[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] Storm Boris is hitting the northeastern and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe. More than 1,000 residents in the northeastern region of Emilia Romagna were evacuated, while cities in the central Marche region of Italy reported severe flooding and disruption. There are no reports of casualties. Schools in … Read more
[ad_1] Martin Parr/Magnum Photos It has ruined a lot of sleep at night, and no doubt a lot of relationships too. Trying to sleep next to a snoring partner is exactly that: trying. Once the engines take off, there are few countermeasures other than a push, earplugs and the patience of a saint. That’s the … Read more
[ad_1] When the roll “Republicans for Harris”. began in earnest a month ago, the effort presented some quite prominent namesincluding former GOP governors, members of Congress and even Republicans who have served on Donald Trumpthe White House team. In the following days and weeks, the list of Republicans who support the Democratic vice president has … Read more
[ad_1] In the photo she posted on Facebook, Amber Nicole Thurman looks radiant. Kneeling in the surf, the 28-year-old clutches her six-year-old son as the waves break around them, both with matching smiles. It’s the kind of photo every mom can relate to. A year later, Thurman would die because of the state of Georgia’s … 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] Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, is being sued by her former yoga teacher over her new children’s book. Wellness guru Alanna Zabel says Sánchez’s “The Fly That Flew to Space,” which was published in August, is a rip-off of her children’s book.Dharma Kitty goes to Mars,“According to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ. The yogi … Read more
[ad_1] JP Morgan has created an international role to oversee the “well-being and success” of junior bankers after the deaths of two Bank of America employees this year renewed concern about the health and safety of overworked staff in the whole industry. Ryland McClendon, its head of diversity and inclusion, has been appointed as the … Read more
[ad_1] High street giant Next today warned it could be forced to close stores after losing a £30m legal battle over equal pay. The fashion retailer issued the warning after an employment tribunal ruled last month that Next must pay its store staff, who are mainly women, the same hourly rates as its warehouse workers … Read more
[ad_1] OSLO, Norway – A Norwegian human rights foundation gave its annual award Thursday to jailed Cuban dissident leader Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara for his “fearless opposition to authoritarianism through art.” Four past laureates of the Rafto prize – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, East Timor’s Jose Ramos-Horta, South Korea’s Kim Dae-jung and Iran’s Shirin … Read more