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Holy mate-trimony: the rise of 'friendship marriages'
Under the Radar Young people in China, Japan and the US are saying 'I do' to platonic unions, to alleviate social pressure or loneliness and access financial benefits
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Japan is opening up to immigration – but is it welcoming immigrants?
Under the Radar Plummeting birth rates and ageing population leaves closed-off country 'no choice' but to admit foreign workers, but tensions are growing with newly arrived Muslims
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Elon has his 'Legion.' How will Republicans encourage other Americans to have babies?
Today's Big Question The pronatalist movement finds itself in power
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Have we reached peak population?
Under the Radar The global population is expected to plateau before the end of the century
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Italy passes strict ban on international surrogacy
Speed Read illegal for Italians to use surrogate mothers abroad or work in foreign fertility clinics that facilitate such pregnancies
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Should we be worried about declining birth rates?
Talking Points Baby boom or bust
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Why are so many colleges closing?
Today's Big Question 'Enrollment cliffs' and higher tuition both play a role
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The great baby bust
The Explainer The fertility rate is falling sharply in the UK and across the world, a trend with major economic and societal consequences
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Pronatalists stir controversy in era of falling birth rates
Talking Points Are the movement's members creating an 'army of like-minded people?'
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'The hard reality of an aging society'
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