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☆ Real Madrid dethroned as ‘Kings of Europe’ as the club looks to usher in new generation of stars
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Even before the full-time whistle blew in Manchester City’s 4-0 mauling in the Champions League semifinal Wednesday, Real Madrid players looked to have accepted their fate. To see a club like Real Madrid get put to the sword is always a surprise, but it’s even more shocking when you consider it was this team – in this competition. Luka Modrić has been one of the best players in the world during his time at Real Madrid. In truth, the chastening defeat against Manchester City has only amplified what madridistas already knew. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti looked on as his side lost 4-0 on Wednesday.

HONG KONG, May 15 (Reuters) - China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate. Promoting marrying, having children at appropriate ages, encouraging parents to share child-rearing responsibilities, and curbing high "bride prices" and other outdated customs are the focus of the projects, the Times said. The association already launched projects in 20 cities including Beijing last year, the Times said. "The society needs to guide young people more on the concept of marriage and childbirth," demographer He Yafu told the Times. Reporting by Farah Master and the Beijing newsroom; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

So how did India’s population get so big, and how long will it last? The rise in population despite a drop in the fertility rate can be explained by “demographic momentum.”“When the fertility rate drops, the population continues to grow for several decades. So, even with a replacement or sub-replacement fertility rate, India’s population will continue to grow slowly because of the considerable number of women entering their reproductive years. India’s population growth is slowing downIndia may have overtaken China in total population, but UN data also shows that its growth rate has slowed. Uttar Pradesh, for instance, is home to 17% of India’s population but has only 9% of its industrial jobs.

☆ Opinion: Why we’re still waiting for the Catholic women’s ‘revolution’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Opinion Opinion Celia Wexler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Editor’s Note: Celia Wexler is a journalist and the author of “Catholic Women Confront Their Church: Stories of Hurt and Hope.” She writes frequently on Catholicism, feminism and politics. That means in the United States, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, that bastion of conservatism, will do the choosing. Will Zagano, who has written extensively about the role of women deacons in the early church, be given a vote? How about British theologian Tina Beattie, who has worked tirelessly to amplify women’s voices in the church? In 2014, Beattie founded Catholic Women Speak, an international group of women focused on one goal: increasing women’s participation in the life and governance of the church.

☆ Pope allows women to vote at bishops meeting for first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Pope Francis leaves following the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo MangiapaneApril 26 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in a historic move that could lead to more inclusiveness in decision-making in the Roman Catholic Church, will allow women to vote for the first time at a global meeting of bishops in October. The revolutionary rules, announced on Wednesday, allow for five religious sisters with voting rights. The 70 priests, religious sisters, deacons and lay Catholics will be chosen by the pope from a list of 140 people recommended by national bishops' conferences. In another last year, he named three women to a previously all-male committee that advises him in selecting the world's bishops.

☆ Pope allows women to vote at upcoming bishops' meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, a historic reform that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of the Catholic Church. Francis approved changes to the norms governing the Synod of Bishops, a Vatican body that gathers the world's bishops together for periodic meetings, following years of demands by women to have the right to vote. At the end of the meetings, the bishops vote on specific proposals and put them to the pope, who then produces a document taking their views into account. In addition, Francis has decided to appoint 70 non-bishop members of the synod and has asked that half of them be women. He has appointed several women to high-ranking Vatican positions, though no women head any of the major Vatican offices or departments, known as dicasteries.

☆ The purple Wiggle responds to his TikTok heartthrob status: 'It's opened up a new world of followers'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

On TikTok, parents and nonparents alike have been thirsting after a member of one of the biggest children's acts in the world — the new purple Wiggle from The Wiggles. — likely stems from a video Pearce posted this week in which he participated in a trend that stems from the movie "Zoolander." Originally, Pearce wanted to film the clip with the original purple Wiggle, Jeff Fatt, while the two were on a recent tour together. In the clip, Pearce's purple Wiggle persona bumps into his everyday self dressed in a cutoff T-shirt, revealing his toned and tattooed arms. He added that he's looking forward to meeting his newest slew of fans when The Wiggles tour later this year.

☆ Young voters propelled Raphael Warnock to victory in the Georgia Senate runoff, but the work to boost their political engagement continues: 'We're not stopping here'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sen. Raphael Warnock's runoff victory was driven in large part by his support among young voters. But young voters — with Gen Z and younger millennials flexing their political power — emerged as a critical demographic in the Georgia Senate race. Looking at the Georgia Senate runoff results, what actually happened to get more young voters to the polls? Heightened voter engagementVoters of Tomorrow, a Gen Z-led voter-engagement nonprofit organization, sent 2.5 million calls and texts to young Georgia voters urging them to participate. But it will take continued engagement with young voters to ensure robust participation in the future, especially in non-presidential election cycles.

☆ The University of Florida officially dismisses quarterback Jalen Kitna from team over child sex abuse images charges
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida has formally dismissed quarterback Jalen Kitna from the team following his arrest on charges that police said included an image of a man having sex with a young girl. Kitna was released from jail on an $80,000 bond and ordered to have no unsupervised contact with minors and no internet access. Kitna, 19, returned with his parents, retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna and wife Jennifer, to Burleson, Texas. The Gainesville Police Department released Kitna’s arrest report Thursday, providing graphic details about the complaints filed against him. The Gators suspended Kitna following his arrest on Wednesday and took the step of dismissing him a day later.

☆ A Gen Z-led company tapped TikTok influencers to turn out young voters in midterm elections, creating a “blueprint” for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A Gen Z-led company tapped TikTok influencers in November to persuade young people to vote. "I think the people that cracked the youth voter turnout code are the youth," said Narayanan, whose staff is mostly Gen Z. President Joe Biden, who also courted TikTok influencers, especially thanked young people for the election results. Social Currant worked with nearly 300 creators in the last two months to produce more than 500 pieces of content, he said. Rapper Ryze Hendricks, who has 6.3 million TikTok followers, delivered his message in rhyme: "I got a message for the youth.

