~ており (formal progressive linking)

Fatal cases numbered 19, exceeding 20% of the total, throwing the grim reality of death from overwork into sharp relief.

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The United States emits a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide, and its per-capita emissions are also the highest in the world.

The verb 'help' takes both a to-infinitive and a bare infinitive, but the bare infinitive is said to be more common in casual style, and that's what's used in this example sentence.

The latest report states that 90% of cocaine smuggled worldwide is transported by sea, and most of that is by speedboat.