Coronavirus caused world’s middle class ‘to shrink for the first time since 1990s’ 

The pandemic caused the world’s middle class to shrink for the first time since the 1990s last year, according to an estimate based on World Bank data. Another estimate showed that almost two-thirds of households in developing economies reported that they had suffered loss in income in 2020. A study from non-partisan research group Pew … Read more

CIA developed underwater robotic spy, ‘Charlie the Catfish’ in the 1990s

The US military is equipped with a number of stealthy underwater robots to spy on enemies, but these high-tech innovations come years after Charlie the robotic catfish. Developed in the 1990s by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), this unmanned underwater vehicle is operated remotely using a line-of-sight audio and fitted with sensors to spy on … Read more

Supply chain problems at worst level since the 1990s

Economic activity declines again as manufacturing sector hit by worst supply chain problems since the 90’s – but there are signs of better times coming Shipping delays, Brexit and demand for worldwide materials hit supply chains But, manufacturing sector still showed signs of growth last month   By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 11:40 GMT, 19 … Read more

Radio 2 accused of shunning Baby Boomer favourites for 1990s music such as the Spice Girls 

Radio 2 becomes 1! BBC station is accused of shunning Baby Boomer favourites for 1990s music such as the Spice Girls Radio 2 accused of abandoning listeners in bid to attract a younger audience  Station said to be dialling back on number of songs played from 1960s and 70s Instead thought to be focusing on … Read more

Fans go wild as beloved 1990s puppet Agro appears on Holey Moley

Fans go wild as beloved 1990s puppet Agro appears on Holey Moley – with many pleading for his children’s show Cartoon Connection to return to air By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:23 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 12:27 GMT, 2 February 2021 Fans tuning into Channel Seven’s new mini golf based … Read more

The Project’s Carrie Bickmore unrecognisable in throwback photos of herself as teenager in the 1990s

The Project’s Carrie Bickmore looks unrecognisable in throwback photos showing her as a fresh-faced and fashionable teenager in the 1990s By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:24 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 14:31 GMT, 1 February 2021 She’s no stranger to sharing throwback photos of herself to Instagram. On Monday, The Project’s … Read more

One in four wild bee species worldwide ‘haven’t been seen since the 1990s’

A quarter of known bee species in the wild haven’t appeared in public records since the 1990s, a shocking new study reveals.  Argentinian researchers used a publicly available database on specimen collections and observations, complemented by citizen-science efforts.  Despite a large increase in the number of records available, 25 per cent fewer species were reported between … Read more

Climate change: Arctic temperatures are 12°F above 1990s ‘norm’

The Arctic’s sweltering 2020 continues in earnest with temperatures last weekend reaching more than 5° (12°F) above the norm for the 1990s.   This alarming recording, from the University of Maine‘s Climate Reanlayzer, is an average figure for the entire Arctic, an area measuring some 7.7 million square miles. In some isolated pockets, the temperature is … Read more

Arctic temperatures are 12°F above normal for 1990s

The Arctic’s sweltering 2020 continues in earnest with temperatures last weekend reaching more than 5° (12°F) above the norm for the 1990s.   This alarming recording, from the University of Maine‘s Climate Reanlayzer, is an average figure for the entire Arctic, an area measuring some 7.7 million square miles. In some isolated pockets, the temperature is … Read more

Tia Mowry reveals the adversity she and her twin sister faced as child stars in the 1990s

Tia Mowry is opening up about some the trials and tribulations she faced as a biracial child star in the 1990s.   In the new episode of her web series, Tia Mowry’s Quick Fix, the actress confessed she and her twin sister Tamera had a far different experience on sets compared to their counterparts in the … Read more