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EPISODE · Aug 24, 2026 · 49 MIN

Singapore to pay parents to boost declining birth rate

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Singapore has announced plans to offer parents $55,000 per child to encourage people to have more children. Also, the pope joins Spain in calling for a more humanitarian approach to migrants. And, physical activity hasn’t increased globally in two decades. Plus, what hospitals could sound like in the future.Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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