North and South Korea have adopted different approaches to dealing with their falling birth rates and impending population decline. North Korea’s fertility rate, or number of children expected per woman’s lifetime, is 1.78 births per woman, according to projections by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). South Korea is at 0.72, the lowest in the … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russians on Friday set a record for the longest continuous stay aboard the International Space Station, according to Russia’s space agency. Roscosmos said Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub broke the old record of 370 days, 21 hours and 22 minutes, set in September 2023 by Russians Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin … Read more
Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019 Imaginechina Limited/Alamy An analysis of genetic samples taken from the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China, has identified a list of wild animals sold there that were the most likely source of the virus that sparked the covid-19 pandemic. While bats are thought to have … Read more
On an evening where the Sangamon County Council officially voted in the Massey Commission to address police practices following the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Springfield woman had strong objections to its installation. “I believe it’s a joke,” Haley told the State Journal-Register, after slamming the commission as “bogus” in public comments made at … Read more
It’s 10pm on the last night of London Fashion Week and Irina Shayk is closing the Mowalola spring/summer 2025 show in a bodysuit made from hair extensions. Vamps, writhes and poses for photographers as she did at the Cannes Film Festival 2023 – when she was dressed in a braided leather bandeau and a low … Read more
A Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina has insisted he will not drop out of the race after it was reported he made controversial comments on a porn website more than a decade ago. Mark Robinson characterized the CNN report, which claimed he referred to himself as a “black Nazi” in an adult forum, … Read more
SEATTLE – After throwing just six pitches in the sixth inning Thursday, Jake Cousins he left the mountain with a trainer by his side. Yankees reliever has been dealing with right pec tightness for a couple of days, Aaron Boone said after a 3-2 loss to the Mariners. However, he and Cousins described the injury … Read more
ppoor students as they head off to college, ready to survive until Christmas on instant noodles and breakfast cereal. The first doctor to raise the health alarm over ultra-processed foods believes it’s time to put a tax on those noodles – and he’s even got ice cream in his sights. Professor Carlos Augusto Monteiro says … Read more
A civil engineer accused of raping the wife of the Monster of Avignon has revealed how he was invited to her home and had sex with her for “a few seconds”. Father-of-two Cyrille Delville, 54, is the third of 50 men to take the stand in the ongoing sex trial that has shocked France. Retired … Read more
BEIJING – Many of Apple’s affluent iPhone users in China are also interested in Huawei’s triple-price phone, CNBC found during spot checks in stores on Friday, the day the iPhone 16 and Mate XT they launched in the country. Out of 10 people CNBC spoke to on Friday, eight said they were interested in the … Read more