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US college closures are expected to soar, says Fed Research
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US college closures are expected to soar, says Fed Research

Hindustan Times  

The number of colleges that close each year is poised to significantly increase as schools contend with a slowdown in prospective students. The effects of the so-called demographic cliff are amplified by low graduation rates and a shrinking share of high schoolers enrolling in college immediately after graduating, the researchers said. Under the worst-case scenario which assumes a one-time 15% …

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Spain to grant residency, work permits to thousands of migrants in the country illegally
1 month ago

Spain to grant residency, work permits to thousands of migrants in the country illegally

LA Times  

Migrants kiss the ground as they arrive at the port of La Restinga in Spain’s Canary Islands. Spain will grant residency and work permits each year for the next three years to about 300,000 migrants who are in the country illegally, the country’s migration minister said Wednesday. She contended that the legalization policy is not aimed solely at “cultural wealth …

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'Remove uterus after women turn 30': Japan leader's bizarre population pitch sparks backlash
1 month, 1 week ago

'Remove uterus after women turn 30': Japan leader's bizarre population pitch sparks backlash

Hindustan Times  

A Japanese lawmaker faces backlash after he suggested that all women in the country have their uteruses removed after 30 to push them to have babies and help reverse the declining birthrate in Japan. Japan's Conservative Party leader, Naoki Hyakuta made the bizarre claim in a YouTube video where he discussed measures to increase the nation's birthrate Japan's Conservative Party …

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Ban on women marrying after 25: The bizarre proposal to boost birth rate in Japan
1 month, 1 week ago

Ban on women marrying after 25: The bizarre proposal to boost birth rate in Japan

Firstpost  

Japan’s noted writer and Conservative Party leader Naoki Hyakuta has apologised after his comments on women and the falling birthrate in the country sparked criticism. He said that to boost the nation’s birth rate, women should be banned from marriage after the age of 25 and from removing their uterus post the age of 30 In a November 8 YouTube …

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Everything you need to know about the radical feminist movement that preaches ‘no sex’
1 month, 1 week ago

Everything you need to know about the radical feminist movement that preaches ‘no sex’

LA Times  

The election of Donald Trump has sparked a surge of interest in the United States in South Korea’s 4B movement, a radical feminist crusade that preaches the four Bs: bi-hon, bi-yeonae, bi-sekseu and bi-chulsan. “Ladies, we need to start considering the 4B movement like the women in South Korea and give America a severely sharp birth rate decline,” read one …

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China is worried its people ‘fear having children’ and is launching massive survey to find out why
2 months ago

China is worried its people ‘fear having children’ and is launching massive survey to find out why

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study the root causes behind this flagging birthrate …

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Greece offers incentives in bid to boost birthrate
3 months, 1 week ago

Greece offers incentives in bid to boost birthrate

China Daily  

A view of the cityscape with the Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill seen in the background, in Athens, Greece on Sept 11. cannot simply be solved by benefits and cash incentives," Deputy Finance Minister Thanos Petralias said during a news conference last week, while also promising improvements to the country's education system and its healthcare provisions. Greece has one …

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Experts remind recent rise in new births temporary
3 months, 1 week ago

Experts remind recent rise in new births temporary

China Daily  

A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with the mother at a hospital in Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei province, Feb 10, 2024. In Guangdong province, the number of births rose by 1.4 percent year-on-year during the first six months, according to Liu Fenghua, deputy head of Guangdong Women and Children Hospital. In Qingdao, Shandong province, the …

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‘In Your Country, People Make 4-5 Kids But Some Happy With Dogs, Cats’: Pope’s Remarks On Birthrates Stirs Debate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘In Your Country, People Make 4-5 Kids But Some Happy With Dogs, Cats’: Pope’s Remarks On Birthrates Stirs Debate

News 18  

Pope Francis waded back into a controversial debate on parenthood Wednesday, hailing Indonesia’s birthrate and joking that people in other countries would rather have a pet cat or dog than their own babies. “In your country people make three, four or five children, that’s an example for every country, while some prefer to only have a cat or a little …

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Chinese university announces marriage-related degree in effort to boost declining birth rate
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese university announces marriage-related degree in effort to boost declining birth rate

The Independent  

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Contest highlights skills in elder care
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Contest highlights skills in elder care

China Daily  

A caregiver demonstrates her skills in an elderly care contest at the National Vocational Skills Competition for the Civil Affairs Industry in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Wednesday. A national contest highlighting skilled workers in the elder care and funeral sectors kicked off on Wednesday in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, where one in every four permanent residents is aged 60 or above. …

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Maha to extend Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre after lifting of MCC
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maha to extend Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre after lifting of MCC

