US births reach 45-year low – report

Women in the US are having children at the lowest rate since record-keeping began, the National Center for Health Statistics has revealed. Only 3.59 million births were recorded in the country in 2023, the lowest since the 3.4 million figure recorded in 1979, a report by the NCHS has noted. The US population was 225 million at the time,…

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MP explains why Russia may block ‘World of Tanks’

The developers have recently announced an in-game campaign to raise money for Kiev ‘World of Tanks’ – a popular war-themed multiplayer online game – could soon be banned in Russia, the deputy head of the Russian State Duma’s information policy committee, Anton Gorelkin, said on Thursday.

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EU power prices soar to new highs

Electricity prices in the EU’s day-ahead spot markets have surged to new highs on Friday amid rising energy demand and lower gas flows from Russia. According to European Power Exchange data, day-ahead electricity prices in France, Belgium and Germany showed the largest growth. Prices in Europe’s largest economy, Germany, rose from €599.83 per megawatt-hour on…

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