baby to be born in the united states conceived outside the human body. conception occurred in a petri dish. made headlines around the world and launched the modern day fertility industry in the u.s. since elizabeth s birth, secretaries at the eastern virginia medical centers in vitro clinic have received between 600 and 700 phone calls from couples wanting to join the waiting list. last december, elizabeth celebrated her 40th birthday. according to the most recently cdc statistics, an estimated one in six couples without children are infertile. it s no wonder that the number of people using assisted reproductive technology to expand their families has doubled over the past decade. i know what it s like. my husband and i tried for three years to have a child. two miscarriages and three rounds of failed ivf cycles later, i was emotionally devastated. until 2005 when ivf worked and my twins were born. and 13 months later, the bigger shocker, i was pregnant with my third ch
reception and signed a mutual defence agreement with leader kim jong un. the pact would see russia and north korea help each other in the event of aggression against either country. north korea s leader called the agreement a new high level of alliance , sparking concerns in western countries. but the full details of the pact, and its consequences, remain unclear. you during those talks, kim jong un supported moscow s moscow s invasion of ukraine. in response, kyiv has called for a more rigorous global effort to isolate russia and north korea. the bbc sjean mackenzie has more on the view from ukraine. mahela pareja moeaki x10 president zelenskyyclosest advisers and has come out saying this meeting is proof north korea is now providing russia with the resources it needs to kill ukrainians. now what he is referring to is what the ukrainians but also the us, the ukrainians but also the us, the uk, south korea have been saying for some time now, which is that north korea is p
against either country. north korea s leader called the agreement a new high level of alliance, sparking concerns in western countries. but the full details of the pact and its consequences remain unclear. following the deal between the two nuclear powers, nato secretary general jens stoltenberg said: on the other side of the dmz, some south koreans say they re worried about how this new agreement could affect their safety. translation: we re still- a divided country, and war can happen at any time. under the circumstances, if north korea and russia have closer ties, it would have a negative impact on our country as russia can give military cooperation to the north when war occurs. translation: i m worried what if war breaks out - as putin and north korea are having a such close relationship. north korea recently sent off rubbish balloons and north korean soldiers crossed into the border often. let s get the latest on this trip. we can speak to our china correspondent laura
China's National Health Commission said it was investigating a hospital in the southwest megacity of Chongqing for its alleged involvement in surrogacy, which is illegal in China, after wide circulation of the issue on social media. The incident comes after a series of official investigations last year related to the issuance of fake birth certificates at a time when China is trying to boost its birth rate. Chongqing Angel Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital has been cooperating with illegal surrogacy agencies, a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo said on Sunday.