These 30 Countries Have Devastatingly Low Birth Rates
Demographic trends often have far-reaching economic and social consequences. Birth rates are no exception, and in much of the world, they have been falling for decades. As recently as in the mid-1960s, wome.....»»
The 30 Countries With The Highest Birth Rates
Since the mid-twentieth century, the global fertility rate has fallen by over 50%. In many countries — including Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States — birth rates have decreased so much that population decline is imm.....»»
Government will pay you to have babies in these countries
Strategy to address plunging birth rates......»»
The Government Will Pay You to Have Babies in These Countries
Strategy to address plunging birth rates......»»
10 countries at risk of becoming demographic time bombs
Toru Hanai/Reuters All around the world, countries are seeing dwindling birth rates and rising life expectancy. Aging populations are leading to greater spending on healthcare and pensions, but the number of people working and paying taxes is s.....»»
Boeing CEO to push Biden for "productive dialogue" with China
"Given the importance of the Chinese market to our near-term delivery profile, as well as future orders which influence future production rates, we will continue to engage with leaders in both countries to urge a pr.....»»
: EU proposes tougher controls on COVID-19 vaccine exports as supply row deepens
The European Commission has proposed stricter controls on COVID-19 vaccine exports to the U.K. and other countries with better vaccination rates......»»
Social conservatives are endorsing Democrats" dramatic expansion of the social safety net through monthly allowance checks for children
Biden's poverty-fighting child allowance could also boost birth rates and empower stay-at-home parents - both conservative goals. President Joe Biden and Vice P.....»»
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decries the student loan debt, low incomes, and climate change facing "entire generations" as birth rates continue to fall
While new data shows a 7% drop in births in December - nine months after the pandemic began - experts say the 2020 fall is part of a larger dow.....»»
Why Sweden Tightened Its Light-Touch Covid Rules
Sweden’s hands-off response to Covid-19, shunning lockdowns while neighboring countries imposed restrictions, sparked controversy from the outset. Even as death rates surged in early 2020, Sweden kept stores, restaurants and most schools open. .....»»
‘Trickle-down’ tax cuts make the rich richer but are of no value to overall economy, study finds
Data spanning 50 years and 18 countries shows lowering tax rates for the wealthy increases inequality......»»
Trump renews call for negative interest rates, says other countries are already enjoying the "gift"
Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted that the US should accept the "gift" of negative interest rate.....»»
Which Countries Are Beating COVID-19?
Really interesting collection of data points on how well various countries have been managing their infection rates: Some nations are winning, some are.....»»
Asia shares take a breather, China cuts medium-term rates
Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage already done even as some countries tried to re-open for business......»»
The US is the hardest-hit country in the coronavirus pandemic — but its 4% death rate is far lower than that of many other countries
Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP Death rates from the coronaviru.....»»
Austria and Denmark are planning to lift their coronavirus lockdowns. But experts say easing measures too early might bring the virus back worse than before.
Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world at different rates, some countries have begun considering lifting lockdown measures. Several countries that were once hotspots for the disease,.....»»
One chart shows 10 countries" current coronavirus death rates, based on known cases and deaths. Italy"s is highest: nearly 10%.
Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters The coronavirus' death rate — a calculation t.....»»
The WHO is urging countries to step up COVID-19 testing, but Indian authorities believe doing so will spark "more fear, more paranoia, and more hype"
Sanjay Kanojia/AFP via Getty Images India is home to more than 1.3 billion people, but so far has only reported 176 coronavirus cases and three deaths. Experts fear that testing rates, t.....»»
One chart shows 11 countries" current coronavirus death rates, based on the known number of cases and deaths
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images More than 100,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus and 3,460 have died. About 80%.....»»
Trump slams Fed"s coronavirus response as "slow," renews calls for lower interest rates
President Trump took aim at the Federal Reserve on Monday, increasing pressure on the U.S. central bank to lower interest rates to better compete with other countries......»»
15 Countries with the Highest Cancer Rates in the World in 2020
Cancer is a word we have all learned to fear, but unfortunately, the 15 countries with the highest cancer rates in the world in 2020Â come acr.....»»