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“Our country is not like a segregated 1930-era city, where Black people live in a ghetto, Chinese people live in Chinatown, Italian people live in Little Italy, and so on.”

“…racy Institute last month, 38 percent of Jewish Israelis and 46 percent of Palestinian citizens of Israel – who make up about 20 percent of the population – chose the economy and the cost of living as the most important or second-most important election…”

“In Italy, where the number of centenarians has more than doubled since 2009, 3.5% of women who make it to 70 will achieve the milestone.”

“On a Mediterranean island off Italy, a conservation project aimed at removing an invasive rodent produced a change that could be seen in the seabird colony.”

“It begins with a small, abandoned stone terrace in Castronovo, a hilltop village with a population of 2800.”

“Monday’s intergenerational report showed that more Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years’ time, a point already reached by countries including South Korea, Italy, Germany and Japan.”

“Japan, Italy and South Korea have already passed the point where their populations are no longer growing thanks to 'natural increase', and from the 2060s onwards Australia will join them, meaning the population will shrink without ongoing migration.”

“Japan’s population peaked at about 128 million in 2008, with the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research projecting that it will fall to 87 million by 2070 – a decline of roughly 30 percent.”