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Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens

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The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year – the latest worrying statistic in a decades-long decline that the country’s authorities have failed to reverse despite their extensive efforts. The country saw 799,728 births in 2022, the lowest number on record and the first ever dip below 800,000, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. That number has nearly halved in the past 40 years; by contrast, Japan recorded more than 1.5 million births in 1982. Japan also reported a record high for post-war deaths last year, at more than 1.58 million. Deaths have outpaced births in Japan for more than a decade, posing a growing problem for leaders of the world’s third-largest economy. They now face a ballooning elderly population, along with a shrinking workforce to fund pensions and health care as demand from the aging population surges. Japan’s population has been in steady decline since its economic boom of the 1980s and stood
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Ex-husband and relatives charged with murder of Hong Kong model Abby Choi as body parts found

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Four members of the same family charged in connection with the gruesome killing of Hong Kong model Abby Choi appeared in court Monday, after police said they found what are believed to be parts of her dismembered body, public broadcaster RTHK reported. Choi’s ex-husband Alex Kwong, 28, his brother Anthony, 31, and their father, Kwong Kau, 65, are charged with her murder. Alex Kwong’s mother Jenny Li, 63, is charged with perverting the course of justice, RTHK reported. All four were denied bail, the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court ruled Monday, according to RTHK. They are yet to enter a plea. On Sunday, investigators identified a skull, several ribs and hair, believed to be Choi’s remains, in a large stainless steel soup pot, police said. Other body parts, including Choi’s torso and hands, remain missing. It follows a police investigation that began Wednesday after Choi, 28, was reported missing. Two days later, parts of her body were found at a house in the city’s Tai Po district, poli
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Nicola Sturgeon unexpectedly quits as first minister of Scotland amid swirl of political setbacks, citing ‘brutality’ of public life

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Nicola Sturgeon, the figurehead of the faltering Scottish independence movement, dramatically announced on Wednesday that she would resign after eight years as Scotland’s first minister. The Scottish National Party leader made the announcement at a press conference in Edinburgh. She will stay in office until a new SNP leader is appointed. Sturgeon said she knows the “time is now” for her to stand down, adding that it is “right for me, for my party and for the country.” “First, though I know it will be tempting to see it as such, this decision is not a reaction to short-term pressures,” said Sturgeon, who has been facing increasing tensions with the UK government in London over Scottish independence, as well as Westminster’s decision to block a Scottish law intended to allow trans people in Scotland to change their legal gender without a medical diagnosis. “This decision comes from a deeper and longer term assessment.” She added that she could no longer give her full energy to the job,
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China protests after US jets shoot down suspected spy balloon

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China has expressed its “strong dissatisfaction and protest” against the United States’ decision to shoot down its high-altitude balloon, accusing it of “overreacting” and “seriously violating international practice.” US military fighter jets on Saturday shot down the balloon over the Atlantic Ocean in a mission President Joe Biden hailed as a success. The United States believes the balloon was involved in espionage, but China has refuted this, insisting it was a civilian research vessel blown off course. Shortly after the downing of the balloon, China’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday morning local time expressing its “strong dissatisfaction and protest against the US’s use of force to attack a civilian unmanned aircraft.” “The Chinese side has repeatedly informed the US side after verification that the airship is for civilian use and entered the US due to force majeure – it was completely an accident,” the Foreign Ministry said. “Force Majeure” is a legal term which mea
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"बजट मिडिल क्‍लास के लिए बोनांजा...अमृत काल में रखेगा नए भारत की नींव": पढ़ें Budget-2023 पर नेताओं के रिएक्‍शन

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"बजट मिडिल क्‍लास के लिए बोनांजा...अमृत काल में रखेगा नए भारत की नींव": पढ़ें Budget-2023 पर नेताओं के रिएक्‍शन नितिन गडकरी ने कहा कि 'सबका साथ, सबका प्रयास' के जरिए 'जनभागीदारी' की जरूरत को समझते हुए अमृत काल के लिए मजबूत वित्तीय क्षेत्र के साथ एक तकनीक-संचालित और ज्ञान-आधारित अर्थव्यवस्था को दिशा देने वाला यह बजट है. नई दिल्‍ली : वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण आम बजट पेश कर दिया है. केंद्रीय मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी के नेतृत्व में वित्त मंत्री ने जो बजट पेश किया है, वो अमृत काल में एक नए भारत की नींव रखेगा और 130 करोड़ भारतवासियों का जीवन बेहतर और खुशहाल करेगा. वहीं, रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा कि आयकर छूट की सीमा को बढ़ाकर 7 लाख रुपये करने और कर संबंधी कई अन्य सुधारों से वेतनभोगी व्यक्तियों और सेवानिवृत्त लोगों सहित मध्यम वर्ग को बड़ी राहत मिलेगी. मैं वित्त मंत्री को बधाई देता हूं और इस जनहितैषी निर्णय के लिए प्रधानमंत्री मोदी को धन्यवाद देता हूं.   अमृत काल बजट - सप्तऋषि थीम पर आधारित- नितिन गडकरी नितिन गडकरी ने कहा कि
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As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush

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Just over a decade ago, the Palestinian flag hung alongside Israeli and American flags at the Israeli prime minister’s residence, when Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shared a historic handshake. Today, Netanyahu is back in power and Abbas never left, but many other things have changed, including Israel’s attitude toward the Palestinian flag. This month, new Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ordered police to take down Palestinian flags in any public place in Israel, claiming they are a rallying symbol for terrorists. At least one artist felt forced to respond to Ben Gvir’s decree. As soon as he heard about the minister’s order, Tel Aviv-based visual artist Michael Rozanov drew himself in the colors of the Palestinian flag and made the artwork his Facebook profile picture. “It’s ridiculous, you want to take down flags? What if I am a flag, what would you do? Would you put me down because I’m wearing certain colors?” said Rozanov, kn
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Amnesty International asks Cristiano Ronaldo to ‘draw attention to human rights issues’ in Saudi Arabia

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Amnesty International said Wednesday that soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo should highlight human rights issues in Saudi Arabia during his time playing at Al Nassr. A press release from the human rights watchdog quotes Dana Ahmed, its Middle East researcher, saying, “Al-Nassr’s signing of Cristiano Ronaldo fits into a wider pattern of sportswashing in Saudi Arabia. “Sportswashing” is the phenomenon of burnishing one’s reputation through sport. “It is highly likely that the Saudi authorities will promote Ronaldo’s presence in the country as a means of distracting from the country’s appalling human rights record,” added Ahmed. “Cristiano Ronaldo should not allow his fame and celebrity status to become a tool of Saudi’s sportswashing. He should use his time at Al-Nassr to speak out about the myriad human rights issues in the country.” The release argues that the Saudi state executes people without fair trial and does not allow for freedom of expression or association. Ronaldo will earn
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