The sunny weather has tempted people to venture out to beaches and other beauty spots on the first weekend since lockdown restrictions were eased further in England.
South Korea is launching a high-speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts, a project officials hope will encourage more youth to consider homes outside the city, and start having babies. South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, and its youth have often cited long commutes and cramped, expensive housing in greater Seoul, home to about half the population, as the main reasons for not getting married and starting a family. The birth rate in Seoul is even lower than the national average, and the government has tried to boost the number of newborns through subsidies, with little success.
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Republican panel made a surprising decision Thursday night, choosing a former mayor, Greg Lopez, to be U.S. Rep. Ken Buck's likely replacement until the November general election, a saving grace for Rep. Lauren Boebert's bid for another term in Congress. Lopez will now run as the Republican candidate in the June 25 special election after Buck's resignation at the same time GOP primary candidates are vying to be the congressman's successor. The stakes, however, were far h
Princess Margaret married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones following a private relationship with the pair welcoming two children before going their separate ways. Chart all the highs and lows of the late Count and Countess of Snowdon's time together
TOKYO (AP) — “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima when he was 3, said he has been fascinated by the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, often called “the father of the atomic bomb” for leading the Manha
In this article, we are going to discuss the 20 best whiskeys for your home bar. You can skip our detailed analysis of the global whiskey market, the dawn of the American single malt, and sustainability in the American whiskey industry, and go directly to the 5 Best Whiskeys for Your Home Bar. Whiskey has […]
The African Union on Friday congratulated anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal's presidential election and hailed the "unanimous acceptance of the results". In a statement, African Union Commission President Moussa Faki Mahamat said he "warmly congratulates" Faye on the official declaration of his first-round win, while wishing him "full success in his weighty and noble charge".According to provisional results, Faye won the first round of the vo