Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 7th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, ...

In 100 days, Milano Cortina 2026 will begin, drawing on iconic winter sports venues that have long made Italy a home of ...

The Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision on a last-ditch appeal against an order to cull a flock of ostriches at an ...

Gender inequality is accelerating young Japanese women's flight from rural areas to the cities, further depressing the ...

The global economic system developed in an era of rapid population growth. With aging populations and people deciding to have ...

LOS CORTIJOS, Spain (AP) — The bells and bleats faded as Osam Abdulmumen, a migrant from Sudan, herded sheep back from pasture, the sun setting over a centuries-old farm in Spain’s arid heartland.

LOS CORTIJOS, Spain (AP) — A government program in Spain is training African migrants as shepherds to tackle rural depopulation and job shortages. Osam Abdulmumen, a 25-year-old migrant from Sudan, is ...

For the first Europeans to encounter it, the Llano Estacado was a portal to madness. It was a “worthless and terrifying hellscape,” as Jeff Roche describes it in The Conservative Frontier: Texas and ...

The Slovenian town of Bled has been officially named one of the world's Best Tourism Villages by the United Nations' (UN) Tourism, joining a global network of rural destinations recognised for ...

Exploring the chilling acoustics of the Aztec Death Whistle. Investigating the unique internal design that generates a sound ...

The opening meet of the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup takes place this Friday, October 10, and runs through Sunday, October 12, in Carmel, Indiana. This weekend’s competition features a ...