Its Birthrate Falling, Russia Targets Child-Free Lifestyles NYT | Top Stories Ivan Nechepurenko 13 November 2024 at 00:16 The country’s lower house of Parliament passed a law that would ban what it calls “propaganda” discouraging Russians from having children. © Yuri Kadobnov/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesWalking on Red Square in Moscow in 2022. A bill passed by lawmakers would ban materials promoting the “conscious refusal to have children” for Russians.
Republic of Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Election Victory NYT | China Ivan Nechepurenko 27 October 2024 at 17:03 The Georgian Dream party won 54 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said Sunday, a result that critics of the government fear could derail the country’s pro-Western course.