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SEOUL Women's Nike Air Max 90 97 Shoes Graphite Black Grey UK , Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The number of newborn babies in South Korea continued to fall for 19 straight months, fueling worry about the weakening growth potential of the economy, statistical agency data showed Wednesday.


About 28,900 babies were born in June, down 12.2 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. Since December 2015, the number of newborn babies kept declining.


It was lower than any June figure since the statistical agency began compiling the data in 2000.


For the first six months of this year Women's Nike Air Max Plus TN Ultra White Pink Shoes UK , childbirths amounted to 188,500, down 12.3 percent compared with the same period of last year.


The low birthrate has been a headache for the South Korean economy as it reduces the workforce amid the fast-aging population. The low birthrate and the population aging would drag down the economy's growth potential.


The number of marriages stood at 22,300 in June, down 8.2 percent from a year ago. During the April-June quarter, the figure declined 4.5 percent to 69,300 year on year.


The number of divorce shed 2.2 percent over the year to 9 Women's Nike Air Max Plus TN Ultra Shoes Silver Grey UK ,000 in June. During the second quarter, the number fell 1.9 percent to 26,200.


The number of deaths increased 2.8 percent to 22,000 in June on a yearly basis. During the second quarter, it rose 2.4 percent to 68,900.


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Muggles mania has swept across the globe once again as Hogwarts fans go 'Pottering' around on their broomsticks in the latest Internet craze. 'Quidditching' involves people jumping with a broomstick to look like J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter competing in a game of the mythical sport Quidditch. [Photo: NC1Imagine China]

EDINBURGH, July 9 (Xinhua) -- British author J.K. Rowling has unveiled her new short story on the world's most famous schoolboy wizard Harry Potter in his mid-thirties.


Seven years on from his apparent farewell, Harry Potter was revived by Rowling for the online version of the fantasy world she created for the character. His hair is showing signs of greying and he is bearing a worrying new scar, but with his trademark spectacles intact, reported the Scotsman newspaper on Wednesday.


The 34-year-old Harry Potter was reunited with his former Hogwarts classmates in the short story by the Edinburgh-based Rowling Men's Nike Air Max Plus TN Shoes Navy Blue UK , which also offers a glimpse into the "next generation" at the school for wizards, raising the prospect of another book in future.


Rowling, 48, published the 1,500-word short story, on her "Pottermore" website on Tuesday, describes how the trio meet Women's Nike Air Max Plus TN Shoes White Pink UK , with their families, at the fictional Quidditch World Cup.


Rowling wrote the first Potter novel while living as a single mother in Edinburgh, which was published in 1997, with a series of another six fantasy novels finished in the next 10 years.


As of July 2013, the seven books had sold between 400 million and 450 million copies, making them one of the best-selling book series in history, and had been translated into 73 languages.




LANZHOU, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The administration committee for the Mogao Grottoes in northwest China has drafted an emergency plan to control the flow of tourists for the summer.


The plan will be in effect during odd-numbered dates in July and even-numbered dates in August, with a maximum of 12,000 tickets to be issued daily. Visitors can book tickets one day prior to their visit.


Tickets under the emergency plan will also be reserved on a real name basis.


The Mogao Grottoes feature a huge collection of Buddhist art, with more than 2,000 colored sculptures and 45,000 square meters of frescoes in 735 caves carved along a cliff. Listed in 1987, it was China's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.


SYDNEY Men's Nike Air Max Plus TN Shoes Red White UK , Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Australian market is higher on Thursday, on the back of an overnight rally in base metal prices.


At 10:50 (AEST), the benchmark S&PASX 200 index was up 11.60 points, or 0.20 percent, at 5,796.70, while the broader All ordinaries index rose 11.80 points Men's Nike Air Max Plus TN Shoes Black Green UK , or 0.20 percent, at 5,842.50.


"There was a significant bounce in base metal prices and that has made materials the best performing sector today," CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner told Xinhua on Thursday.


"However oil prices slipped after the announcement of increased production in the U.S. which has seen the energy space under pressure."


The biggest story of the morning has been the decline in telecommunication giant Telstra's share price, which fell more than 10 percent at one point.


"We saw a very negative reaction to their profit result and the fact they have changed their dividend policy, by cutting it," Spooner explained.


The Commonwealth Bank added 0.36 percent Nike Air Presto Flyknit Ultra High Womens Shoes Blue White UK , Westpac Bank edged lower at 0.09 percent, ANZ dipped 0.07 percent and National Australia Bank was down 0.16 percent.


BHP climbed 0.99 percent, Rio Tinto jumped 1.93 percent, Fortescue Metals surged 2.73 percent and Newcrest Mining rallied 2.01 percent.


Woodside Petroleum tumbled 2.17 percent, Santos dropped 1.35 percent and Oil Search fell 0.47percent.


Wesfarmers soared 2.32 percent and Woolworths lifted 0.33 percent.


Telstra's plummeted 9.35 percent, Qantas shot up 1.89 percent and CSL gained 1.65 percent.


GENEVA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tue.

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