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Age of First-Time Mothers Rises Nearly 6 Years Between 1965 and 2019: Report
The average age of first-time mothers has risen just shy of six years since 1965, a new report has found. The average age of a new mom in 1965 was ...
March 28, 2024
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Chandra Philip
Intel Gets $8.5 Billion Grant From Chips Act
Over $20 billion are earmarked for Intel from the Biden administration. The goal is to boost American chip-making. ...
March 20, 2024
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Tiffany Meier
America Needs Babies
Let’s forgive student loans … for those who are willing to marry and have children.
December 4, 2023
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Steven W. Mosher
Israeli Embassy Staffer Stabbed in Beijing
A staffer for the Israeli embassy in China was stabbed by a foreign national in a brutal attack ...
October 13, 2023
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Tiffany Meier
Canada’s Birth Rate Declines Following Brief Pandemic Baby Boom: StatCan
The number of births in Canada has started to decline again after a short-lived increase during the COVID ...
September 26, 2023
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Chandra Philip
Suspect in North Carolina Shooting Charged With Murder
A graduate student was charged with the murder of his professor after a fatal shooting on a North ...
August 30, 2023
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Tiffany Meier
Births in England and Wales Fall to 20-year Low After Mini Pandemic Boom
The number of newborns in England and Wales has dropped to a 20-year-low in 2022, official data show. ...
August 18, 2023
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Lily Zhou
Quebec Had a 6 Percent Drop in Birth Rates in 2022
The province of Quebec registered a notable drop in births in 2022, with the rate decreasing by 6 ...
July 31, 2023
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Noé Chartier
The Rise of India
Commentary Despite a number of structural disadvantages, India likely will rival China in terms of global power. This ...
June 24, 2023
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Antonio Graceffo
A Vote for Joe Biden Best Predictor of States With Lowest Birth Rates, According to Analysis
Women in blue states have far fewer babies than those in red states as the U.S. birthrate plunges ...
June 16, 2023
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez
‘Exciting Milestone’: Canada’s Population Hits 40 Million
Canada's population is about to hit a major milestone of 40 million people on June 16, according to ...
June 16, 2023
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Matthew Horwood
Birth Rates Last Year Still Below Replacement Level, CDC Says
American women are still having too few babies to replace themselves and their partners, the latest national birth ...
June 5, 2023
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Bill Pan
Japan Posts Fewest Births in Record History, Amid an Increasingly Aged Society
New Analysis Japan saw the fewest number of births in its recorded history last year, health ministry data ...
March 15, 2023
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Ben Zhao
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Declining Birth Rate Threatens Japanese Society’s Ability to Function, Kishida Warns
Japan will cease to function as a society if its birth rate continues to decline, Prime Minister Fumio ...
January 24, 2023
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Aldgra Fredly
Australia’s Population Growth to Shrink in Next Decade Due to COVID-19
Australia's population growth projection for the next decade has fallen by over one million people compared to previous ...
January 4, 2023
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Alfred Bui
Japan to Roll Out Measures as Birth Rate Hits ‘Critical’ Low
The total number of babies born in Japan could drop below 800,000 this year, a government official said, ...
December 2, 2022
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Aldgra Fredly
Why China’s Marriage Crisis Is an Existential Threat to the Country
Commentary President Xi Jinping recently vowed to launch comprehensive initiatives to address China’s rapidly declining birth rate. Behind ...
November 6, 2022
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John Mac Ghlionn
How Civilizations Will Be Decided
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary Fewer babies will be born in all of Europe than in Nigeria alone. In ...
September 30, 2022
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Giulio Meotti
Plummeting Chinese Population Reveals Young People’s Reluctance to Have Children: Expert
China’s senior population official acknowledged in an annual population meeting that China’s population growth slowed down and was ...
August 9, 2022
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Sophia Lam
Beijing: The Population of China Starting to Decrease
News Analysis The Chinese regime stated on Aug. 1 that China’s population has begun to decline and that ...
August 8, 2022
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Nicole Hao
Hong Kong’s Child Raising Costs Nearly 70 Percent of Median Household Income: Survey
Hong Kong’s total population saw negative growth in 2021, with data showing the declining birth rate being a ...
July 31, 2022
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Anne Zhang
In Japan, Jobs Outnumber Workers Due to Aging Population and Shrinking Birth Rates: Researchers
Japan's job availability ratio increased for the sixth consecutive month in June, indicating an increase in hiring across ...
July 29, 2022
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Aldgra Fredly
Musk Warns About Declining US Birth Rate: ‘We Just Need to Celebrate Having Kids’
Billionaire Elon Musk has again sounded an alarm over the country's dwindling birthrate, saying people should “celebrate having ...
May 25, 2022
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Rita Li
Falling Fertility Rates: Is China Doomed?
Commentary According to a recent article by Michael Schumann, a contributor to The Atlantic, the Chinese Communist Party ...
July 16, 2021
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John Mac Ghlionn
More Than an Exodus: Dropping Birth Rate Threaten California’s Future
As California’s population declines due to a mass exodus of residents escaping high taxes, exorbitant housing costs, and ...
June 18, 2021
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Jamie Joseph
What’s Behind China’s New 3-Child Policy?
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently announced its decision to allow married couples to have up to three ...
June 2, 2021
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Yang Wei
US Sees Fewest Births Since 1979: CDC Report
The United States in 2020 saw the lowest number of births since 1979 and an ongoing decline in ...
May 6, 2021
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Mimi Nguyen Ly
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