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No immediate reports of major disruptions or damage caused by snow, ice and subzero temperatures, as officials lifted their heavy snow warnings for Seoul and nearby areas.
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North Korea Locks Down Pyongyang , Over ‘Respiratory Illness’.
Reuters reports that North Korean authorities have issued a five-day lockdown in the nation's capital. .
According to the Russian embassy, "a special anti-epidemic period has been established.".
The lockdown order also reportedly requires citizens to take their temperatures four times daily and alert a hospital via phone. .
While there was no mention of COVID,
the notice referred to an "increase in winter cases
of recurrent flu and other respiratory diseases.".
Reuters reports that last August,
North Korea declared victory over COVID.
The country never confirmed how many COVID cases it had because of an apparent lack of testing abilities. .
South Korea's NK News reports that Pyongyang residents were stocking up on supplies in case stricter measures were implemented.
According to state news agency KCNA, the North Korean city of Kaesong has also intensified public messages...
... "so that all the working people
observe anti-epidemic regulations
voluntarily in their work and life"
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China Joins Growing List , of Countries Facing , Population Decline.
On January 17, new figures were published
that indicated China's population experienced
a decline for the first time in over sixty years.
Euronews reports that China
is not the only country to
announce a shrinking population.
According to a forecast published by the
United Nations last July, many countries will see their populations decline over the coming decades.
Population declines have been experienced
in eight countries with over ten million
inhabitants over the last decade.
The populations of Ukraine, Japan, Syria, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Greece are all declining. .
According to Euronews, the one thing these countries
have in common is low fertility rates, meaning women
are giving birth to fewer babies on average than before.
The World Bank found that each of these
European countries have fertility rates
between 1.2 and 1.6 children for each woman. .
Euronews notes that a fertility rate
of over 2 is needed to maintain
a stable population.
In Asia, Japan lost over 3 million people
between 2011 and 2021 and now has
a fertility rate of just 1.3 children per woman.
According to the U.N. report, China is forecast to lose
nearly half of its population by 2100, plummeting
from over 1.4 billion people down to just 771 million. .
According to the U.N. report, China is forecast to lose
nearly half of its population by 2100, plummeting
from over 1.4 billion people down to just 771 million. .
The populations of Russia, Germany, South Korea and Spain are projected to begin declining by 2030
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Gareth Southgate talks to BBC sports editor Dan Roan about his decision to remain England manager, the team's performance in Qatar and why he has no regrets. BBC Sport
Marc Tarabella, a suspect in the European Parliament's Qatargate corruption scandal, failed to declare a working trip he made to Qatar in 2020, his lawyer said on Sunday.
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Brazil beats Serbia by 2-0 goals in FIFA World Cup match as Richarlison scored twice for Brazil vs Serbia. A bad news for Brazil is, unfortunately Neymar gets injured vs Serbia. Neymar right foot ankle..