Younger generations have gained more wealth than other age groups since 2019, study says
Younger generations grew their wealth much faster than older Americans after the pandemic began, thanks largely to stocks, according to a new study.
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Earth already passed crucial 1.5°C warming limit: study
Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I led. The worrying findings, based on temperature records contained in sea sponge skeletons, suggest global climate change has progressed much further than previously thought.
Japan study reveals 2 in 3 married couples ‘nearly sexless’ or no longer have sex, amid falling birth rates
The report complements earlier research that points in the same direction, with Kunio Kitamura, director of the Japan Family Planning Association (JFPA), telling This Week in Asia that “this trend towards sexlessness is not going to stop”.
Some 40% of Chinese children face obesity by 2030, study finds
Nearly two in five children and adolescents in China are expected to be overweight or obese by 2030 if current trends continue, research has found. Experts called for urgent measures to counter the problem, including a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened drinks.
Japan’s nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study the impact of Jan. 1 quake
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear safety regulators have told the operator of a nuclear power plant in the area hit by a powerful New Year’s Day quake to study its potential impact.