• Reuters

    South Korea hopes new speed train links will help boost birthrate

    South Korea is launching a high-speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts, a project officials hope will encourage more youth to consider homes outside the city, and start having babies. South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, and its youth have often cited long commutes and cramped, expensive housing in greater Seoul, home to about half the population, as the main reasons for not getting married and starting a family. The birth rate in Seoul is even lower than the national average, and the government has tried to boost the number of newborns through subsidies, with little success.

  • NBC Sports Bay Area

    Jackson set for MRI after tweaking back on Opening Day

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  • NBC Sports Bay Area

    Giants fall to Padres 6-4 on Opening Day in San Diego

    The San Francisco Giants head down south to San Diego to take on the Padres on Opening Day.Giants fall to Padres 6-4 on Opening Day in San Diego originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area