Japan’s population has been shrinking for over a decade and this is causing some serious issues for the folks running the world’s third-largest economy. It’s a one-two punch situation. On the one hand, there’s a soaring number of old folks, on the other, there’s a shrinking number of workers to foot the bill for pensions and health care as more and more people age.
At least five people, including two police personnel, were killed in clashes between Hindus and Muslims that erupted on Monday around 50 km (30 miles) south of the Indian capital New Delhi, police officials told Reuters.
Singapore has some of the strictest anti-drug regulations in the world, which it claims are vital to safeguard society. According to Singaporean legislation, anyone found trafficking more than 500g of marijuana or 15g of heroin shall receive the death penalty. Saridewi, who received a death sentence on July 6, 2018, according to a statement from…
Increasing numbers of visitors are prioritizing cooler climates or off-season travel to avoid spending their time away in stifling heat, which might accelerate a trend that is already emerging among vacationers as a result of the awful weather in southern Europe. With yet another heat wave predicted to bring temperatures near to record-breaking levels in…
Heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh are causing widespread illnesses and overcrowding hospitals as the country struggles with a deadly dengue outbreak. Despite the fact that the government has not formally declared an epidemic, health experts in the 170 million-person South Asian country claim the sickness has already reached “epidemic” proportions. According to the Directorate General…
A day after the lead singer of the British pop rock band The 1975 kissed a male bandmate onstage and denounced the nation’s anti-LGBT policies, the Malaysian government on Saturday cancelled a music festival in the nation’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. According to a government group that monitors foreigners’ filming and performances, The 1975 have also…
Just days after Russia pulled out of a deal that guaranteed safe passage for ships carrying cereal through the Black Sea, wheat prices have been rising on international markets, reigniting concerns about the impact on poorer, grain-importing countries as well as on western countries dealing with persistently high inflation. After the Kremlin decided to end…
In order to maximize the sun’s energy output, a new solar power plant prototype is tracking its movements as it bobs above a sizable lake in southwest Netherlands. The artificial island, named Proteus after the Greek sea god, is a 38-meter-wide circular system made of 180 interconnected modular panels that, according to BBC News report,…
More than 2,500 endangered Caspian seal corpses were discovered on a beach in southern Russia on Sunday. Scientists claim the animals perished due to “natural reasons,” but environmental watchdogs blame natural gas pollution. The Caspian Environmental Protection Center’s Zaur Gapizov told The Associated Press that the seals most likely passed away a few weeks ago…
By 2100, the frequency of rainbows could increase by up to 5% worldwide, which would be one of the more peculiar effects of catastrophic climate change. The number of days in the year with weather conducive to seeing at least one rainbow is how researchers measuring the less evident consequences of climate change quantify this…
