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
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland were placing sandbags Wednesday near swollen rivers in the Wroclaw region as they worked to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding. throughout Central Europe. Several Central European nations were hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania as a … Read more
Some microbes have a growing resistance to our antibiotics Manjurul/iStockphoto/Getty Images The number of global deaths directly attributable to antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections is expected to increase from a record 1.27 million per year in 2019 to 1.91 million per year by 2050. In total, antibiotic resistance is expected to kill 39 million people between now … Read more
An expert has issued a stark warning about ‘vampire appliances’, suggesting they could be the culprit behind your high energy bills. Despite the nightmare nickname, these devices are probably not what you think. Often overlooked, they are actually quite ordinary items, but in reality they can be drained from your electricity supply even when they … Read more
Republican incumbent Tom Tiffany will face Democratic challenger Kyle Kilbourn in the Nov. 5 general election for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. The 7th Congressional District covers most of the northern half of the state and consists of all or part of 26 of the state’s 72 counties including Marathon, Wood, Lincoln, Clark and Taylor. Representatives … Read more
After the overwhelming, pandemic-delayed wedding seasons of 2022 and 2023, the 2024 calendar has become much milder, at least comparatively. And Hollywood is no exception. Intimate ceremonies announced after the fact are the norm so far, although that could change any day. Last year brought us the rock-and-roll elopement of Chrishell Stause and G Flip, … Read more
A Florida woman who sold everything for a $350,000 dream around the world cruise says she was banned from the ship after her private WhatsApp messages were leaked. Jenny Phenix, 68, a divorced mother of two, liquidated her businesses and assets and lived out of a suitcase in preparation for Villa Vie Odyssey’s three-year maiden … Read more
Donald Trump praised an “amazing” woman motorist who he said followed an alleged gunman as he fled after an apparent assassination attempt on the former president on Sunday, leading to a swift arrest. In his first public appearance since the incident, the Republican presidential candidate told a crowd that the unnamed civilian “saw something in … Read more
General Daily Insight for September 18, 2024 A few obstacles are in our way at the end of the day. Confusion darkens the starting line as the Moon joins mystical Neptune in Pisces. On top of that, the planets will throw more mental blocks in front of us when Mercury opposes stoic Saturn at 4:50 … Read more
Centers are areas shared by several banks, where personal and business customers can access basic banking and cash services. They have a counter service operated by the Post Office, and the staff of the main street banks operate on a rotating basis to provide support to customers on more complex issues in a private space. … Read more