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Kazakhstan’s ethnic Koreans recall Stalin-era deportations
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (344+ words) March 2 (Asia Today) -- Ethnic Koreans in Kazakhstan are commemorating the victims of Soviet-era forced deportations, recalling the mass relocations carried out under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in the 1930s and 1940s. According to Kazinform, descendants of those forcibly moved to Central Asia…...
Kazakhstan’s ethnic Koreans recall Stalin-era deportations - UPI.com
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (344+ words) March 2 (Asia Today) -- Ethnic Koreans in Kazakhstan are commemorating the victims of Soviet-era forced deportations, recalling the mass relocations carried out under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in the 1930s and 1940s. According to Kazinform, descendants of those forcibly moved to Central Asia…...
Denmark's child care and leave policies ease 'motherhood penalty' - UPI.com
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (971+ words) For many women in the U.S. and around the world, motherhood comes with career costs. Raising children tends to lead to lower wages and fewer work hours for mothers -- but not fathers -- in the United States and around the world. As…...
4.7M social media accounts removed under Australia's new youth ban
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (653+ words) Jan. 16 (UPI) -- More than 4.7 million social media accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16 have been removed since the nation's new social media youth ban went into effect last month, Canberra announced Friday. "Our government has acted to help…...
China’s homeless population seen surging, driven by youth job crisis
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (428+ words) Jan. 12 (Asia Today) -- Estimates circulating among Beijing-based analysts suggest China's homeless population may have surged more than fivefold since 2020, with younger people accounting for a striking share of the increase. According to sources familiar with Chinese economic statistics, the number…...
Watch: Illinois teen builds 17.32-foot Eiffel Tower out of toothpicks - UPI.com
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (173+ words) Dec. 24 (UPI) -- An Illinois teenager broke a Guinness World Record by building a 17.32-foot-tall replica of the Eiffel Tower from about 20,000 toothpicks. Naperville resident Eric Klabel said his father's career as a civil engineer inspired him to get interested in…...
Pete Davidson, Elsie Hewitt welcome baby girl - UPI.com
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (126+ words) Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Comedian Pete Davidson and model Elsie Hewitt are welcoming their baby girl. Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson was born Dec. 12. Hewitt celebrated her daughter's arrival in an Instagram post Thursday, calling Scottie Rose "our perfect angel girl." "My best…...
Florida's Olivier Rioux, world's tallest teen, makes 1st college dunk - UPI.com
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (317+ words) Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The University of Florida's Olivier Rioux, who already is certified as the world's tallest teen, made more history with a dunk for his first collegiate field goal. The 7-foot-9 center, also the tallest player in college basketball history,…...
U.K. to join E.U.’s Erasmus+ student program amid relations reset - UPI.com
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (317+ words) Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.K. students and others can learn and train abroad as part of the European Union's Erasmus+ program starting in 2027 amid a U.K.-E.U. relations reset. The Erasmus+ program accepts students from all backgrounds and enables them to study and train while…...
Milk from breastfeeding moms might be key to avoiding food allergies - UPI.com
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (714+ words) Farm kids tend to have far fewer allergies than urban children, and a new study offers one possible explanation: The milk provided by breastfeeding moms. Children who grow up in farming communities have immune systems that mature faster, with higher…...