BUSINESS

Vietnam just abandoned its policy limiting families to two children. China now says, “Three is best.” The Russian government is targeting child-free lifestyles. And the White House is mulling baby bonuses. Many countries are trying to reverse record low birthrates, but a new report from the United Nations Population Fund contends that governments are operating … Read more

Dozens of people were killed in South Africa, including several children whose school bus was swept away by flash floods, as unusually heavy rain, snow and wind pummeled parts of the country’s Eastern Cape Province this week. A slow-moving storm raged over the largely rural province on Monday and Tuesday, drowning homes and leaving thousands … Read more

She became famous for her funny, irreverent videos on TikTok about a topic that most people avoid thinking about. Taking a razor blade to a rose and slicing into its soft petals, she recounted to millions of viewers her experience with genital cutting at age 6. She was held down by her aunt in Somalia, … Read more

The Trump administration’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” could make the United States the most expensive of the Group of 7 countries from which to send money, dealing another blow to poor nations already reeling from recent aid cuts. As part of the bill, the U.S. government would take a cut of all remittances sent to … Read more

Five members of a United Nations convoy carrying humanitarian supplies to an embattled city in southwestern Sudan were killed in an attack that injured other aid personnel and burned many of the trucks, the organization said this week. The attack occurred late Monday when a convoy of 15 trucks from the United Nations’ World Food … Read more

The Trump administration’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year eliminates funding for programs that provide lifesaving vaccines around the world, including immunizations for polio. The budget proposal, submitted to Congress last week, proposes to eliminate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s global health unit, effectively shutting down its $230 million immunization program: $180 … Read more