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China has removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices, imposing a 13% value-added tax on items such as condoms and contraceptive pills from Jan. 1, in a fresh bid to arrest a prolonged slide in birth rates. The change subjects most contraceptives to the standard VAT applied to consumer goods in the world’s second-largest economy. It marks a policy shift after years in which such products were treated as tax-exempt public health items, and it arrives as Beijing ramps up efforts to encourage…

Back in 1965, a woman from Norway gave birth to a baby girl at a private hospital. Just a week later, she brought her little bundle of joy home, blissfully unaware of the life-altering mix-up that had occurred during her stay. As time went on, the child's dark curls set her apart from her mother, leading Karen Rafteseth Dokken to speculate that her little one had inherited traits from her husband's mother. It wasn't until nearly sixty years later that the shocking truth emerged: her biological daughter had been switched at…

On Saturday, August 7, the female Mwinja gave birth to a male baby in the Kahuzi-Biega Natural Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is Mjinja's first baby with the male Nabirembo. The populations of lowland gorillas are revived in this region. On Saturday, August 7, Kahuzi-Biega Park in the Democratic Republic of…

On August 17, 1960, Gabon was the eighth African colony in France to gain independence. Its future head of state, Léon Mba, who had preferred his country to remain in the French week, almost reluctantly proclaimed the independence of his people. The first contacts between Europe and the future Gabon date back to the 15th century. Back to Franco-Gabonese history, from discovery to decolonization,…

A rare delivery after a being pregnant that induced concern in Mali and a robust solidarity to evacuate the mom. Halima Cissé, 25, from Timbuktu, was transported to Morocco at the tip of March for very shut follow-up. The younger girl was anticipating seven kids. She gave delivery to 9 kids by caesarean part on Tuesday, Could 4.…