North Korea allows a group of international travelers for the 1st time in years
A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week
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Texas tops women's poll for 1st time in 21 years
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Bettman to announce 1st-round picks for 1st time
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South Korea birthrate rises for first time in nine years amid surge in marriages
Rise comes from very low base and remains far below the 2.1 births per woman needed to stabilise population. South Korea’s birthrate rose last year for the first time in nine years, as a surge in ...The Guardian - 9h -
Baby bump in South Korea as fertility rate rises for first time in 9 years
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Birth rate in South Korea, the world's lowest, rises for first time in 9 years
South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner.NBC News - 6h -
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
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Trump administration allows groups to provide legal help to migrant kids
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The key global issue is not the clash of north and south: it’s who supports international law and who doesn’t | Jean-Noël Barrot
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Who Pulled Off the Biggest Crypto Heist in History? Signs Point to North Korea
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Taiwan investigating a Chinese-crewed ship believed to have severed an undersea cable
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