North Korea reduces soldier food rations for first time in decades, South says

North Korea has reduced food rations to its soldiers for the first time in more than two decades as the Hermit Kingdom descends into a possible food crisis, officials said this week. South Korea’s unification ministry, which oversees relations with their northern neighbors, said North Korea’s food situation “seems to have deteriorated.” The ministry noted […]

Zelensky in video all’apertura del Festival di Berlino

Read More Il presidente dell’Ucraina Volodymyr Zelensky apparirà in video domani al Festival del cinema di Berlino. “È un onore speciale per noi poter accogliere digitalmente il presidente ucraino Volodymyr Zelensky giovedì sera all’apertura del nostro festival”, affermano i direttori della Berlinale Mariëtte Rissenbeek e Carlo Chatrian. Dopo un’introduzione sul palco del regista e attore […]

Adult Diaper Sales in South Korea Outpace Baby Diapers Amid Aging Population

Read More Sales of adult diapers in South Korea surpassed those of infant diapers in 2021, according to government data on Tuesday, a trend presumably prompted by the country’s aging population and declining birth rate. South Korea produced and imported 112,000 tonnes of adult disposable diapers in 2021, an increase from 86,000 tonnes in the […]

‘Exemplary’ or ‘malign colossus’: Scots divided on Nicola Sturgeon

Read More After Tuesday’s announcement from Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s longest-serving first minister, that she will resign, five people from across Scotland share their reaction – and what they think her legacy will be. ‘She will be remembered for her progressive push’ “I am sorry to see her leave. While I might not have agreed with […]

Jordan subpoenas Big Tech CEOs for records on ‘collusion’ with Biden admin to ‘suppress free speech’

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenaed the chief executive officers of Google, Amazon, Facebook and others for documents relating to the government’s alleged “collusion” with Big Tech companies to “suppress free speech.” Jordan, R-Ohio, subpoenaed Alphabet [Google] CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta [Facebook] CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and […]

Georgia senators advance bill to restrict vaping in public spaces

Georgia senators are moving to restrict vaping in public spaces. The state Senate voted 51-3 on Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 47, which would regulate vaping in the same way the state already regulates smoking. The measure moves to the House for more debate. Georgia’s 2005 Smoke-Free Air Act says that people can’t smoke indoors […]