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White people represent 7.2% of South Africa's population of 63 million, statistics agency data shows.

The National Bureau of Statistics says the total number of people in China dropped by 1.39 million to 1.408 billion in 2024.

Around 45,500 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, have been killed since the war began but another 11,000 are missing, the bureau said,

Focusing on trade figures alone would miss the bigger picture. Pakistan and Bangladesh matter far more to Malaysia than the statistics suggest, says Datuk Prof Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah.

The National Bureau of Statistics said the total number of people in China dropped by 2.08 million, or 0.15%, to 1.409 billion in 2023.

Malaysia's headline inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), moderated to 1.8 per cent in October 2023, the lowest since April 2021.

The momentum was driven by a double-digit growth in the civil engineering sub-sector and a surge in the special trade activities.

Authorities struggle to incentivise people to have more children amid a declining birth rate.

The minimum wage is for unskilled workers, not skilled workers, said Economy Ministry Rafizi Ramli.

The move will help Malaysians and the economy by creating a focus on salary issues and be a good benchmark for the open work market.

Singapore Department of Statistics said the life expectancy data for 2020 to 2022 "assumes that the higher mortality rates due to COVID-19 apply throughout a lifetime.

Malaysia's inflation in 2022 rose to 3.3 per cent versus 2.5 per cent in 2021, with the index points standing at 127.2 last year versus 123.1 in 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM)

South Korea grapples with a chronic decline in birth rate, with the lowest ever number of babies 249,000 born last year.

Statistics show that music fans are not willing to sacrifice their passion, despite the general rise in the cost of living.

These new statistics reveal the urgent need to ensure every woman and girl has access to critical health services, Tedros said.

RSF controls parts of Omdurman and has fortified west Sudan, dividing the nation into rival zones.

A trade war would be extremely damaging for Canada, which sends 75% of its exports to the United States.

Donald Trump warns of massive tariffs on the EU & Canada if they collude to hurt the US economy - far larger than currently planned.

The WFP has suffered severe financial setbacks after the US, its single largest donor, announced a 90-day pause on foreign aid assistance.

At least 18 heritage sites or objects damaged, destroyed.

Here is how the attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Houthis have affected trade for Europe and the US.

Kim Jong Un says unmanned control and AI capability must be the top priorities in modern arms development.

The bridge was agreed upon during Putin's 2024 North Korea visit, when both nations signed a strategic partnership deal.

Judge says Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has established a prima facie case to be granted leave to issue the third-party notice.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was named a suspect after Bukit Aman found a money trail of 1MDB funds entering the ex-PM's accounts.