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China’s leaders are trying to find ways to battle what many economists have described as a demographic ticking time bomb. A slowing economy, shrinking government benefits and a decades-long one-child policy have...
Ukraine lowers combat call-up age to boost numbers | BBC News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a bill lowering the military mobilisation age by two years from 27 to 25. Kyiv has faced heavy losses on the battlefield after two years of war, whereas Russia...
Chaos in the Israeli parliament | DW News
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White House wants Moon to have its own time zone | BBC News
The White House wants US space agency Nasa to develop a new time zone for the Moon. It would be known as Coordinated Lunar Time (CLT). The moon has a different gravitational field strength which means time moves quicker...
The budding German cannabis industry | DW Business
Germany has legalized cannabis, and now a new industry is taking off across the country. But there’s a catch. Under the German law, marijuana is not available for commercial sales itself. Nevertheless, many...
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany | BBC News
The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation. Earlier this year, Germany’s environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing...