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China Launches Nationwide Child Subsidy to Boost Falling Birth Rate
China is launching a nationwide 10,800 yuan subsidy per child under three to combat its shrinking population, impacting 20 million families and addressing the high cost of raising children in the country, estimated at $75,700 per child until age 17.
China Launches Nationwide Child Subsidy to Boost Falling Birth Rate
China is launching a nationwide 10,800 yuan subsidy per child under three to combat its shrinking population, impacting 20 million families and addressing the high cost of raising children in the country, estimated at $75,700 per child until age 17.
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40% Bias Score
Ukraine War Fuels Surge in Russia's Funeral and Prosthetics Industries
Russia's war in Ukraine has led to a massive increase in deaths and injuries among Russian soldiers, resulting in a significant surge in the demand for funeral services and prosthetic limbs, with funeral providers earning nearly 40bn rubles (£380m) between January and April 2025, and a 53% increase ...
Ukraine War Fuels Surge in Russia's Funeral and Prosthetics Industries
Russia's war in Ukraine has led to a massive increase in deaths and injuries among Russian soldiers, resulting in a significant surge in the demand for funeral services and prosthetic limbs, with funeral providers earning nearly 40bn rubles (£380m) between January and April 2025, and a 53% increase ...
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Japan's Child Population Hits Record Low Amidst Demographic Crisis
Japan's child population (aged 14 and under) dropped to a record low of 13.66 million in April 2024, down 350,000 from the previous year, representing just 11.1% of the total population, highlighting the country's ongoing demographic crisis fueled by low birthrates and high death rates.
Japan's Child Population Hits Record Low Amidst Demographic Crisis
Japan's child population (aged 14 and under) dropped to a record low of 13.66 million in April 2024, down 350,000 from the previous year, representing just 11.1% of the total population, highlighting the country's ongoing demographic crisis fueled by low birthrates and high death rates.
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South Korea's Birthrate Rises After Eight-Year Decline, But Challenges Remain
South Korea's birthrate rose to 0.75 in 2024, reversing an eight-year decline to a record low, potentially due to a 14.9 percent increase in marriages; however, this remains far below the 2.1 rate needed to sustain the population, and the country faces a looming demographic crisis.
South Korea's Birthrate Rises After Eight-Year Decline, But Challenges Remain
South Korea's birthrate rose to 0.75 in 2024, reversing an eight-year decline to a record low, potentially due to a 14.9 percent increase in marriages; however, this remains far below the 2.1 rate needed to sustain the population, and the country faces a looming demographic crisis.
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South Korea Faces Economic Slowdown Amidst Political Crisis
South Korea's political crisis, marked by the president's arrest and martial law proclamation, coincides with a slowing economy, declining growth projections (1.8% for 2025), and challenges to its export-driven model, particularly in the face of Chinese competition.
South Korea Faces Economic Slowdown Amidst Political Crisis
South Korea's political crisis, marked by the president's arrest and martial law proclamation, coincides with a slowing economy, declining growth projections (1.8% for 2025), and challenges to its export-driven model, particularly in the face of Chinese competition.
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44% Bias Score
Ukraine Launches Ministry to Repatriate Millions of Citizens
The Ukrainian government launched a Ministry of National Unity to bring back the 6 to 10 million citizens currently living abroad due to the war, facing challenges like security concerns, economic instability, and the lack of defined return mechanisms.
Ukraine Launches Ministry to Repatriate Millions of Citizens
The Ukrainian government launched a Ministry of National Unity to bring back the 6 to 10 million citizens currently living abroad due to the war, facing challenges like security concerns, economic instability, and the lack of defined return mechanisms.
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Declining Birth Rates: A Global Crisis and the Need for New Economic Models
A global decline in birth rates, impacting economic growth models, is attributed to a pairing crisis linked to technology's influence on social interaction, prompting calls for innovative economic strategies.
Declining Birth Rates: A Global Crisis and the Need for New Economic Models
A global decline in birth rates, impacting economic growth models, is attributed to a pairing crisis linked to technology's influence on social interaction, prompting calls for innovative economic strategies.
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Japan's Birthrate Plunges to Record Low, Raising Economic and Security Concerns
In 2024, Japan's annual births hit a record low of 686,061, a 5.7% drop from 2023, falling below 700,000 for the first time since 1899, 15 years sooner than government projections; the fertility rate plunged to 1.15.
Japan's Birthrate Plunges to Record Low, Raising Economic and Security Concerns
In 2024, Japan's annual births hit a record low of 686,061, a 5.7% drop from 2023, falling below 700,000 for the first time since 1899, 15 years sooner than government projections; the fertility rate plunged to 1.15.
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44% Bias Score
Japan's Child Population Hits Record Low Amidst Demographic Crisis
Japan's child population (aged 14 and under) reached a record low of 13.66 million in April 2024, a 350,000 decrease from the previous year, representing 11.1% of the total population; this continues a 44-year trend of decline driven by low birth rates and an aging population, with significant impli...
Japan's Child Population Hits Record Low Amidst Demographic Crisis
Japan's child population (aged 14 and under) reached a record low of 13.66 million in April 2024, a 350,000 decrease from the previous year, representing 11.1% of the total population; this continues a 44-year trend of decline driven by low birth rates and an aging population, with significant impli...
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40% Bias Score
South Korea Sees First Rise in Births in Nine Years
South Korea's 2024 birth rate saw an increase of 8,300 to 238,300 babies, the first rise in nine years, with the fertility rate rising to 0.75; experts attribute this partly to post-pandemic marriage increases and a larger 30-year-old population, yet long-term impacts remain uncertain.
South Korea Sees First Rise in Births in Nine Years
South Korea's 2024 birth rate saw an increase of 8,300 to 238,300 babies, the first rise in nine years, with the fertility rate rising to 0.75; experts attribute this partly to post-pandemic marriage increases and a larger 30-year-old population, yet long-term impacts remain uncertain.
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South Korea's Super-Aged Society: A Demographic Crisis
South Korea's population aged 65 and older is now 20% of its 51 million people, exceeding the UN's threshold for a "super-aged society", due to a record-low 0.72 fertility rate in 2023, despite over \$200 billion spent on incentives since 2007.
South Korea's Super-Aged Society: A Demographic Crisis
South Korea's population aged 65 and older is now 20% of its 51 million people, exceeding the UN's threshold for a "super-aged society", due to a record-low 0.72 fertility rate in 2023, despite over \$200 billion spent on incentives since 2007.
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44% Bias Score
"Greece Faces Existential Threat from Population Collapse"
"Greece's population is plummeting, with the lowest birth rate in almost a century, causing hundreds of ghost towns and threatening the nation's economic future, as economists warn of a severe strain on the economy as the population ages and shrinks."
"Greece Faces Existential Threat from Population Collapse"
"Greece's population is plummeting, with the lowest birth rate in almost a century, causing hundreds of ghost towns and threatening the nation's economic future, as economists warn of a severe strain on the economy as the population ages and shrinks."
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28% Bias Score
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