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🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

The Battle to Become 'Owaisi' in Bengal: The Fight for Control Over 30% Muslim Votes

The article discusses the political struggle in West Bengal for securing Muslim votes, which constitute nearly 30% of the population, highlighting the influence of various political factions, including Mamata Banerjee.

Mar 23 • 06:38 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
World

Iranian student warns 'barbaric' regime is taking nation 'hostage,' executing civilians to end unrest

An Iranian student warns that the regime is using executions and fear tactics to suppress dissent and control the population.

Mar 21 • 18:29 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

Can Washington Occupy Iran's Kharg Island?

The article discusses the potential for the U.S. to occupy Iran's strategic Kharg Island but highlights the challenges of maintaining control due to Iranian defenses and local population.

Mar 20 • 20:32 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

The tip of the left ear cut off as a sign of recognition. How animal rescuers catch street cats and take them for sterilization

Animal rescuers in Latvia use innovative methods to catch street cats for sterilization to control their population.

Mar 18 • 10:38 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Iranian regime's digital 'kill switch' cuts off the population from the world

The Iranian regime has tightened its control over the internet, effectively isolating its population during times of crisis.

Mar 15 • 14:43 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
World

How Iran Forces the People into a Fake Internet

Iran has disconnected its population from the global internet, funneling them into regime-controlled services amid ongoing conflict.

Mar 11 • 05:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

CastraFaz Program reaches the Veneza neighborhood and serves over 400 animals

The CastraFaz program successfully castrated over 400 animals in the Veneza neighborhood of Brazil, aiming to control the population of community and rescued pets.

Mar 7 • 03:00 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Farmers sound alarm over feral pig boom in WA's south-east

Farmers in Esperance, Western Australia, are alarmed by a significant increase in feral pig numbers, prompting legal measures to control the population.

Feb 24 • 23:29 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

The sharpshooter advances steadily in the country and calls for maintaining monitoring of plots to prevent greater population growth

The population growth of the sharpshooter pest, an insect that transmits the bacteria causing maize stunting disease, is spreading across Argentina's agricultural regions, prompting calls for increased monitoring.

Feb 23 • 20:13 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Birdhouses 90 meters above the ground attract falcon pairs to Písek. Predators are expected to help reduce the pigeon population

Birdhouses set at a height of 90 meters in Písek are intended to attract falcons to help control the local pigeon population.

Feb 21 • 12:33 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

15 Years in Service: Cat Larry Holds the Position

Larry the cat has served as the Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street for 15 years, helping to control the rodent population in the vicinity of the British government's headquarters.

Feb 20 • 08:53 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

West Bengal Elections 2026: Which Party Has Control Over Muslim Dominated Seats?

The upcoming 2026 West Bengal elections raise concerns about which party will dominate the Muslim-majority constituencies, where the TMC had previously performed strongly in 2021.

Feb 19 • 13:46 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

Kraków fights against 'flying rats'. Corn with contraception will help

Kraków is launching a pilot program using contraceptive-infused corn to control the pigeon population in the city.

Feb 18 • 11:49 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

»At most 10 million«: Switzerland to vote on limiting population

Switzerland will hold a referendum in June regarding a proposed cap on its population at 10 million residents, driven by right-wing party SVP which argues for population control due to various concerns.

Feb 18 • 11:17 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

Kraków, Poland to Experiment with Birth Control for Pigeons

Kraków is launching a pilot program to control the pigeon population through contraceptives.

Feb 18 • 06:59 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Kraków to Launch Pigeon Contraception Program to Control Bird Population

Kraków will implement a pilot program utilizing contraceptive bird feed to manage its pigeon population amidst increasing complaints from residents about their droppings and damage to infrastructure.

Feb 18 • 02:05 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Erding City Park: Using Air Rifles and Desert Hawks Against Seed Crows

Erding city officials plan to control the growing seed crow population in the city park with the help of a falconer and a hunter after previous efforts have failed.

Feb 17 • 09:51 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
World

Why is the Life-Sustaining Medical Incentive an ‘Unjust Inducement’?

The article discusses a controversial incentive program for elderly individuals in Japan that offers financial rewards for choosing to end their lives, questioning the ethics of population control measures by the state.

Feb 16 • 04:21 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Interior city of SP installs 90 boxes with 'good' Aedes aegypti to curb the advance of dengue; understand the technology

The city of Tatuí in São Paulo has installed 90 boxes designed to reduce the population of the dengue-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito through a biological solution.

Feb 15 • 11:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

What did Bhagwat say about controlling the number of dogs?

Bhagwat spoke about the need to control the population of stray dogs.

Feb 13 • 07:51 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

A referendum in Switzerland will limit the population to 10 million

A new initiative in Switzerland aims to cap the population at 10 million, raising concerns about economic impact and international agreements.

Feb 12 • 17:57 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

Director of Human Rights Watch: "AI in the hands of authoritarian governments will accelerate their ability to control and surveil the population"

Philippe Bolopion, director of Human Rights Watch, expresses concern that AI could enhance the control and surveillance capabilities of authoritarian governments, especially in light of shifting global alliances.

Feb 11 • 04:30 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

David Lisnard: "When a textbook encourages students to have fewer children to save the planet"

David Lisnard criticizes a French educational textbook that suggests having fewer children as a means to combat climate change, describing it as an ideological agenda.

Feb 9 • 15:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

More than half of the Basque population now resides in areas where rent increases are legally limited

More than half of the population in the Basque Country now lives in regions with legally capped rent increases, as 14 municipalities have been declared 'tensioned residential market zones' to control excessive rental prices.

Feb 6 • 04:30 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
National & Local

Moravská Třebová continues efforts to regulate pigeon population; dozens of eggs removed from pigeon loft over the year

Moravská Třebová is actively working to reduce the pigeon population in the city using a humane approach, including the establishment of a municipal pigeon loft at a local school.

Jan 16 • 08:16 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
World

The one-child policy ended in China 10 years ago. The government is now pressuring women

The article discusses the legacy of China's one-child policy, which ended a decade ago, highlighting ongoing government pressure on women regarding population control.

Jan 10 • 13:00 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Madrid intensifies wild boar capture to prevent a pig fever outbreak like in Catalonia

Madrid is intensifying its efforts to capture wild boars to prevent a potential outbreak of pig fever, utilizing novel methods as the population poses risks to residents and traffic.

Jan 8 • 03:40 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
World

Delcy Rodríguez and Trump's Options to Control Venezuela

The article discusses Donald Trump's strategies to control Venezuela amidst the challenges posed by Nicolás Maduro's regime, acknowledging the complex sentiment of the Venezuelan population towards foreign intervention.

Jan 6 • 20:56 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
World

More expensive condoms and free births: China's new policies in 2026 amid demographic panic

China is implementing new demographic policies in 2026, including more expensive condoms and free childbirth, in response to concerns over declining birth rates after decades of population control measures.

Jan 5 • 23:09 UTC
🇬🇷 Efsyn
National & Local

Divide and Rule

The article discusses the strategic political approach of 'divide and rule' used to maintain control over a population by creating divisions among people.

Dec 30 • 14:18 UTC

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