On the 25th of April, Joe Biden announced he was joining the crowded democratic primaries race. The aggregate polls show an interesting trend. Even before his announcement he was leading the polls, but there was a clear bump in his numbers afterwards. It's interesting to see what will happen in the months ahead. Will those trends continue, and will the main race be between him and Bernie Sanders, or will there be another candidate getting into the top spot? Time will tell.
According to the CDC website, there have been multiple cases of measles confirmed in 22 separate US states. This is a sad figure given the fact that measles was declared eliminated in 2000 across the United States. The misinformation promoted by the anti-vaxxer movement is having detrimental effects on the epidemiology of this highly contagious, yet preventable disease.
I have been tracking unemployment in Ireland using data from the Central Office of Statistics in Ireland's website cso.ie for some time, and the changes are remarkable compared to the peak of unemployment in 2012. Currently, the figure stands at 5.4% for the month of March 2019.
4 years ago today I was on a career break travelling in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. This was one of the last countries that I visited during my itinerary and I completely fell in love. It's in my opinion one of the most beautiful spots in the planet. Additionally, all the people I met over there were really nice.
It's sad that the country suffered a terror attack last Friday, targeting its Muslim immigrant community. Fortunately, the perpetrator was arrested and the kiwis are doing everything possible to give him the punishment he deserves without providing any platform to further advance his deranged views.
Update: on the 21st of March the New Zealand government announced a ban on the military style semi-automatics and assault rifles. Well done!
The map above shows the countries with a large population of people claiming Irish heritage, based on the map available in Wikipedia. Assuming the data is correct, the highest population of Irish descendants is located in the U.S. (~33 Million). There are also a considerable number of people with Irish ancestry in the UK, Australia, and Canada. To all of you... belated Happy St. Patrick's Day.
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