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India has a history of coercive family planning which ignored infertility. A shift in focus will help women’s health.

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From robotic nannies for embryos to algorithms that determine the prime time for conception, AI is changing how we make babies.

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The company has survived by balancing its wholesome, family-oriented image with hard-nosed business strategies.

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Young women are bombarded with Instagram images that can define beauty and how they see themselves. While empowering for some, it can cause many to suffer.

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An ageing Hong Kong needs to end the self-imposed social seclusion of a significant number of its young people. Some efforts are showing promise.

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Singapore started tackling its ageing population early and yet is facing challenges. That does not mean others should not be learning from it.

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Laws and policies that limit civil liberties, from immigration to free speech, are becoming more prominent in democracies around the world.

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Brazil voted out the Bolsonaro government, but its impact on institutions hasn’t gone away.

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Laws on freedom of expression have a chance for revision under a new government.

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Ethnic politics, political controversies and an early assessment of Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government are all at play in Malaysian state elections.

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Banning TikTok doesn’t solve the problem, TikTok needs to revisit its policies.

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