Seoul, June 24 (IANS) The number of babies born in South Korea shot up 18 per cent in April from a year earlier, reaching the highest level in seven years, government data showed on Wednesday. A total of 24,521 babies were born in April, up from 20,787 a year earlier, according to data from South Korea’s Ministry of Data and Statistics. It marked the highest figure for any April since 26,104 babies were recorded in 2019.Over the January-April period, the total number of births came to 99,534, al…
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New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Amid falling marriages and birth rates, and many living an isolated life in China, a new app is seeking to fight loneliness, according to a media report.The Are You Dead? app developed by a company called Moonscape Technologies enables individuals living alone or single to be in touch with a designated emergency contact, the Guardian reported.The company, which describes it as “a lightweight safety tool crafted for solo dwellers”, allows users to check in once a day …