rate in 2022 was 1.49 the lowest since records began. for a country s population to hold steady, there must be 2.1 births per woman. and falling birth rates are causing alarm for politicians, facing a future of ageing populations and shrinking workforces. let s get more on this with our correspondent. let s get more on this with our correspondent. south korea has broken its correspondent. south korea has broken its lowest correspondent. south korea has broken its lowest birth - correspondent. south korea has broken its lowest birth rate - correspondent. south korea has l broken its lowest birth rate record once again according to new numbers released on wednesday by statistics korea, mother country s birth rate recorded 0.72, an 8% decrease from the previous year. the capital city seoul recorded 0.55 which is the lowest among all the districts across the country. although the low birth trend is spreading all across the world, especially among developed countries, south
iowa where the 2024 campaign for the white house is heating up. we re live at grandview university in des moines for cnn s town hall with former vice president mike pence. i m dana bash. tonight we hear from a brand-new candidate in the republican field, former vice president mike pence announced his run for the white house earlier today, a move unprecedented in modern political history. a former vice president running against the president he served under. pence enters a race dominated by that former boss, donald trump, and he will be battling a growing number of rivals for the chance to take on president joe biden. this evening s event is about the voters and the issues that will help them determine who wins the republican nomination. tonight iowa voters will have the opportunity to question the former vice president directly, and i will have some questions of my own. this town hall is part of the republican primary process. and so by design, in the audience tonight are vot
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