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
New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier clashed with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp over tax hikes, according to French media reports on Wednesday. The disagreement centers around Barnier’s consideration of the tax increase, a departure from the previous government’s position. Barnier, a former EU commissioner, cited the dire state of public finances as justification for … Read more
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 go away, there are few countermeasures other than a shove, earplugs and the patience of a saint. That’s the thing … Read more
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Protesters in New York demanded accountability after police shot a suspected fare evader at a busy subway station, hitting a bystander in the head. The man, Gregory Delpeche, remains in hospital in critical condition and has undergone cranial surgery, according to US media. Police said two officers shot the suspected toll evader on Sunday after … Read more
A group of more than 100 former security officials in Republican administrations called on Wednesday former President Trump unable to serve and said he’s supporting Kamala Harris for president. The letter from 111 former GOP leaders, including former defense secretaries, CIA chiefs and a director of national intelligence, derides Trump as a would-be strongman who … Read more
WWhen the secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, asked me to investigate the state of the NHS, I thought I knew what we would find. All of us who have worked in the NHS in recent years know that it was under pressure. But, as a surgeon, I am used to … Read more
A married police chief who breached Covid guidelines by having sex with a glamorous new police officer under his command has resigned ahead of his misconduct hearing today. Chief Superintendent Daniel Greenwood, 41, abused his position by entering into an illicit relationship with student officer Caitlin Howarth. Greenwood, the Bradford district commander, exchanged flirtatious texts … Read more
More device explosions were reported in Lebanon on Wednesday, a day after pagers belonging to Hezbollah members detonated across the country, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 3,000, state media reported. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, or NNA, “a number” of the injured had been taken to hospitals in the southern suburbs … Read more
It’s safe to say that wide receiver Dylan Sanagustin is more than willing to go with the flow and do whatever it takes to help lead the way for Kaneland. The 6-foot, 180-pound Sanagustin, a rare third-year prospect for a young, less experienced team, is also willing to adapt. He has stepped up to fill … Read more