Georgia to host development summit; climate change, aging on agenda
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FILE - Participants carry a giant European Union flag during a procession in support of Georgia's membership in the EU in Tbilisi, Dec. 9, 2023. Tbilisi will be the host of an Asian Development Bank annual meeting beginning May 2, 2024. Rickshaw pullers rest amid a severe heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 25, 2024. Millions of pupils were told to stay home this week as the South Asian nation swelters through one of its worst heatwaves on record. FILE - Wicker and seagrass coffins are displayed at the Asia Funeral and Cemetery Expo and Conference in Hong Kong, May 18, 2017. The expo underscores how Asia's rapidly aging population makes its death industry a potentially lucrative market.
The Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, next week, with discussions on climate change and the world’s aging population high on the agenda.
Holocaust survivor Herbert Rubinstein talks during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 25, 2024. Holocaust survivor Herbert Rubinstein shows pictures of him with his parents during an interview with The Associated Press at his home in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 25, 2024.
Christian Orthodox priest Hennadii Kharkivskyi leads a service at the chapel basement of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lypivka near Lviv, Ukraine, April 28, 2024. Christian Orthodox worshippers leave the chapel basement after attending a service at the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lypivka near Lviv, Ukraine, April 28, 2024. Christian Orthodox priest Hennadii Kharkivskyi leads a service at the chapel basement of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lypivka near Lviv, Ukraine, April 28, 2024.
Gen Alpha is the first generation to have all of its members born into a society where smartphones and other connected devices are commonplace. The children who make up Gen Alpha are often growing up, exploring and competing in a virtual world rather than in real life. An over-dependence on smart phones and devices could make children less self-reliant, according to licensed professional counselor Shelly Melia, a professor at Dallas Baptist University.
FILE - In this photo illustration the social media application logo for TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a US and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023. FILE - Giovanna Gonzalez of Chicago demonstrates as Congress weighs a crackdown on TikTok, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2024.