Report: China, Cuba more peaceful than US
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- 06 / 10 / 2010
BRUSSELS — Cuba and China are more peaceful than the United States, according to a global peace index published Thursday.
The report, which says the world is becoming a more violent place, was prepared by the Sydney, Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace.
It says nearly two-thirds of the countries that it ranks each year have become more violent since 2007.
The report uses data from the Economist Intelligence Unit, which is affiliated with the Economist news magazine, to examine a country's murder rates, crime, social unrest, its number of prisoners and its level of military spending.
World peace would save the global economy some $7 trillion a year, the report says.
The report, which says the world is becoming a more violent place, was prepared by the Sydney, Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace.
It says nearly two-thirds of the countries that it ranks each year have become more violent since 2007.
The report uses data from the Economist Intelligence Unit, which is affiliated with the Economist news magazine, to examine a country's murder rates, crime, social unrest, its number of prisoners and its level of military spending.
World peace would save the global economy some $7 trillion a year, the report says.
Source: WALTER LIPPMANN
Los Angeles, California
Editor-in-Chief, CubaNews
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/
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