Hindustan Times  

Due to an increase in the number of leopards and leopard attacks in the Junnar and Shirur talukas of Pune district, the state government has given its approval for extending the existing Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre and will float tenders for the same after the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections is lifted. The existing leopard rescue …

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Dragon year expected to give 'baby bump' to falling birthrate
7 months ago

Dragon year expected to give 'baby bump' to falling birthrate

China Daily  

A nurse takes a newborn baby out of the delivery room at a hospital in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Feb 10. "Chinese people have a strong preference for zodiac signs, and we saw a small baby boom in the previous Year of the Dragon in 2012," said Zhai Zhenwu, president of the China Population Association. "The Year of …

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Dragon year expected to give 'baby bump' to falling birthrate
7 months ago

Dragon year expected to give 'baby bump' to falling birthrate

China Daily  

A nurse takes a newborn baby out of the delivery room at a hospital in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Feb 10. "Chinese people have a strong preference for zodiac signs, and we saw a small baby boom in the previous Year of the Dragon in 2012," said Zhai Zhenwu, president of the China Population Association. "The Year of …

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Why will low birthrate in Europe trigger ‘Staggering social change’?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why will low birthrate in Europe trigger ‘Staggering social change’?

Al Jazeera  

A recent report by the Lancet says Western countries will be forced to open borders to migration if they are to survive. But almost 700 years after this infamous pandemic became the last worldwide phenomenon to reduce global population levels by such a huge amount, a new report has warned of the “staggering social change” posed by plummeting fertility rates …

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With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox
8 months, 4 weeks ago

With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox

Deccan Chronicle  

Jerusalem, Mar 26 As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fellow War Cabinet members staunchly opposed to his proposed new conscription law. “Politically, this is one of the most concrete threats to …

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South Korea to China: Why is East Asia producing so few babies?
9 months, 1 week ago

South Korea to China: Why is East Asia producing so few babies?

Al Jazeera  

The reasons are complex — the consequences more straightforward: An ageing population and deepening labour shortage. Indeed, all five of the countries with the world’s lowest birthrates are in East Asia, according to a 2023 CIA report. South Korea, which already had one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, has experienced yet another drop in its birthrate. According …

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South Korean marriages crash 40% in just 10 years
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korean marriages crash 40% in just 10 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to data from the December 2023 Population Trends …

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Fertility experts examine reasons for falling births
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fertility experts examine reasons for falling births

China Daily  

A nurse demonstrates the proper handling of newborns for parents-to-be on Aug 7 at Huai'an Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital in Jiangsu province. Zhu Ru, an experienced obstetrician and artificial reproductive technology expert in Anqing, Anhui province, has witnessed firsthand China's shrinking birthrate. Others suffer from ovulation disorders due to obesity or excessive weight loss," Zhu told China Daily after …

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Japan's 'naked men' festival succumbs to population ageing
10 months ago

Japan's 'naked men' festival succumbs to population ageing

The Hindu  

A steam of sweat rose as hundreds of naked men tussled over a bag of wooden talismans, performing a dramatic end to a thousand-year-old ritual in Japan that took place for the last time. Their passionate chants of jasso, joyasa echoed through a ceder forest of the northern Japan’s Iwate region, where the secluded Kokuseki Temple has decided to end …

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How the world’s falling birthrate is leading to economic catastrophe
10 months, 1 week ago

How the world’s falling birthrate is leading to economic catastrophe

The Telegraph  

“I had always known I didn’t want to have children, but why?” says Ruby Warrington. I realised that all the self-doubt and shame I’d felt about not wanting to have children had come from external pressure and conditioning.” As she researched the problem, she realised she was part of a global trend of women – and men – deciding not …

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Opinion: By demonizing immigrants, U.S. betrays its ideals — and economic reality
11 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: By demonizing immigrants, U.S. betrays its ideals — and economic reality

LA Times  

Migrants walk along a highway in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico on Monday, during their journey north toward the U.S. border. Extinguish her torch welcoming from other nations “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” And forget the rhapsodizing we’ve long heard, from social-studies teachers and presidents including John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, …

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Lower enrollments a blow to kindergartens
1 year ago

Lower enrollments a blow to kindergartens

China Daily  

More vacancies a challenge to survival and development of private facilities On Aug 31, Keke's parents took her to a public kindergarten in the Gongshu district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Six private kindergartens in Gongshu district with no students or teaching activities are expected to shut down after the expiration of their operating licenses, the district's education bureau said in …

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The North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in the birthrate
1 year ago

The North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in the birthrate

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country’s births in order to strengthen national power, state media said Monday, as his government steps up the call for the people to have more children. South Korea’s fertility rate, the lowest in the developed world, …

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