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Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

WORLD NEWS
25-10-2025 17:27 HKT
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FILE – People walk from Red Square with St. Basil’s Cathedral in the background in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
FILE – People walk from Red Square with St. Basil’s Cathedral in the background in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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