Keywords: Population
Singapore is strengthening its efforts to encourage childbirth as the city-state confronts one of the world’s lowest fertility rates. The government is expanding financial assistance and parental leave measures in an attempt to reduce the economic and practical pressures associated with raising......
For decades, population growth has been one of the strongest foundations of the global housing market. More people generally meant more households, stronger demand for homes and, in many areas, rising property values. But demographic change is now challenging that long-standing assumption. Falling birth......
Climate change could expose older adults to dangerous heat far more frequently than previously projected, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. Researchers from Stanford University examined how rising global temperatures could affect people aged over 60 through the end of......
The global oil market is entering a period of structural change as demographic trends increasingly influence where energy demand is concentrated. While ageing populations are putting pressure on consumption growth in many advanced economies, younger and rapidly urbanising populations in Asia and Africa......
South Korea has reached a historic milestone as the number of employed people aged 55 to 79 has exceeded 10 million for the first time, reflecting the country's rapidly aging population and the changing nature of its labor market. According to the latest official statistics, the senior population......
A rescued baby hippopotamus belonging to the descendants of Pablo Escobar's infamous wild herd has died in Colombia after veterinarians were unable to reverse the severe health problems it suffered before being brought into care. The calf, estimated to be around two weeks old, was discovered alone......
More than 800,000 people displaced by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have returned to their home regions in Lebanon following a reduction in hostilities, according to the United Nations. The latest figures were released as Lebanese and Israeli representatives began a new round of US-sponsored......
France will allow physiotherapists to conduct official preventive health assessments beginning in October 2026, broadening access to early health screening as part of the country's strategy to strengthen preventive medicine. The measure was confirmed by the French Ministry of Health after a decree......
Germany is facing one of its deadliest summers on record, with health authorities estimating that nearly 10,000 people have died from heat-related causes since the beginning of 2026 as another wave of extreme temperatures grips the country. The latest assessment highlights the growing public health......
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