Category: lifeless

  • The youth are ‘lifeless’: Economist’s speech goes viral in China

    Young Chinese people are sapping their energy from consumption as a result of massive job losses, in marked contrast to the spending habits of the elderly that have remained stable since the pandemic, according to a prominent Chinese economist. While China’s aging demographics could hamper the economy in the long…

  • Once vibrant, now desolate: Drought ravages Greece’s lakes, leaving a lifeless landscape

    Lake Koronia, one of Greece’s largest lakes, is shrinking after a long drought and a summer of record temperatures, leaving behind cracked ground, dead fish and a persistent stench. Where fishermen once hauled trout and tench into their boats, young people now enjoy riding motorcycles through the dust. Locals say…