Nearsightedness reaching epidemic levels: Half the world will need glasses by 2050
by Drudge Report
Drudge Report— Nearsightedness Epidemic Levels; Half Of World Will Need Glasses By 2050 (Second column, 8th story, link) Related stories:The Meta-morphosis of ZuckerbergFACEBOOK plunges 16% on weak revenue guidanceMiss Sparks Fear in Tech World
Reading Eagle—Your cellphone may be causing nearsightedness, now at epidemic levels. Around half of the global population could need corrective lenses by 2050.
The Voice—Your cellphone may be causing nearsightedness, now at epidemic levels. Around half of the global population could need corrective lenses by 2050.
Responsible Statecraft—Who needs butter when you got guns? World arms spending reaches $2.5 trillion. Total military spending by nations reached a record high of $2.443 trillion in 2023, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI.Across the globe, military expenditures increased by 6.8% in real terms over 2022, the steepest rise since 2009, according to the Swedish think tank which has tracked the military spending by countries based on open sources since the 1960s. Every region saw an increase, but Europe, Asia and Oceania, and...