Global fertility rates to decline, shifting population burden to low-income countries
By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Fertility rates in nearly all countries will be too low to sustain population levels by the end of the century, and most of the world’s live births…
Factbox-Rakuten Group’s losses, debt burden and financing efforts
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) – Rakuten Group is a Japanese conglomerate centred on an e-commerce website – Rakuten Ichiba – and a suite of online financial services companies including banking, credit…
Canada plans incentives to ease housing burden – CBC
(Reuters) – Canada’s Housing Minister Sean Fraser is evaluating a wide range of options as he looks to ease the housing crisis in the country, CBC reported on Sunday. “There’s a range…
Dem Governor Begs Biden For Help As State Shoulders Burden Of Border Crisis
Dem Governor Begs Biden For Help As State Shoulders Burden Of Border Crisis Jennie Taer on August 24, 2023 Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is begging President Joe Biden for help…
‘Burden On Our Beliefs’: Muslim, Christian Parents Rally For Right To Opt-Out From LGBT Lessons
‘Burden On Our Beliefs’: Muslim, Christian Parents Rally For Right To Opt-Out From LGBT Lessons Reagan Reese on August 9, 2023 Carrying signs reading “let kids be kids” and “let parents parent,”…
US public debt burden to rise to 181% of GDP by 2053, CBO projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. public debt burden will reach 181% of economic output in 2053, the Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday, a slight improvement over recent long-term projections due to…
Japan’s plan to issue bonds to fund childcare programme adds to debt burden
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is expected to fund part of its spending for childcare measures by issuing additional bonds over a period of roughly two…
French climate investments to drive up national debt burden – think-tank
PARIS (Reuters) – Investments that France needs to finance its transition to a low-carbon economy are set to add 25 percentage points to its debt burden by 2040, a report from the…
Looting and hygiene worries add to rescuers’ burden in Turkey
By Ali Kucukgocmen ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) – Volunteers struggling to find ever fewer survivors in the quake-hit Turkish city of Antakya said on Saturday ransacking and hygiene problems were adding to their…
Failure to cut debt burden of some countries could hamper growth, spark conflict – Yellen
DAKAR (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday underscored the urgent need to reduce the debt burden of heavily indebted countries, warning that failure to do so would set back…
Nearly all U.S. households could cut energy cost burden by using EVs -study
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 90% of U.S. households that own a vehicle would see a reduction in the percentage of income spent on transportation energy and reduce greenhouse…
Brazil’s record 2023 bond bill underscores rising debt burden
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s sovereign floating rate bond redemptions will hit a record high next year, underscoring the fiscal challenge facing President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he…
Route 9 construction to ease burden of travel between Lakewood and Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Work is continuing along the Route 9 corridor between Toms River and Lakewood to make it easier for residents to travel between the two towns. This week, state…
German finance minister expects higher debt burden but no tax rises
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday he expects the country’s debt to GDP ratio to climb to around 70% after the energy crisis but said the government…
More frequent Chinese patrols put ‘heavy burden’ on aging Taiwan frigates
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -The stepped up intensity of Chinese naval patrols near Taiwan since August is putting a “heavy burden” on the island’s aging frigate fleet, which is struggling to…
Food Drive Helps Ease Burden for Those in Need
Miami, Florida – Staff from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO-SDFL) served nearly 400 people this morning during a Farm Share Food Drive at Demps Park…
UK faces unsustainable debt burden unless taxes rise, watchdog warns
By David Milliken LONDON -Britain faces an unsustainable debt burden more than three times its current level unless future governments raise taxes to fund increasing costs from an ageing population and falling…
As Canada’s government spends, central bank bears burden of taming inflation
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – Canadian government spending is leaving the Bank of Canada to work alone to rein in the highest inflation rate in nearly four decades, economists say. When the…
Payback time, Italy seeks to lessen COVID loan burden
By Valentina Za, Giuseppe Fonte and Francesco Zecchini MILAN – Gianni Polidori served a final espresso in his freshly renovated cafe in the Italian port of Ancona at the end of March.…
Euro zone trade deficit extends to Feb as energy import burden rises
BRUSSELS – The euro zone suffered a trade deficit for a fourth consecutive month in February as surging energy prices led to a sharp increase in the value of energy imports, data…
Russia more of a burden to China after Ukraine invasion- Pentagon official
WASHINGTON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made it more of a strategic burden on China, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. “I do think that there’s a degree to which…
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