Tag: Population

Categories Middle East

Taliban wants Afghan professionals to help boost country’s investment potential & create economy ‘roadmap’

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Faced with an economic crisis and mass emigration, the Taliban has declared attracting foreign investment to Afghanistan and creating a “roadmap” for national development as priorities, calling on professionals to work with them. … Read More >Taliban wants Afghan professionals to help boost country’s investment potential & create economy ‘roadmap’

Categories Russia

Russia’s population could be far larger than America’s, Putin says, if only it had been spared chaos of communism’s rise and fall

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The world’s largest country would be home to hundreds of millions more people were it not for the events of the 20th century, which saw Russia rocked by revolution and near-total collapse, President Vladimir Putin has argued. … Read More >Russia’s population could be far larger than America’s, Putin says, if only it had been spared chaos of communism’s rise and fall

Categories Middle East

Eco-study warns Israel’s open spaces will SHRINK as its population grows – and the settlement question is the elephant in the room

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A new study says Israel will lose 10% of its open spaces by 2050 if high birth rates continue. The study recommends dense development and incentives for smaller families, but Israeli leaders have backed more controversial plans. … Read More >Eco-study warns Israel’s open spaces will SHRINK as its population grows – and the settlement question is the elephant in the room

Categories Russia

Most EU citizens see Russia as an ally or a partner, rather than a rival or an adversary, new narrative-busting polling reveals

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While alarm bells about conflict with Russia are constantly ringing in the Western press, the public, it turns out, may not be listening to them, with new research concluding the EU’s citizens have a less hostile view of Moscow. … Read More >Most EU citizens see Russia as an ally or a partner, rather than a rival or an adversary, new narrative-busting polling reveals

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Where did this conclusion come from?’: Beijing slams Aussie think tank that says China caused birth rate decline in Xinjiang

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has dismissed an Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) publication that claims Chinese policies have led to a sharp decline in birth rates in Xinjiang. Beijing advises a review of the facts. … Read More >‘Where did this conclusion come from?’: Beijing slams Aussie think tank that says China caused birth rate decline in Xinjiang

Categories USA

California’s population declines for FIRST TIME ON RECORD as Covid-19 lockdowns wreck economy, home prices keep rising

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California’s population fell by 182,083 people in 2020, the state’s first decline on record, as residents were increasingly unable to afford rising home prices amid Covid-19 lockdowns that torpedoed jobs. … Read More >California’s population declines for FIRST TIME ON RECORD as Covid-19 lockdowns wreck economy, home prices keep rising

Categories Asia & Pacific

3 kids or more: Chinese researchers call to ABANDON birth limits to ensure immigration-fed US can’t outperform Beijing by 2050

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China must “fully liberalize” its birth-control policy to increase its labor force in the upcoming decades and compete with such countries as the US economically, a paper published by the People’s Bank of China says. … Read More >3 kids or more: Chinese researchers call to ABANDON birth limits to ensure immigration-fed US can’t outperform Beijing by 2050