Montreal, Canada—Jacques Poissant's suffering stopped the day he asked his daughter if it would be "cowardly to ask to be helped to die."
The retired Canadian...
Beijing, China—Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives...
Guwahati, India—A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained in the latest police...
Former rebels surrender their firearms after being welcomed to mainstream society during a ceremony held at the Governor Vicente T. Pimentel Multipurpose Hall on...
Hitachi, Japan—By pledging to revitalize depopulated rural areas, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to help his party retain its majority in Sunday's general election.
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The University of the Philippines will host a conference focused on the societal impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on October 24 and 25, 2024.
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Bangkok, Thailand—The Thai king has signed same-sex marriage into law, the official Royal Gazette announced on Tuesday, making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia...
Moscow, Russia—Russian lawmakers on Tuesday called for a ban on promoting childless lifestyles, the latest measures targeting what Moscow depicts as a liberal "ideology" at...
Basingstoke, United Kingdom—Far from the madding crowd in a small courtroom in southern England, a 13-year girl held her mother's hand as she pleaded guilty...
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In the early 19th century, Samuel Morton collected skulls. Filling the skulls with pepper seeds, the doctor was able to ascertain the...
