• World's happiest countries revealed: Finland tops global league table for SEVENTH year in a row, while Britain falls one place and the US drops out of the top 20 for the first time

    The World Happiness Report 2024 gave Finland, home to 5.5million people, the top spot for the seventh year running, with a score of 7.74 out of 10 whilst Afghanistan was unhappiest nation at 1.72.

  • Top 10 golf tournaments in the world

    The Open Championship, often referred to as the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world. Since its first edition in 1860 there has been an explosion in the sport and tournaments ar

  • World Oral Health Day celebrated in Scranton

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In honor of World Oral Health Day, the Wright Center for Community Health is promoting dental hygiene in the community by offering patients free dental products and hygiene information. It's a part of their commitment to offering comprehensive dental services for families and a reminder to keep your oral health []

  • World's Top Oilfield Services Provider Not Leaving Russia

    SLB, the biggest oilfield services firm in the world, is not planning to abandon its business in Russia, chief executive Olivier Le Peuch told the Financial Times in an interview published on Monday.    Pressure has mounted on companies, especially in the oil and gas industry, to withdraw from Russia after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Many energy majors and oilfield services companies – including Exxon, Shell, BP, Baker Hughes, and Halliburton – have either announced plans to quit...

  • The World's Top 50 Largest Banks By Consolidated Assets

    The World's Top 50 Largest Banks By Consolidated Assets Banks are often among the biggest companies in the world. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu lists the top 50 banks in the world by consolidated assets, based on a 2023 report from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The data represents each bank’s total assets for the most recent period available. Chinese Banks Keep on Growing According to S&P, the four largest Chinese banks grew their assets by 4.1% in 2022,...

  • The Beach JBR Ranked Among The World's Top 10 Beaches

    It might not be summer just yet but the weather is amazing. It’s sunny, there’s a light cool breeze, it’s not too hot or humid – it’s beach weather! Beach Atlas compiled a list of the 100 best beaches in the world and ranked them in order for the Golden Beach Award 2024. Guess which …

  • Finland tops world happiness ranking for 7th year in a row

    Nordic countries again ranked at the top of the World Happiness Report.

  • India to begin voting on April 19 in world's largest election

    India will begin voting in phases starting April 19 to elect a new parliament, the country's election authority said on Saturday, the world's largest election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to cast ballots. The election pits two-term strongman Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his regional allies against

  • Rangers unveil first World Series banner, begin defense of championship

    ARLINGTON, Texas – Around 30 minutes before the first pitch of their Opening Day tilt against the on Thursday, highlights of the run through the 2023 playoffs played on the Globe Life Field video board. Fans showed up in droves well before the start of the game, and a packed ballpark roared as they relived hitting one of his six postseason homers. Advertisement As the reel wrapped, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy emerged from the home dugout, the start of a brief ceremony to unveil the...

  • Arkansas seasonal flu deaths top 100, health department reports

    After several weeks of high flu spread in Arkansas, the intensity levels have mellowed, according to the state health department.

  • India left reeling by Afghanistan as World Cup hopes begin to fade again

    Expanded 2026 World Cup finals have given hope to Igor Stimac’s side but the Lions of Khorasan had other ideasPerhaps the one positive for India from their shock 2-1 home defeat by Afghanistan in 2026 World Cup qualification is that the team have risen far enough for shock defeats to be a thing. It is not much of a comfort, however, and once solid-looking dreams of reaching the final stages on the road to the World Cup for the first time are starting to hang by delicate threads of Assam silk.On...

  • University program puts Missouri school in world’s top 10

    MISSOURI (KSNF) — One university in the "Show-Me State" receives high marks on a global scale. Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) is ranked 8th in the world when it comes to their health sciences program. The ranking was conducted by the Nature Index — a database that tracks institutions and their scientific output. WUSTL's []