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Its Birthrate Falling, Russia Targets Child-Free Lifestyles

The country’s lower house of Parliament passed a law that would ban what it calls “propaganda” discouraging Russians from having children.

World - The New York Times - November 12

Russia lawmakers pass bill banning "child-free propaganda"

Facing low birth rates and an aging population, Russia is set to ban any information deemed to promote a "rejection of childbearing."

Russia's Medvedev: German conservative leader aims to escalate war

World - Yahoo News - November 12

How Russia’s energy minister plotted merger of country’s oil majors

Pitch by Sergei Tsivilev, a relative of Vladimir Putin, aimed to tighten oversight of Rosneft and nationalise Lukoil

World - Financial Times - November 13

Russia strikes Kyiv with a combined drone and missile attack, the first in months

World - Yahoo News - November 13

Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is determined in its final months to help Ukraine keep fighting its war with Russia next year

World - ABC News - November 14

Russia attacks Kyiv as North Korean troops enter fight against Ukraine

The U.S. says there will be a "firm response" as Ukrainian forces holding ground in Russia's Kursk region now face North Korean troops "engaging in combat."

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