admin [ad_1] 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 … Read more
[ad_1] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kiev on Friday with promises of sustained EU support for Ukraine, including aid for what will be another harsh winter. “My 8th visit to Kiev comes as the heating season begins soon, and Russia continues to address the energy infrastructure,” von der Leyen said in … Read more
[ad_1] 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 … Read more
[ad_1] Tune in this Friday as Levi Rickert, editor and publisher of Native News Online, and Neely Bardwell, political editor of Native News Online, interview Oklahoma Indian UNO Executive Director Margo Gray (Osage) about the efforts in Oklahoma to get more Native Americans to vote. Oklahoma Indian UNO (UINO) is launching its second biannual “Warrior … Read more
[ad_1] If you’re looking for the most interesting and fun makeup in all of Milan Fashion Week, you’re missing out on some of the creative cosmetic art if you’re just looking at the models’ faces. While we love (and get a lot of inspiration from) the various runway shows and presentations we’ve seen so far … Read more
[ad_1] New York police have arrested one of two people suspected of taking and crashing an empty subway train. The person arrested, a 17-year-old girl, is charged with criminal mischief for the incident at the Briarwood subway station in Queens, shortly after midnight on September 12. She and her partner are accused of entering the … Read more
[ad_1] An Apalachee High School student dealing with the death of her algebra teacher, Christina Irimie, wrote an emotional and heartfelt rap about her and the three other victims killed at her school earlier this month. Isaac Sanguma, a junior at the school in Barrow County, shared the musical tribute, titled “Forever Irimie” on his … Read more
[ad_1] JP Morgan has created an international role to oversee the “wellbeing and success” of junior bankers following renewed concern about the health and safety of overworked staff across the industry. Ryland McClendon, its head of diversity and inclusion, has been appointed as the bank’s first “global investment banking associate and chief analyst”, referring to … Read more
[ad_1] A failed asylum seeker drugged and sexually assaulted a vulnerable 14-year-old girl after the Home Office “failed to” deport him. Sam Sharma, 34, carried out the horrific abuse on her more than a year after completing a 14-month prison sentence for spitting, urinating and hurling racist abuse at police officers, as well as threatening … Read more
[ad_1] The Uncommitted Movement of pro-Palestinian Democrats is withdrawing its endorsement from Vice President Kamala Harris after she rejected his latest request, the group announced Thursday, as it made clear its opposition to former President Donald Trump and the third-party candidates who might inadvertently help. elect him. “Vice President Harris’s unwillingness to change his unconditional … Read more