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#Earth’s #ultimate #survivors can #weather extreme heat, cold, radiation and even the #vacuum of #space. Earth’s ultimate survivors can weather extreme heat, cold, radiation and even the vacuum of space. Now the U.S. military hopes these tiny critters can teach us about true toughness. So-called "water bears" look like a combination of a chubby bear and a single-eyed alien. But they are the closest life gets to being indestructible. In fact, they are so resilient in the face of danger that scientis..
#Korea's #happiness index score ranked 54th out of 156 #countries in the United Nations' 2019 #WorldHappiness #Report. Korea's happiness index score ranked 54th out of 156 countries in the United Nations' 2019 World Happiness Report. The result is an increase of three notches from last year. The index measures such items as per capita gross domestic product, social support, life expectancy, social freedom, tolerance, corruption, and many other factors. Finland was once again top dog, scoring 7.769 points out of ..
An #otherworldly hole opened up in the sky above the #United #Arab #Emirates last weekend, and some were quick to #suspect extraterrestrial origins. An otherworldly hole opened up in the sky above the United Arab Emirates last weekend, and some were quick to suspect extraterrestrial origins. One witness reported that it looked as if God had thrown a stone into a lake, while others pondered whether the strange phenomenon had been caused by a UFO. Meteorologists quickly demystified the dramatic formation with a scientific explanation involving..
Forty percent of middle-aged #Koreans are part of the #so-called "#wedge #generation" as they are sandwiched between having to support elderly #parents and unmarried #adult #children #simultaneously.  Forty percent of middle-aged Koreans are part of the so-called "wedge generation" as they are sandwiched between having to support elderly parents and unmarried adult children simultaneously. The average cost of providing this support surpasses one million won per month, which is six times greater than the financial support these parents receive from their adult children. In response, the govern..
#Marriages in #SouthKorea have become nearly as rare as they were in the poverty-stricken days of the 1970s.  Marriages in South Korea have become nearly as rare as they were in the poverty-stricken days of the 1970s. According to government data from 2018, the country’s crude marriage rate stood at 5.0 last year, the lowest figure since 1970. Last year, just over 257,000 couples tied the knot, down 2.6 percent from a year ago. It's the seven straight year of decline since 2012. The government attribute..
The #NewZealand prime minister has won praise around the world for her handling of the aftermath of the #Christchurch shootings. The New Zealand prime minister has won praise around the world for her handling of the aftermath of the Christchurch shootings. Wearing a hijab and a pained expression, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited the families of Muslims who were killed in a terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch. Promising to ensure their safety in New Zealand, the prime minister promised to hasten t..
#SouthKorea 's #military recruitment agency has accused eight men of pretending to have a hearing impairment in order to evade military service. South Korea's military recruitment agency has accused eight men of pretending to have a hearing impairment in order to evade military service. Six of the men intentionally exposed themselves to bicycle and air horns to make themselves temporarily deaf. Two others tried the same technique but failed. Among the eight are a former national cyclist and an Internet game broadcasting jockey. The milit..
#US Secretary of State Mike #Pompeo let us in on how long he plans to serve President #Trump. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo let us in on how long he plans to serve President Trump. In a jovial atmosphere he said, “I’m going to be there until he tweets me out of office.” On the issue of North Korea, Pompeo said all efforts to deal with North Korea over the last few decades have failed. He emphasized, "We're not done. Hard work remains. We currently have both the toughest sanctions i..

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