China’s population shrinks for first time in over 60 years
China’s population fell last year for the first time since 1961 when the country struggled with a devastating famine.
Day: January 17, 2023
Britain presses on with bid to lead space industry despite recent Virgin Orbit rocket launch failure
As the world’s second largest manufacturer of satellites, Britain wants to take the final step of deploying them, rather than outsourcing that lucrative business to other countries.
China faces demographic crisis as population shrinks for first time in 60 years
China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the world’s most populous nation faces a looming demographic crisis.
At Australian Open, some players say they ignore the bracket
Some players at the Australian Open claim they do not want to know which opponents could stand between them and a championship.
Hawkins guides Howard to 89-65 win over Morehouse College
Elijah Hawkins had 15 points and Howard cruised to an 89-65 victory over Morehouse College.
Cleverly aims to persuade US and Canada to send tanks to Ukraine on trip to North America
Ukraine is set to be top of the agenda as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly begins a two-day trip to the US and Canada.
President Biden to travel to California this week to assess storm damage
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to California’s Central Coast Thursday to observe storm damage and “assess what additional federal support is needed,” the White House said. While exact details are not final, Biden does plan to meet with fi…
BBC Komla Dumor Award 2023 launched
The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award 2023.
Indian passenger’s video of Nepal plane crash emerges as relatives mourn dead
Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, as investigators looked for the cause of Nepal’s…
Orlov scores in OT as Capitals rally to beat Islanders 4-3
Dmitry Orlov scored at 4:27 of overtime as the Washington Capitals rallied from three goals down to down to beat the New York Islanders 4-3.