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Schools shut down as Japan struggles with record-low birth rates

Japan’s Prime Minister has announced he’s bringing in new policies to boost the birth rate, including doubling the budget for child-related policies. A full plan will be announced in June. Japan is struggling to cope with record-low birth rates, with 450 schools closing every year. Al Jazeera’s Lina Abu Akleh reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook…

China’s birth rate drops to record low

New figures from China show the population is in decline for the first time in more than sixty years. The national birth rate hit a record low – 6.77 births per 1,000 people. If these trends continue, a shrinking number of workers will have to support a growing number of retirees. Labour shortages and a smaller tax base could majorly impact the economy. Economists say…

New testimony in Greenland's birth control scandal – BBC News

Thousands of women in Greenland, including some as young as 12, had a contraceptive device implanted in their womb – often without consent – as part of a Danish campaign to control Greenland’s growing Inuit population in the 60s and 70s. The Danish government has announced an independent investigation into this so-called “Coil Campaign”. But the BBC has gathered accounts from women about recent involuntary…

Squirrels given contraception to limit birth rate – BBC News

A plan to use oral contraceptives to control grey squirrel could soon be put to the test in field trials, government scientists in the UK have said. The mass birth control plan involves luring grey squirrels into feeding boxes only they can access, using pots containing hazelnut spread spiked with contraceptives. The project could reduce the damage grey squirrels do to woodland ecosystems and native…

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