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The Middle East accounts for 15.8 percent of Africa's imports and 10.9 percent of its exports, the report noted.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

SDSSJ0715-7334 has just 0.005 percent of the metals found in the Sun, making it the most metal-poor star ever observed, more than twice as metal-poor as the previous record holder.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

We are roughly 45 percent joking in this entry.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

In France, the price of regular petrol has gone up by just 17 percent, according to government statistics consulted by AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Over the same period, the S&P 500 returned just a bit more than 2 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis