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Monday, January 31, 2005

World: 'Men and women in developing nations are marrying later, having fewer children and having them later in life, U.N. demographers reported on Tuesday. As a result of these trends, average fertility in poor countries has for the first time fallen below three children per woman, according to the latest data from the U.N. Population Division, which looked at 192 countries for its latest report on population trends.' (Reuters AlertNet)

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