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U.S. retreat on abortions

It is the darkest day in American history when the superpower is ahead of all other nations in terms of rights! The country's Supreme Court has struck down a five-decade-old legal abortion right for women. It struck down a 50-year-old ruling that gave all women across the country that right. Six of the nine judges (five of them men) ruled against the right to abortion, while three Liberal justices (two of them women) ruled in favor. With this ruling, all the states where the Republicans are in power are likely to deal harshly with abortion. Abortion rights activists have expressed concern that the ruling will turn American women into second-class citizens. They estimate that nearly half of all women of childbearing age in the country are in Republican-dominated states. Responding to the ruling, US President Biden said it was a sad day for the United States and the courts. He also said that the court has done something it has never done before. It has taken away the fundamental co

China has a population of 58 crores by 2100!

  Amazing evolution in China, the most populous country in the world! The population there is declining massively. It’s an interesting and surprising development in China. The first highest populated nation might not retain its position by the year 2100. In 2021, it rose from 141.21 crores to 141.26 crores, an increase of just 4,80,000, according to the latest figures from China's National Statistics Office. The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences estimates that their country's population will reach 144 crores by 2029 in 2019. After 2021, the population will decline by 1.1 percent. By 2100, it is expected to fall to an unprecedented 58.7 crore. At the same time, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) of the University of Washington in the United States predicts that India's population will also decline. It will be reduced from 138 crores to 109 crores now. However, it is said to be the number one population in the world. However, the United Nations figures f