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Number of abortions in Russia drops by close to 40% over course of five years, as fall in birth rate levels off, deputy PM reveals

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Officials in Moscow have reported a sharp drop in the number of women terminating their pregnancies in recent years, as the average age of Russian mothers grows older and the country’s declining birth rate begins to stabilize. … Read More >Number of abortions in Russia drops by close to 40% over course of five years, as fall in birth rate levels off, deputy PM reveals

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Life expectancy for Russians drops for first time in almost two decades as 323,800 excess deaths recorded during Covid-19 pandemic

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Over the course of 2020, life expectancy for those living in Russia fell by more than two years, with the coronavirus death toll setting back ambitious government plans to consistently raise citizens’ average life spans. … Read More >Life expectancy for Russians drops for first time in almost two decades as 323,800 excess deaths recorded during Covid-19 pandemic

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Is Russia a ‘dying bear?’ After large population fall during 2020, demographic situation is worrying for Moscow, but not desperate

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Like most of Europe, Russia is struggling with a falling birth rate. For Moscow, the problem is compounded by the demographic legacy of World War Two and the disastrous 1990s, but it’s doing reasonably well compared to others. … Read More >Is Russia a ‘dying bear?’ After large population fall during 2020, demographic situation is worrying for Moscow, but not desperate

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The rise in Aussie vegans getting vasectomies proves the environmental movement has finally lost its humanity

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During the pandemic Down Under it has become fashionable for young male vegans to get sterilised in the name of saving the planet. This Malthusian instinct shows that increasingly babies are viewed not as a blessing, but a curse. … Read More >The rise in Aussie vegans getting vasectomies proves the environmental movement has finally lost its humanity

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Russian population to fall by 1.2 million by 2024, wiping around 1% off the country’s total, says latest government estimates

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The population of Russia is predicted to drop by 352,500 people this year, and could be reduced by a total of 1.2 million come 2024. The latest figures are a major revision of the 2020 dip of only 158,000 projected in August. … Read More >Russian population to fall by 1.2 million by 2024, wiping around 1% off the country’s total, says latest government estimates

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Reproduce or pay up! Controversial Russian Communist politician backs CHILDLESSNESS TAX on citizens who don’t want to have kids

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A prominent Russian politician has supported the introduction of a tax on citizens who refuse to have children. The idea was first floated by the country’s ‘Council of Mothers’ as a means to solve the country’s demographic crisis. … Read More >Reproduce or pay up! Controversial Russian Communist politician backs CHILDLESSNESS TAX on citizens who don’t want to have kids

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Deaths from coronavirus & effect of pandemic on immigration sees Russian population predicted to drop by 158,000

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With the Covid-19 pandemic causing thousands of premature deaths, as well as restricting the amount of inward migration, Russia is expecting a significant decline in its population this year, according to government projections. … Read More >Deaths from coronavirus & effect of pandemic on immigration sees Russian population predicted to drop by 158,000