Young Latino voters were a crucial voting bloc in slowing down the so-called Republican red wave in the 2022 midterm elections, according to early exit polls. Thirty percent of young Latino voters favored the Republican House candidate. Additionally, 41% of young Latino voters identify as liberal, while 34% identify as moderate and 25% as conservative. Young Latino voters under 30, alongside young Black voters, showed stronger support for Democrats on Election Day compared to young white voters, according to the analysis by CIRCLE. "The ranking for those two states is really heavily influenced by the big presence of young Latino voters," Medina said.

☆ Russia turns to recruiting trucks, big wages to woo volunteer soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Soldiers in camouflage and black masks showed their guns to interested passersby and handed out colour brochures titled "Military service on a contract - the choice of a real man." "Patriotically-minded citizens are choosing to sign contracts for three or six months to take part in the special military operation," major Sergei Ardashev said, promising training for everyone. 1/5 A Russian service member stands next to a mobile recruitment center for military service under contract in Rostov-on-Don, Russia September 17, 2022. Inside the truck, Yakunin sat down with Ardashev, who told him the next step would be a mental examination. If all went well, Yakunin would "arrive at a military unit, enroll in a specific division, (and) from that moment you begin military service".

☆ Hannes Wolf a devenit antrenorul grupării Bayer Leverkusen
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Anterior, Wolf a antrenat formațiile Stuttgart, Hamburg și Genk, echipele de juniori ale clubului Borussia Dortmund și selecționata sub 18 ani a Germaniei.Hannes Wolf a preluat conducerea tehnică a formaţiei din Leverkusen, după plecarea lui Peter Bosz. Antrenorul olandez a fost demis din cauza rezultatelor modeste din acest sezon. În Bundesliga, "aspirinele" au pierdut trei meciuri din ultimele patru și au ajuns pe locul 6 în clasament.Mai mult, Bayer a fost eliminată surprinzător din Liga Europei de Young Boys în șaisprezecimile de finală, iar în Cupa Germaniei a fost oprit de formația din divizia a patra, Rot-Weiss Essen, în faza optimilor de finală.

Persons: Wolf, Peter Bosz . Organizations: Borussia Dortmund, Bayer, Liga Europei, Young Locations: Stuttgart, Hamburg, Leverkusen, Germaniei, Rot, Essen

☆ Seară de coșmar în Liga Europei pentru Tottenham Hotspur. Trupa lui Jose Mourinho, învinsă surprinzător de Dinamo Zagreb
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Trupa lui Jose Mourinho a fost învinsă surprinzător de Dinamo Zagreb, scor 0-3, și eliminată în optimile de finală ale competiției. În partida de aseară, croații au defilat, iar eroul lor a fost atacantul Mislav Orsic. În cel mai așteptat meci al optimilor de finală, AC Milan a cedat pe teren propriu în fața lui Manchester United cu 0-1 și a părăsit competiția. Șahtar Donețk a pierdut și al doilea meci cu AS Roma cu 1-2 și a fost eliminat cu scorul general de 1-5. În minutul 61, a fost trimis la cabine Kemar Roofe, iar în minutul 73 - Leon Balogun.

Persons: Tottenham Hotspur, Jose Mourinho, Paul Pogba, Oleg Reabciuk, Reabciuk, Peter Olayinka, Nicolae Stanciu, Leon Balogun Organizations: Liga Europei, Dinamo Zagreb, AC Milan, Manchester United, Olympiacos Pireu, Arsenal Londra, Șahtar, AS Roma, Dinamo Kiev, Villarreal, Glasgow Rangers, Slavia Praga, Rangers, aseară Ajax Amsterdam, Young Locations: Stadium, Ucraina, Șahtar Donețk, aseară, Granada, Molde

☆ 14 cluburi s-au calificat în șaisprezecimile Ligii Europei după penultima etapă a fazei grupelor
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Jens Hauge i-a dus pe milanezi în avantaj în minutul 50, iar Brahim Diaz a închis tabela în minutul 82.Un alt meci al penultimei etape, cel dintre LASK Linz și Tottenham Hotspur, s-a terminat nedecis, scor 3-3. Până în minutul 84 englezii conduceau cu 2-1, însă austriecii au egalat prin Johannes Eggestein. Replica "pintenaților" a venit peste 3 minute, când Dele Alli a transformat un penalty.Jucătorii de la Linz nu au renunțat și au reușit să marcheze în cel de-al treilea minut de prelungiri prin Mamoudou Karamoko.În grupa D, Glasgow Rangers, echipă pentru care evolează Ianis Hagi, s-a impus cu 3-2 în fața belgienilor de la Standard Liege. Fiecare echipă a înscris câte două goluri până la pauză, iar Scott Arfield i-a adus victoria scoțienilor în minutul 63.Campioana României, CFR Cluj, a încheiat la egalitate, scor 0-0, meciul cu ȚSKA Sofia din grupa A. "Vișinii" se află pe locul trei, la două puncte distanță de Young Boys Berna.Cele două cluburi se vor întâlni în ultima etapă, iar singurul rezultat care ar aduce calificarea ardelenilor este doar victoria.

Persons: Siro, Tom Rogic, Samuel, Jens Hauge, Diaz, Tottenham Hotspur, Johannes Eggestein, Hagi, Scott Arfield Organizations: AC Milan, Celtic, Glasgow Rangers, Standard Liege, CFR Cluj, ȚSKA, Young Locations: Celtic Glasgow, Linz, Mamoudou, Glasgow, ȚSKA Sofia

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