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‘God help us’ pleas after Turkey-Syria earthquake as hospitals are overwhelmed – BBC Newsnight

The devastation in Turkey and Northern Syria from two earthquakes is on a scale unmatched in decades and it covers an area already ravaged by war, poverty and a refugee crisis. Thousands are dead and the number of people who’ve lost their lives is likely to increase dramatically. This was a region where there hadn’t been an earthquake for more than 100 years, and there…

China's population falls for first time since 1961 – BBC News

China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low – 6.77 births per 1,000 people. The population in 2022 – 1.4118 billion – fell by 850,000 from 2021. China’s birth rate has been declining for years, prompting policies to slow the trend. But seven years after scrapping the one-child policy, it has entered what…

Taiwan extends mandatory military service to one year – BBC News

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has announced all men will be required to serve one year’s military service. The decision to extend the compulsory military service from four to 12 months comes amid growing tensions with China, which claims the self-ruled island as its territory. “Peace will not drop from the sky… Taiwan is on the front line of authoritarian expansion,” President Tsai said. The new…

Moldova: On the energy frontline from the war in Ukraine – BBC Newsnight

As inflation in Moldova hits 30%, many people are struggling to pay the bills. Russian missile strikes in neighbouring Ukraine have led to blackouts across Moldova, with warnings of more outages in the coming days. Russia has previously accused Moldova of breaking its energy contracts and have threatened to cut already reduced supplies further. International Correspondent Joe Inwood investigates the effect the war has had…

World’s population hits 8 billion, UN says – BBC News

The world’s population has hit eight billion, just 11 years after passing the seven-billion milestone, the United Nations has said. After a big surge in the middle of the 20th Century, population growth is already slowing down. It could take 15 years to reach nine billion and the UN doesn’t expect to reach 10 billion until 2080. It’s hard to calculate the number of people…

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