South Korean grannies keeping a school alive

South Korea is running out of children. It has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. The impact is being keenly felt in rural areas where schools are struggling to fill classrooms and stay open. Facing a year without any first graders, a school in the south west of the country decided to open its doors to illiterate grandmothers who asked to learn to read and write. BBC NEWS

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Young at heart: The Spanish town where the old stay fit with Pokemon Go

A group of Spanish pensioners spend up to six hours a day walking the streets of Badalona chasing after digital ghosts, dragons and monsters to stay fit. Finding surprising ways to keep older people mentally and physically healthy is a point of pride for Badalona, one of nearly 80 cities, towns and regions taking part in this year's European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. PLACE

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