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Nearly 5m fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years 13 published : 3 Aug 2021 at 07:45 13 Researchers are concerned that a rise in sex-selective methods could skew demographics and hold development back. PARIS: An estimated 4.7 million fewer girls are expected to be born globally in the next 10 years because of sex-selective practices in countries with a cultural preference for male offspring, a trend that could undermine social cohesion in the long term,...

Paris (AFP): An estimated 4.7 million fewer girls are expected to be born globally in the next 10 years because of sex-selective practices in countries with a cultural preference for male offspring, a trend that could undermine social cohesion in the long term, research showed on Tuesday (Aug 3). The research suggested that the projected shortfall in the number of girls being born will lead to a surplus of young men in around a third of the global population by 2030, which could lead to increas...

Photo: iStock An estimated 4.7 million fewer girls are expected to be born globally in the next 10 years because of sex-selective practices in countries with a cultural preference for male offspring. This trend could undermine social cohesion in the long term, research showed on Tuesday.  Shortfall of girls The research suggested that the projected shortfall in the number of girls being born will lead to a surplus of young men in around a third of the global population by 2030, which could ...

事實上，印度非常擔心，一方面是擔心美國和中共在「功能獲得性」（gain of function，又譯為「功能增益」）領域的合作，另一方面擔心中共和巴基斯坦之間的合作，因為中共一直在藉助巴基斯坦的一些實驗室做這方面的一些研究。 那麽，如果連美國都在把其認為太過危險的東西外包給中共，就更別提中共正在向巴基斯坦外包什麼東西了。所以，在中共開發生物武器系統這個�...

This is a feature at Global Economic Intersection every Monday evening or Tueday morning. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. MPCA investigating Enbridge Line 3 nontoxic spill - - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is investigating a drilling fluid spill that occurred on the Willow River in Aitkin County at one of Enbridges construction sites for its new Line 3 oil pipeline. Drilling was halted after the nontoxic spill was discov...

আজ বিশ্ব জনসংখ্যা দিবস প্রতিবছর ১১ জুলাই পৃথিবীজুড়ে বিশ্ব জনসংখ্যা দিবস পালিত হয় । যার লক্ষ্য বিশ্ব জনসংখ্যা–সংক্রান্ত বিভিন্ন সমস্যা ও তার প্রতিকারের বিষয়ে জনসচেতনতা বৃদ্ধি করা। ১৯৮৭ স...

The Commander of the Joint Task Force 633, Rear Admiral Trevor Jones of the Royal Australian Navy, paid a courtesy call on Seychelles President James Michel at State House this morning. The Commander of the Joint Task Force 633, Rear Admiral Trevor Jones of the Royal Australian Navy, paid a courtesy call on Seychelles President James Michel at State House this morning. Rear Admiral Jones was accompanied by the Australian High Commissioner to Seychelles, Mrs. Susan Coles, who resides in Mauritiu...

Tackling Nigeria’s out of School Children Menace Tackling Nigeria’s out of School Children Menace As both the Federal and state Governments in Nigeria continue to allow the rate of out of school children, especially in the northern part of Nigeria, to swell in number, even when it is obvious that the streets are known for breeding all forms of criminals and other social misfits who constitutes the real threat in the forms of armed robbers; thugs, drunkards, prostitutes and all other socia...

Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State, once described Bangladesh as a bottomless basket. This bottomless basket has become a rapidly expanding economy, exceeding many of its giant neighbours, including India. Over the decade, the whole world has witnessed unprecedented progress

Akinwumi Adesina; Africa’s renowned Development Economist Profiles