The City of Buenos Aires has a lower TFR than China, South Korea, or Singapore…

Latam speed running demographic decline. Colombia heading to 1.0. Argentina, Costa Rica, & Chile right on its heels…

South Korea managed to partially rebound TFR to take advantage of their last chance cohort (born from 1991 to 1996). They are giving birth now & TFR is rising sharply from 0.72 to~1.0 this year.  After this cohort even if TFR continues⬆️to 1.3,births may fall as post 2000 cohort is relatively so small.

🇫🇷 Limoges town hall set on fire

📎 Fabrice Bidault

🇫🇷 Scenes of looting in the heart of downtown Marseille.

📎 Faisons parler Marseille

🇫🇷 The rioters in Paris are a few metres away from the Élysée building.

📎 Georges-Alexis

🇫🇷 Louis Vuitton store in Bordeaux looted by rioters.

📎 Heather

⚡️🇮🇹Violent clashes in Milan, in Piazza Duomo and Piazza dei Mercanti, where groups of hooded protesters threw stones, bottles, and other objects at the police.

Officers responded with tear gas, charges, and water cannons, dispersing the crowd and clearing the square in front of the cathedral. Several people, including some police officers, were injured and treated by ambulances.

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⚡️🇮🇹Clashes in Bologna in front of the station during a protest against the high cost of living.

Groups of hooded young people threw stones, bottles, and barriers at the police, who responded with water cannons and tear gas. Dozens of rental bicycles were overturned, and at least seven people were detained.

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🇦🇱 Violent protests continue in Albania on Day 5.

Protesters clashed with police in the center of Tirana as tensions continue to escalate.

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🇫🇷 Protesters in France hijack a tourist train amid ongoing unrest spreading across the country.

📎 Europa

🇫🇷 Protesters arrived on board the Marseille tourist's little train.

📎 Impact

🇾🇪⚡- BREAKING: The elite Security Belt Forces of the former Southern Transitional Council have begun arriving in Aden from Ad Dali.

🇫🇷⚡️- Far-left Presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon is now disavowing the riots in Paris, which, to nobody’s surprise, began looting and destroying restaurants and businesses, as seen in this video.

🇸🇦🇷🇺🇨🇳⚡️- Saudi Arabia says it believes elements in China and Russia are providing technological capabilities or intelligence that could be assisting Iran and the Houthis, which have intensified their attacks against Saudi military installations, airports and energy infrastructure.

Deputy Foreign Minister Rayed Krimly made the allegations during a briefing with journalists. He also accused Iran of encouraging the escalation, which has killed at least 19 people and included repeated strikes against Riyadh's international airport and Saudi Aramco facilities.