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Argentina: 20 Quadrillion for a Coffee and Milei’s Cure

21/07/2025 /

Since Javier Milei won the elections in Argentina (November 2023), the South American country and its radical economic policies have been in the spotlight. But between numbers and statistics, it’s easy to lose track. With Datastory, we’ll try to make sense of it all.

At the heart of what’s happening in Argentina lies a single figure, a statistic that alone explains Milei’s political rise, and that will also determine the success or failure of his government: the consumer price index, better known as inflation.

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The useleness of absolute numbers

26/05/2016 /

A few days ago, I was reading an article about accidents involving cyclists. Being an avid cyclist and dealing with data and numbers of all kinds every day, I immediately noticed this sentence: “The regions most affected by accidents are those where bicycles are a real tradition: Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, and Tuscany. Incidents tend to occur on Saturdays and Sundays, between 10 AM and 12 PM, during the months of May to October, with a peak in August.”

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A statistical approach to terrorism

22/11/2015 /

Datastory.it is also about current events, and following the attacks in Paris, we want to share our opinion on the matter.

The series of attacks that struck the French capital on November 13, 2015, seems to have shaken public opinion and mobilized European governments. In newspapers, parliaments, and international forums, the primary focus is how to ensure safety and prevent the horrific events in Paris from happening again. Many hypotheses are being considered: stricter border controls, revising the Schengen Agreement, increased surveillance in high-risk areas, and the installation of cameras in major cities.

Additionally, there are discussions about allocating more personnel and resources to security (the press mentions €400 million in Belgium, €120 million in Italy). And then there are the bombings in Iraq and Syria, with the United States, Russia, and France taking the lead. Some estimates suggest the U.S. spends $10 million daily on these operations, while Russia spends about a third of that amount.

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