first half of 2025. Despite US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, China’s exports grew by 7.3 per cent and contributed ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has commanded some enormous fees over the years. / IMAGO/Abdullah Ahmed Eye-watering fees are splashed each and every transfer window in modern football and certain individuals have ...