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A world on fire and shifting demographics: the issues in Pope Leo XIV's in-tray
Pope Leo XIV has inherited a raging battle for not only the soul of the Catholic Church, but also its place in the ...
Children aged 14 or younger now make up less than 12% of this country’s population
Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as ...
Big U.S. cities grew in 2024, reversing covid-era population declines
Census Bureau data show that most major cities increased in population, reversing a downward trend sparked by pandemic deaths ...
A ‘tofu-dreg’ edifice: Most of China’s official economic data is probably fake
Even in years where it is impossible to fake a 5 percent growth rate, China’s claims remain absurd. In the COVID year of 2020 ...
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Why Japan's birth rate is falling and what the country's doing to try and reverse the population decline
Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.