The elusive happy factor


People walk near a statue of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen in the centre of Copenhagen. - Filepic

The findings of the World Happiness Report are important as they serve as early warning signs to governments.

IN the midst of so much despair in the country over endless contentious issues and state paralysis to resolve them, I searched the Internet to look at why some countries are happy and some are not.

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