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Punishment to prize: China offers cash for having babies after decades of strict birth control, but young people aren’t interested | World News

China, once infamous for its rigid one-child policy and harsh penalties for violators, is now reversing course in a dramatic way by offering financial incentives to encourage childbirth. Facing a historic population decline and the lowest birth rate since the 1940s, the government is rolling out cash subsidies and tax breaks to boost family formation. […]

Plane crash: 4 people killed in medical plane crash in Arizona; personnel were en route to pickup patient

Four people were killed when a medical transport plane they were onboard crashed while attempting to land at Chinle Municipal Airport in Arizona’s Navajo Nation, authorities confirmed.The twin-propeller Beechcraft 300 went down on Tuesday during its landing approach in the eastern region of the state, according to both local police and the Federal Aviation Administration […]

‘These people do it naturally’: Trump says undocumented workers are born to toil in fields; floats legal reentry plan for deported migrants

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, while speaking about the impact of his administration’s immigration policies on the agricultural sector, claimed undocumented migrants are more “naturally” inclined to perform hard labor — a statement that many have condemned as racist and dehumanising.During an interview with CNBC, addressing the […]

‘Terrorist crimes’: Saudi Arabia executes 17 people in 3 days in drug-related cases; death penalty surge draws global scrutiny

Saudi Arabia authorities executed two people on Monday for “terrorist crimes,” bringing the total number of executions to 17 over three days. The latest deaths follow the execution of 15 other individuals- mostly foreign nationals- on Saturday and Sunday for drug offenses, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency, cited by CBS News.Thirteen of those […]

‘Nothing goes to waste’: Denmark zoo asks people to donate their pets to feed its predators; assures animals will be ‘gently euthanized’

If you have a pet you can no longer keep, one zoo in Denmark is offering an unusual option.Aalborg Zoo is asking the public to donate small pets — not for rehoming, but to be used as food for its captive predators.Aalborg Zoo, located in northern Denmark, said in a Facebook post that the move […]

‘Really horrible war’: Trump tells Russia to ‘get deal where people stop getting killed’; again takes credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump (File Image) US President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested a new way for Russia to avoid the sanctions, and that is to get a deal “where people stop getting killed.” Trump on Friday warned Russia with new sanctions over the Ukraine war. He said, “Russia — […]

‘I just don’t want people to get hurt’: Trump says he wants to ‘release everything’ on Epstein; calls Diddy ‘sort of half innocent’

US President Donald Trump said that he is willing to “release everything” that the government has, related to infamous child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the same time, he also expressed disapproval for a possible pardon for Sean “Diddy.”Speaking to Newsmax host Rob Finnerty on Friday, Trump addressed growing calls for transparency surrounding Epstein’s past […]

‘Calling people Nazi for thinking Sydney Sweeney is beautiful’: JD Vance reacts to American Eagle’s jeans row

JD Vance reacts to the Sydney Sweeney row while American Eagle refuses to apologize for genes-jeans wordplay. Vice president JD Vance waded into the Sydney Sweeney controversy of the American Eagle’s campaign and said Democrats are calling Nazis everyone who thinks Sydney Sweeney is beautiful. “Great strategy, guys. That’s how you’re going to win the […]

‘If you can send people to Mars…’: LA residents protest against Elon Musk’s Tesla diner; constant honking, massive traffic

Hollywood residents say their life has become hell since Elon Musk’s Tesla diner opened on July 21. Elon Musk’s Tesla Diner in Hollywood has already rattled the LA residents as they say their life has become absolutely hell since the retro-futuristic diner opened next door on July 21. There is a massive traffic gridlock, and […]

‘People used furniture to block door’: Eyewitnesses recall terrifying moments during Manhattan building shooting; video shows chaotic scenes

workers stack furniture as gunman opens fire inside Manhattan high-rise building (left), and NYPD officers near the scene. Five people, including a police officer and the suspected gunman, died following a shooting incident on Monday in Midtown Manhattan in the US, news agency AFP reported. “Four people, including a New York Police Department officer, were […]