37 h. ago As families shrink, our primary relationship is increasingly with ourselves

More than 2,300 years ago, Aristotle mused in Politics that to live alone, a man must be a god or a beast, or words to that effect. I wonder what he would have thought of the popularity of China’s “Are You Dead?” app. For Aristotle, we are social animals, thriving in the “polis” in the company of family, friends and fellow citizens. The average mother had at least five children. Many homes housed three, even four, generations. Family life was noisy and crowded, full of companionship, contest and...

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64 h. ago China's 'Are You Dead?' app goes viral as young people seek a one

China's 'Are You Dead?' app goes viral as young people seek a one-tap proof of life  TRT World

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3 d. ago ‘Are You Dead?’ What to Know About China’s New Viral Phone App

‘Are You Dead?’ What to Know About China’s New Viral Phone App  Newsweek

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3 d. ago Viral app in China taps into national loneliness by asking: ‘Are You Dead?’

Viral app in China taps into national loneliness by asking: ‘Are You Dead?’  CNN

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4 d. ago 'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China

'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China  AppleInsider

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4 d. ago 'Are You Dead?' Is The #1 Paid iPhone App In China: Here's Why

'Are You Dead?' Is The #1 Paid iPhone App In China: Here's Why  bgr.com

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4 d. ago China ‘dead or alive’ app allows solo users check in daily, alerts contacts if they miss it

A Chinese phone application called “dead or alive” that helps users check in daily has become a top-ranked app, reflecting the trend of solo living among the country’s young people. The sileme app, or “Dead or alive” in English, is a wordplay from China’s food delivery giant Ele.me (are you hungry), which was recently rebranded by its owner Alibaba Group Holding to Taobao Shangou. Alibaba is the owner of the South China Morning Post. The simply designed and functioning app costs eight yuan...

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5 d. ago China’s ‘Are You Dead?’ app checks in on growing cohort of people living alone

China’s ‘Are You Dead?’ app checks in on growing cohort of people living alone  Financial Times

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1 week ago Biomed trailblazer reveals antibody therapies set to change over 200 million lives

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hundreds of millions of people worldwide live with immunological disorders such as Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and inflammatory bowel disease, according to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO). The toll is rising rapidly, driven by genetics, infections, environmental exposures, and the pressures of modern lifestyles. Projections suggest that this burden will continue to swell over the coming...

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1 week ago Warning over proxy harvesting in Hong Kong amid renovation corruption crackdown

Hong Kong homeowners should be vigilant against handing over their voting rights to strangers, a property management professional and a legislator have warned, saying proxy harvesting remains a rampant threat to building safety amid a major corruption crackdown. The warning was made on Monday amid heightened scrutiny of building management after last year’s deadly fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court that claimed at least 161 lives. Last week, 21 people were arrested in an operation by the city’s...

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1 week ago Berlin mayor denounces attack on city’s power grid as ‘terrorism’

Mayor Kai Wegner has classified the major attack on Berlin’s power supply as terrorism: “This is not just arson or sabotage. This is already terrorism,” the conservative politician told the regional RBB television on Sunday evening. Wegner said that a left-wing extremist group attacked the infrastructure, endangering lives, including those of elderly people who might need ventilators and families with young children. “We must catch these perpetrators now,” he added. The Berlin police, the...

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1 week ago Berlin mayor denounces attack on German capital’s power grid as ‘terrorism’

Belin mayor Kai Wegner has classified the major attack on the German capital’s power supply as terrorism. “This is not just arson or sabotage. This is already terrorism,” the conservative politician told the regional RBB television on Sunday evening. Wegner said that a left-wing extremist group attacked the infrastructure, endangering lives, including those of elderly people who might need ventilators and families with young children. “We must catch these perpetrators now,” he added. The Berlin...

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2 w. ago Where clean water flows, disease recedes: China's schistosomiasis control effort saves lives in Zanzibar

Where clean water flows, disease recedes: China's schistosomiasis control effort saves lives in Zanzibar  People's Daily Online

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3 w. ago China influencer with 44 million followers banned for zooming in on women’s breasts in live

A Chinese influencer with 44 million online followers has been banned for live-streaming a “vulgar” pool party at a hot spring. The influencer, who uses the handle Liu Ergou, live-streamed the party involving about 20 people for nearly three hours. It reportedly attracted more than a million viewers on a short video platform where Liu had 44 million followers. The live-stream features many close-ups of scantily clad women’s breasts and hips. Liu and other male participants are also seen playing...

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3 w. ago In South Korea, vouchers to curb county’s falling population draw new residents

A novel approach by South Korea to stop its rural areas from dying by paying people to live there appears to be working. Okcheon in North Chungcheong province saw its population grow by almost 1,000 in just over two weeks since it became a participant in the state-backed programme earlier this month, according to The Korea Herald newspaper. The farming community was officially designated a “population decline area” in 2021. By the following year, its population fell to below the 50,000...

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3 w. ago Quiet strength: how Hong Kong’s Tai Po community is moving on 1 month after fire

Tai Po residents are forging ahead with new paths forward following a catastrophic blaze that claimed the lives of 161 people. In this series, the Post looks into how the community is moving on and rebuilding their lives. A heavy quiet has settled over the neighbourhood in Hong Kong’s Tai Po where seven towers stand charred. Gone are the piles of flowers and notes bearing messages of grief and condolences that filled a makeshift memorial site at the Kwong Fuk Sitting-out Area, where mourners...

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3 w. ago How Hong Kong’s Tai Po community is finding light in darkness, 1 month after fire

Tai Po residents are forging ahead with new paths forward following a catastrophic blaze that claimed the lives of 161 people. In this first part of a series on how the community is moving on one month from the fire, Fiona Sun explores how the neighbourhood is rebuilding and adapting. A heavy quiet has settled over the neighbourhood in Hong Kong’s Tai Po where seven towers stand charred. Gone are the piles of flowers and notes bearing messages of grief and condolences that filled a makeshift...

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