For decades, across the West, the total fertility rate has been dropping. Pronatalists are casting around frantically for solutions. But the measure is flawed https://t.co/EIHjaAnpk4 ...

The city is the world’s Christmas capital. Masses of stalls are dedicated to Christmas paraphernalia: trees, ornaments, hats, wreaths and candy canes. These wares have contributed to China’s recent $1trn trade surplus https://t.co/OvaFlPhthJ ...

Gun violence has been making a comeback in Australia, says a think-tank. One of the Bondi Beach attackers legally owned six guns, several of which he appear to have been used in the shooting https://t.co/qfkUzvwfT4 ...

Five Germans were killed in firework-related accidents on New Year’s Eve last year. But many politicians regard Silvester (new year) celebrations as an inviolable national tradition https://t.co/sy1EAsF1eb ...

Supplies of everything from fuel and drugs to bags of saline, syringe needles and gauze are scarce or non-existent. There are no MRI machines in northern Gaza. Newborns in critical condition have to share incubators https://t.co/10s34UzXUb ...

The campaigning zoologist died on December 8th, aged 83 https://t.co/4XU9skrKIO ...

Several communities remain stranded by collapsed roads and bridges, hundreds of people are still missing and diseases are spreading. But the government insists Indonesia does not need outside help to recover from Cyclone Senyar https://t.co/7MRqkwliJH ...

General Observation - Slang words commonly relate to body parts, sex, and intoxicating substances across many languages, including English [1] Linguistic Trend - English speakers have been using slang terms like "bollocks" for at least 1000 years [1]

American firms have generally avoided Congo on account of its conflicts, corruption and distance, while Chinese rivals appear to operate with ease. Donald Trump wants to change that https://t.co/odkgE2y3MA ...

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