Women and doctors challenge taboos on dangers of HPV in Egypt
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — “I…
Spain election: Far-right Vox party is targeting women’s rights and may end up kingmaker in Sunday’s election
CNN — Spain’s far-right Vox party looks set to continue its meteoric rise in Sunday’s general election, and it aims to use its growing influence to roll back decades of…
South Korea is cutting ‘killer questions’ from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite…
South Korea: ‘No-kids zones’ ring alarm bells for some in country with world’s lowest fertility rate
Seoul CNN — For a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate – one that has spent hundreds of billions of dollars trying to encourage women to have more babies…
‘Pretending to live a civilian life’: How pro-Ukrainian residents of occupied Melitopol feel daily fear
Kyiv CNN — Editor’s note: The southern Ukrainian city of Melitopol has long been known for its sweet delights. The name “Melitopol” means “the Honey City” in Ukrainian and the…
Five years after Ireland’s historic abortion referendum, access to care is still ‘patchy’
CNN — In 2018, the Irish public voted overwhelmingly to repeal the country’s Eighth Amendment, overturning one of the strictest abortion bans in the European Union. There were scenes of…
Italy’s birth rate is at a record low. Young Italians say they can’t afford to have babies
Rome CNN — Italy, a country once known for its big families gathered around the dinner table, is facing a crisis of unparalleled proportions. For the first time, the number…
How India’s population exploded to overtake China’s and what’s next
CNN — Counting millions of people is never an easy task, but the United Nations says its latest calculations show that by the end of this weekend, India will have…
Japan approves first abortion pill in major step forward
CNN — A panel in Japan’s health ministry has approved the country’s first abortion pill, in a major step for reproductive rights decades after other countries made abortion medication widely…
Japan population crisis: This community went a quarter century without a newborn
Tokyo CNN — When Kentaro Yokobori was born almost seven years ago, he was the first newborn in the Sogio district of Kawakami village in 25 years. His birth was…