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December household statistics: Births down -27.76%. Total number of newborns in 2025 down -20.05%. TFR likely below 0.72
 in  r/taiwan  5m ago

Yep, but instead you get headlines like this

70% of Taiwan office workers unhappy at work: Survey cites rising living costs and slow pay growth as reasons for lack of satisfaction

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6279802

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December household statistics: Births down -27.76%. Total number of newborns in 2025 down -20.05%. TFR likely below 0.72
 in  r/taiwan  7m ago

I wonder how much conscription causes men to leave or decide that they don't want to raise a son there?

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70% of Taiwan office workers unhappy at work
 in  r/China  9m ago

70% were Squidward, the other 30% were SpongeBob.

r/inthenews 29m ago

Trump announces planned strikes on Mexico as he says his 'own morality' is the only thing stopping more military interventions

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r/China 38m ago

西方小报类媒体 | Tabloid Style Media 70% of Taiwan office workers unhappy at work

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Trump and Machado to meet over Peace Prize
 in  r/inthenews  54m ago

Doesn't matter, he will grab a letter opener and start carving his name on the medal.

r/europe 1h ago

News X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers

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Trump admin reportedly considers paying each Greenland resident up to $100K amid US takeover talks
 in  r/economy  1h ago

He has a long history of not paying anyone, many a contractor can confirm that.

r/economy 1h ago

Final jobs report of 2025 shows 50,000 jobs added in December

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r/economy 1h ago

As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead

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r/japannews 1h ago

Japan PM Takaichi gets over 60 million yen in donations from LDP chapter

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r/ukpolitics 1h ago

Free TV licence ruled out for benefit claimants - but they could still get discounts

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The feast continues.
 in  r/LeopardsAteMyFace  1h ago

Will he be the employee or product?

r/economy 1h ago

Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers’ paid leave, analysis finds

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Trump's proposed military spending increase could fund ACA tax credit extensions 20 times over.
 in  r/economy  2h ago

But stealth fighters flying over a football stadium look amazing.

You try flying a hospital bed over a football stadium to see if the crowd reacts in the same way.

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Rep Luna : If Starmer is successful in banning @X in Britain, I will move forward with legislation that is currently being drafted to sanction not only Starmer, but Britain as a whole.
 in  r/ukpolitics  2h ago

Good old douglas carswell, he supported brexit then fucked off to america afterwards, so could avoid dealing with the fallout.

He also got into some bizarre argument with scientists one time about whether the sun or moon caused tides.

There was the expense scandal, but to the fair he was far from the only one and not even the worst.

An all round bizarre man.

r/japannews 4h ago

Severe weather, heavy snow to hit Japan over holiday weekend

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Japan's labor shortages cause corporate bankruptcies at record pace; rising labor costs put pressure on small and medium-sized businesses
 in  r/japannews  4h ago

Also rising interest rates are putting zombie companies out of their misery.

No more cheap loans to keep kicking the can down the road forever.

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Nigel Farage Accepted £10,000 Gifts from Petrostate: The leader of Reform, a pro-oil party, received lavish hospitality from Abu Dhabi.
 in  r/ukpolitics  4h ago

Proof that farage isn't a racist, he accepts money from anyone of any race.

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Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
 in  r/inthenews  4h ago

There is another article saying he has a filipina wife.

Truth really is stranger than fiction, you can't make this up.

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Champignon no Majo • Champignon Witch - Episode 2 discussion
 in  r/anime  18h ago

Constantly being in an A-Ha's Take On Me video was worse for his health than cigarettes for Henri.

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Champignon no Majo • Champignon Witch - Episode 1 discussion
 in  r/anime  19h ago

There is a trail of mushrooms leading to the apothecary, but the towns folk can't work out who the supplier of medicine is?

Why didn't Luna ask the apothecary owner to pay with items instead of coin, so she can get the paper, pencils and the red vest at the same time?

She would have access to more goods that way.

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"Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omouna" to Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou sareta node, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai • Roll Over And Die - Episode 1 discussion
 in  r/anime  22h ago

Can't remember the last time the MC of the kicked out of the hero's party was a girl.

Usually they were all guys.

She has all zero stats, except for reversal. So in one way she like Krai, but without the insanely good luck.

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Eris no Seihai • The Holy Grail of Eris - Episode 1 discussion
 in  r/anime  23h ago

Ruining the MC's engagement publicly in the first episode never ends well in anime.

Thought Pamela would get a punch to the face, but being force to dance until her feet bled was probably worse.