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South Korea has the second highest suicide rate in the world with 29.1 Koreans committing suicide out of every 100,000. The Korean Neuropsychiatric Association found […]

Auckland City in New Zealand’s North Island is attempting to revive its second national language: Te Reo Maori. Before colonisation, Maori was the language spoken

In 2008 Israel’s Bat Yam, a shelter was made out of reused soup cans to create a honeycomb like structure. The artists Lihi, Roee and

Pure silver is a very soft metal. To strengthen and enhance its durability, the craftsmen and jewellers add a small amount of copper to the

The Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank in the Gifu prefecture of Japan has added a new service to allow its clients to use their palms for emergency

A fully protected ocean sanctuary is being created by New Zealand called the Kermadec Sanctuary. Its Prime Minister John Key made the announcement at a

Russia is launching a new reality TV show this month called ‘Zavod’ or ‘The Factory’. It is an attempt to put industrial work in a

Lake Abraham in Alberta Canada has a curious characteristic of frozen bubbles or air pockets within it. These air pockets are created by decomposing organic

As traditions go, Halloween is a custom celebrated worldwide in a variety of ways. The current western trend of trick-or-treating and dressing up has its

Dates on packaged food The date on the food packages determine the length of time a food should be kept before it begins to spoil