Japan recorded record low births, biggest ever population drop in 2021

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan recorded a record low number of births in 2021, prompting the biggest ever natural decline in the population, government data showed on Friday. There were 811,604 births last year, the fewest in health ministry data going back to 1899. Deaths climbed to 1,439,809, leading to an overall drop of 628,205 in the population. The overall fertility […]

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Holidaymaker who lost luggage finds it 1,300 miles away

Holidaymaker who lost luggage after TUI flight to Menorca spots family’s missing belongings in photo of dumped suitcases 1,300 miles away in Manchester Airport Laura Simpson, 35, took a TUI flight to Menorca with eight of her family  When Ms Simpson arrived, her family’s luggage was nowhere to be seen Two days in to the trip, she spotted the suitcases […]

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Inside Russia's 'ghost town' shopping malls where Western brands left

Inside Russia’s ‘ghost town’ shopping malls where Western brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior and Zara have shut in protest over war in Ukraine Dozens of foreign and international companies have withdrawn from Russia Popular clothing brands, both luxurious and fast-food chains sit empty McDonald’s in March closed all of its 850 restaurants in the country Western brands have pulled out […]

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Second soldier faints standing guard outside St Paul's Cathedral

Dropping like flies! SECOND soldier faints while standing guard outside St Paul’s Cathedral for Queen’s thanksgiving Jubilee service Two soldiers have fainted whilst standing guard outside St Paul’s Cathedral  With temperatures of 20C in London today, the heat appeared to take its toll  One soldier – from the RAF regiment – was led away by two fellow soldiers  Incident happened […]

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's reunion with Royals was 'frosty' with 'lots of tension', Piers Morgan claims

MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry's reunion with the royals was "frosty" with "lots of tension" claims Piers Morgan. The TalkTV host, 57, claims that royal insiders told him the Duke and Duchess of Sussex "disappeared" behind the scenes of yesterday's Trooping the Colour. While the rest of the royal family mingled and milled about on the grounds of Buckingham Palace, […]

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Congress launches probe into whether Kushner's $2B Saudi investment

Congress launches an investigation into whether Jared Kushner used his position in Trump’s White House to land a $2billion investment from Saudi Arabia into his private equity business Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chair of the Oversight Committee, wrote Kushner a letter offering him a two-week deadline to provide documents related to the deal ‘Your support for Saudi interests was unwavering, even […]

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